Hi, I am new to the list. I wanted to share my ferret experiance. We have just moved into a new home that we bought in Leeds Maine. Its in the country and on 1.5 acres. Well, today my fiance and I where outside doing some yard work. So I decided to leash up Pepper, my Silver Mit, and take her outside with us. Well we fastened the leash. We ended up out back doing some serious yard cleaning and tearing down a fence. Well, I was taking up the fence wire to the pile of trash when I discovered that the leash appeared to be dangling. I race over thinking Pepper had hung herself. I see the harness is empty and Pepper is no where to be found. We begin looking for her. We live on a major highway and lots of traffic. So we are terrified she has mangaged to cross this road. Thank God we found her investicating the gargabe pile. She thought is was tunnel material. I am glad to say that she is home and her cage where she is sound asleep. Thank God. Next time I will watch her a bit more carefully since she is a little sneak weasel. Jessica & Scott owners of Pepper and Bandit [Posted in FML issue 2811]