Around here plastic bags are not as safe as some of you have found them to be. We have one with a real garbage belly who tries swallowing just about anything and she is our best climber and second best escape artist (into other parts of the house). We also have one who is feeling her age and she is in actual danger of suffocation with plastic bags, so remember that person habits and ages of the ferrets can also play a role in what things you want out at any point. Steve and I have been enjoying the introductions. Someone asked me privately if we've had ferrets longer than anyone else on the FML. The answer is a strong "NO!". I think the only thing we've done differently from anyone else is that we've been here consistently for every issue; some others have been here on and off from the start or close to it, though. [Posted in FML issue 2884]