A note about el cheapo dryer hose vs. the more expensive items packaged as ferret playthings. The extra $$ is worth it! We thought it was silly to spend so much money on a ferret tube, so we originally got a dryer hose. The ferrets loved it to pieces--literally! They tore it to shreds over the course of a few months. We duct-taped it until there was hardly anything left but duct tape, but eventually, it was pretty much shot. As an experiment, when we replaced the tube, thought we'd try the Shephard & Green tube. What a difference! After more than a year, the tube is completely intact! It costs more up front, but then you save down the road, because you don't have to buy another one. (Or use up a roll of duct tape.) Also, watching the ferrets inside a clear tube is *so* much fun! We discovered that Ferris switches his tail back and forth super-fast when he's in the tube. But nowhere else! Without clear plastic, we never would have had the joy of seeing him make that adorable motion. Hugs to all the ferrets out there, Vesna Kovach Editor, Madison Pet Gazette [log in to unmask] (608) 249-8707 Visit the latest edition of Madison Pet Gazette Online! Click over to http://www.petgazette.net (it rhymes!) New! Millions of books available through MPG Bookstore, in association with Amazon.com Want to know when a new story's up? Send e-mail to [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2456]