Re: Air Force enlists services of Misty "Private Misty reporting for duty, Sir!" This is most excellent PR for our fuzzy friends. Thanks to everyone for sharing this story! Re: Shredded paper >It's me again! Just had a question as to whether or not anyone has ever >used shredded paper as a ferret toy. We have a paper shredder and I >thought it might be fun for them to romp around in a box of shredded >paper...are there any side effects to this (other than a tired ferret?) We ordered some items about 2.5 years ago (or so) and they were packed in a box of shredded paper. It seemed like a waste to throw out such a potentially perfect ferret toy. I no longer remember their initial frenzied response to it since the box quickly became a place to wrestle and to sleep. All the ferrets take turns curling up in the box of paper to this very day. Two things you'll need to do are: pick of stray paper bits that escape the box and fluff up the paper occasionally. Other then that, it is a great toy and nesting item. I hope your fuszz's enjoy it as much as our's have. Re: Vets in Ithaca, NY >I've been on and off the FML for a few years now and am looking for some >help. I have recently moved to Ithaca, NY and was hoping to get some >advice about ferret-knowledgeable vets in the area. If anyone out there >can help or can provide a reference please drop me a line. Thanks! I see you are posting from Cornell. Have you tried right there on campus? Cornell is, amongst other things, well known for veterinary medicine and perhaps you could get a referral there. The only vets I could suggest from personal experience are quite a trip from Ithaca. -kim, squirt (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...), pippi (queen of thieves), atlas (puddle duck), jinx (the kissey), and rosie (next to the box pooper) Kimberly Burkard | _ Everything I needed to know in life, Eastman Kodak Company| _____C .._. I learned from my ferret: Rochester, New York | ____/ \___/ Frolic and dance for joy often, have [log in to unmask] |<____/\_---\_\ no fear or worries, and enjoy life. [Posted in FML issue 2828]