creativepickle just type this code on to your functions.php,
thanks to @joetheboss and the information here: https://farinspace.com/multiple-wordpress-wysiwyg-visual-editors/
// important: note the priority of 99, the js needs to be placed after tinymce loads
add_action('admin_print_footer_scripts','my_admin_print_footer_scripts',99);
function my_admin_print_footer_scripts()
{
?><script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */
jQuery(function($)
{
var i=1;
$('.verve_meta_box_content textarea').each(function(e)
{
var id = $(this).attr('id');
if (!id)
{
id = 'customEditor-' + i++;
$(this).attr('id',id);
}
tinyMCE.execCommand('mceAddControl', false, id);
});
});
/* ]]> */</script><?php
}