Hi all, Lately everyone has been talking about what kinds of things they do to keep their ferrets entertained. O.K. and them as well. I have gotten some great ideas from what everyone else has posted and have tried one that works. I couldn't believe it when I heard that ferrets liked water, especially after giving my two their first baths. Someone had talked about "snorkeling for raisins", so I tried it out and Wylie loves it now. It took her a while to catch on but I took an old cake tin and filled it with water (don't use cold water!) and dropped a few raisins into the water in front of my two little girls (Winnie & Wylie). Well it's true they all have different personalities. Winnie just kind of gave me "that look", like you want me to do what? But after showing Wylie a few times that the raisins really were in the water by dropping them into the water in front of her a few times, she picked up on it. She stuck her head under the water and really did start snorkeling! With her head under, she felt around the bottom of the tin with one of her feet (hands, paws?) until she found a raisin and then came up for air with the raisin in her mouth, shook the water off like a dog and then ran to her secret place where she eats her treats in private. This was repeated until all the raisins had been devoured and much water splashed and tracked through the kitchen and living room. I had alot of fun watching and it couldn't have been too bad because Wylie kept coming back for more. Bob had made some great points about keeping their little minds active by changing their environment as well as challenging them with new games but my question was what kind of scent do you put on your ferrets toys? You mentioned Fox scent? Red Fox (ha ha). Does that scent make them more aggressive? Does it bring out some kind of latent hunting instinct that would make them more aggressive? Are these scents toxic in any way? Good health to you & yours! Pete [Posted in FML issue 2613]