Maggie,it's nice to know I'm not the only one out here with clean ears. My Sugar loves to climb up on my lap, up to the shoulder and then begin the cleaning session. She does this while I'm sitting. She nibbles also, and when done with one side, goes to the other and finishes up the job. She then proceeds down the other leg and sometimes does a few toes on her way to play. I'm left with very clean ears, and she leaves happy. I guess a job well done. She is also my psychic ferret, as she seems to know just where an itch on my foot or ankle is located and nibbles that spot. Sugar was on her way to my chair, presumably for an ear cleaning session, when she noticed this strange phenomenon on the foot stool. She sat and stared for at least two minutes, a new record for her. What had her so mystified was a cats tail switching back and forth. It must have been very intriguing, she never moved a muscle, just stared at this thing moving back and forth. Anybody else seen this strange phenomenon of a ferret holding still, and not being asleep. Sandy and 4 Fuzzbutts Love your ferrets today, for tomorrow they might clean your ears. [Posted in FML issue 2668]