Hi everyone, Naughty me, I have been negligent in reading my FML in the last three days. I have a VERY good excuse. I swear. I'd like to introduce my newest addition, as yet unnamed. (Haven't found one that really fits him yet.) He is a sweetling beyond words, a youngster, albino boy. He is darling and perfect. Mira, the priss, and oldest of the bunch, at 3yrs old, simply looked at me as if to say, "Well mom, you've done it again, now what?" Cael, next oldest, behind Mira by two months or less, is supremely greatful that I brought him another boy to play with. For months now, in fact ever since my boy Booboo died in January from complications related to a urethrotomy, he has not been the ferret I once new. He mellowed considerably, and would NOT be excited to play as he used to. Since the new boy came home, he has been up and chasing him around, trying to clean his ears, playing and (to my amazement, for he never did it before, even when he was young,) dooking! Yeah for Cael!! Tasha, the youngest, still under a year, but not by much, is beside herself with the thought of another young one with her type of energy. Mira and Cael play with her, if you can call it that. I think most of the time they are merely humoring her, and doing what they can to keep her teeth off their body parts. :-) I am plumb tuckered out just watching this new one. He is snuggly and sweet when sleepy, and almost as energetic as my dear Tasha, who is a complete spaz, 24/7, when awake. I confess that he is MF, from Petco. I made the mistake of stopping at Petco for food, with my roommate Cory, who adores my ferrets. They had two little albino boys who had been there for almost two months, one of whom had been purchased and brought back because "mom didn't like his eyes." They also had recently received a shipment of youngsters, so these two boys were not in a good position sale-wise. I fell in love, and my roommate said, "Well, Merry Christmas?" How can you resist? Is it even possible to look one of these darlings in the face and hear someone tell you they will buy him for you and say NO?? Can I be blamed? Two days ago I checked my town's Humane Society webpage, and no ferrets were listed. Today I check, and they have a female sable. Am I a bad ferret mom for not checking before giving in to this devilish offer? I don't know, all I know is I have the most lovely little creature, who has done wonders for my boy Cael, and gives Mira a much needed reprieve from Tasha, the brat. I can't think of a better personality to fit with my bunch. I thought of naming him William, Will for short. It seems to fit, and has a second, hidden meaning. (Name him Will, because I have none.) Anyway, thats all for now. Melissa Barnes www.geocities.com/lostferrets [Posted in FML issue 3235]