Condolences to those with lost, sick, or angeled Cheerios "rescuers"... (Quick! That one is sinking...tip the bowl over and save it!) Brandi mumbled something about: >I read and read about ferrets and their behaviors, and in EVERY book >and website i have seen it says that ferrets make a "dook dook" type >of noise when really happy and excited. Web sites lie. Really. So do books. My ferrets told me so. Actually, many ferrets don't ever make a sound. They are perfectly happy with things the way they are and have chosen not to be noisy about life. The "dook dook" noise is also just a generalized approximation. I call the noises my ferrets make "Squirbling", because that seems to be closer to the sounds they actually make. Actually, there's also a debate on whether or not the "dook dook" sound is even accurate. The group that sang the song "Dook of Earl" claims it is, but there is another group that claims the sound was really just an extention of what people thought the ferrets meant when they would play-fight ("Come on, put up your dooks!") with each other. However, there is more proof that the Dook of Canterbury, in England, who was once thought to have said that he liked ferrets, thought that ferrets were all probably just referring to him and were just using his official title. Of course, the last two paragraphs are pure fiction and have nothing to do with anything, anywhere. Just pretend you didn't read them. Better yet, just wait a minute or two and your ferrets will steal them and you won't have to bother with them any further. On to the discussion at hand! I have nine ferrets. Of that number, at least two of them make no sounds (other than the occasional sneeze, or a squeal if being chased, etc.). Ghost (my most-recent rescue) is a noisy little critter, making a sound with almost every movement. Fuzzer makes noises when he is having fun. Hershey barks if you surprise him when he is doing something bad. Taz makes weird little noises if you pick him up. The kids (Bump, Rhun and Chewy) make so much noise when chasing each other, that I have to turn up the television! However, Add-A-Kiss and Stuffy are absolutely silent, unless being chased or if someone is wrestling with them and they are losing...then they only give out a squeal so I will come rescue them (again!). Add-A-Kiss likes sticking her tongue in my ear, so she can even make *me* make noises (like "Stop That!" and "Get Out Of Here!" and "EEEeeewww!!! Go wash that tongue right now, little lady!"). Of course, they can *all* make the cat emit uncommon noises! :) Todd and the (We ain't noisy...we're just vocal!) Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns! --- mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.netconex.com/toddl/page2/ [Posted in FML issue 3868]