Hi, Ann-Marie and thanks for reminding me to update! I put a gentle male adolescent male in with them and he seems to have taught them how to chew the toilet rolls and "soften" the corn cobs. He "made" his bed the same day as I intro'd him, and they all joined in. Now, I have seen them tearing at the bedding and shredding the papers. Perhaps they would have done this eventually on their own, but they looked so uncomfortable. Namaste Cynthia __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/