well, had to jump in and share a little about our house kitties and Fidget. Our oldest kitty, 3 years old, came into our lives after Loki (RB) so she grew up knowing (thinking?) that ferrets are great playmates. Loki, you see, was not rough with Ghost, but rather perferred a rousing game of hide and seek, and "I've got the nip toy" Now Fidget grew up with two ragdoll cats who were mightily bigger than Ghost (I think they weighed in at 14 lbs, she's a mere 8) so he learned to wrestle with them. And go after their feet to get them to play. Ghost was a bit confused when Fidget was introduced into the house. She was more than happy to play, but she didn't understand why he kept running at her at full speed and trying to knock her over...but they have worked out an agreement. She'll do a "run by" where she dashes by him, surprising the little devil and then lets him chase her. He in turn will chase her. And she will submit to ear cleanings. This you should see, he starts cleaning her ear and she squints her eyes and flips her ear back. I have this feeling she is thinking "all right, just get this over with" the ever suffering big sister <G> Of course if she thinks he's getting to rough, she simply jumps over the barrier. They also play "bed mice" where he gets under the covers and moves about and she bats at him, as well as a more energetic version of hide and seek. cheers chris and Fidget, the WVU weasel [Posted in FML issue 2308]