I heard a story about ferret-leggings from a man who had grown up in a rural part of England. Ferrets were sometimes used for poaching (the illegal taking of game from private property). So to keep them hidden, the ferrets were carried in deep trouser pockets or large pouches hung from the belt. After a day of hunting rabbits, the thirsty poacher would enter a local pub. "I'll put this ferret down my trousers if you buy me a pint!" he would offer. Someone in the bar was sure to take him up on the offer. So down the pants legs the ferret would go, where it would promptly curl up and go to sleep while his owner drank his free beer. Linda Iroff North Coast Ferret Shelter West "The Raisin Retreat" Oberlin, Ohio http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html [Posted in FML issue 2372]