sf wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Each day when I let <ferrets> out of the cage, the first thing
> > they do is examine the entire apartment. If there is *anything* new in
> > any room, they run right to it. They have amazing recall.
> >
> I'm thinking they know it's new by the smell.

Not at all. They have great eyesight and photographic memeories. They
don't run around sniffing like a dog. They can look into each room
from the doorway, then spot and run right to anything new. It doesn't
even need to be something new...just moving something to another place
will set them off. Of course, once they run to the "new thing" the
sniffers go into gear too. :-D

My mom sent me a small box of knitted hats and scarfs once. I opened
it then set it on the floor. Later, I let the two furry ones out.
Within 2 minutes, they spotted the new box on floor and here was the
result:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2q1x6rc.jpg

They actually played with this new box for over an hour, relaxing on
it, burrowing down inside, etc. heheheh

G.