I haven't asked, (so, BIG, you can get pull this if you want to) but I ran across a filksong I'd saved, written by Barb Carlson, that makes me giggle every time I read it. I have it memorized and I sing it often to my big fat beluga-boy Jasper as he does just this.... My Oscar Lies Over the Food Dish (tune: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean") My Oscar lies over the food dish he won't let the other guys drink and when other ferrets try eating my Oscar makes a great big stink. Oscar, Oscar oh why won't you let them have food, have food? Oscar, Oscar oh hoarding the water is rude! I put in two water and food bowls now Oscar is getting quite stressed he can't guard the food on two levels so he's been kicked out for some rest. Oscar, Oscar oh why won't you let them have food, have food? Oscar, Oscar oh hoarding the water is rude! (Originally posted to the FML on Tue, 23 Jun 1998 in honor of Oscar and Chris Sayne who just adopted him) Ariel Jasper(I think I should be insulted), Baxter & Kayla [Posted in FML issue 2482]