I had a ferret that wasn't descented and he never poofed, not even once. I thought maybe the shelter made a mistake but nope, he was just a calm big guy. Then along came Tyki the monster man who only poofs when he gets mad...really MAD. It's always just a little poof..... nothing special....gone in seconds. So....no problem when the adorable little Treasure came to live with me...sweet tiny little baby...who POOFS like the Jolly Green Giant farts or maybe Paul Bunyan farts or Goliath farts...I dunno, but its like a major gas leak where the entire neighborhood has to evacuate. Treasure likes to poof....she LOVES to poof....it's her special purpose in life and rarely a day goes by that she doesn't show off her expertise in poofing. Wake her up from a sound sleep...POOF..... another furkid takes her toy.....POOF.... another ferret gets into the dripping shower before her...POOF... someone startles her....POOF. She absolutely LOVES to POOF. It's her special talent. Treasure also has another specialty....when I am busy..... carrying a huge load of clean ferret bedding or a clean bowl of water in each hand or some other task, she runs up the INSIDE of my pants.....ALL THE WAY UP...... the INSIDE of my pants. She likes the reaction she gets from me...bloodcurdling screams and the hopping up and down on one foot while shaking the other trying to dislodge a climbing ferret while juggling laundry or 2 bowls of slooshing water. She never climbs up the OUTSIDE of my pants. It's always the INSIDE. She doesn't scratch me or bite me. She only has one objective.... to have me do the "There's a Ferret Up MY Pants Dance"! Maybe it's like a rollercoaster ride for her....I dunno, but if I had my choice of one of her mega-POOFS or doing the "There's a Ferret Up My Pants Dance"...I'll take the poofing any day! Nancy and her 19 poofing and non-poofing furkids [Posted in FML 7004]