Someone posted yesterday that they thought the squeeker toys hurt ferrets ears and that was why they seemed to hate them so much. I beg to differ. I think their behavior towards the toys comes from a latent hunting instinct. You must realize that our domesticated ferrets were at one time wild and their prey probably made similar sounds. If someone can prove me otherwise, I will be the first to acknowledge my mistake. It's just that my ferrets react the same way to birds and mouse sounds and I really don't think that birds and mice are "hurting" their ears. Britta [Posted in FML issue 2609]