While I missed the original post on the subject - I know my ferret Da Vinci won't stick around to snort Ceramic Dust - he tries to leave the scene of the crime as quickly as possible! One thing I have become very careful with though is aspirin, Motrin and derivatives. Da Vinci would probablay injest anything that looks remotely like an M&M ! I am sure this would cause major hemmorage in a ferret or any small animal. While not a Doctor, I recently went to the hospital with what was diagnosed as a pulled muscle in my abdomen (super painfull :( . I was prescribed Naproxen ( stronger Motrin ) - until I figured out what was causing it, I was coughing up blood. (good amounts). I weigh ~210lbs - DaVinci ~3.5lbs, needless to say Mr. Ferret would be one hurting Dirt Devil if he got even one. Mark Bittmann [log in to unmask] Delmaxia Systems HTTP://www.delmaxia.com/ [Posted in FML issue 2044]