Our little Tazzicle used to talk, he'd chatter up a storm with the other ferrets or if he was excited. He also barked (Really loud!) when he was startled. When he was a kit, our cat was always mothering him and picking him up , carrying him to the kitty bed and putting him back in there like he was a straying kitten. He had enough one day and just let loose with a barrage of barking at the cat, man it was so funny after the initial shock of what the heck is he doing? wore off. Tiger, the proud mommy, never tried to carry him again after that,hahahaha. Another time our dog Sampson stepped on his foot while they were playing and he let loose with the barking again, and also chased Sammy through the house. Sammy and the ferrets grew up together and played together all the time. Tazz scared him so badly that Sammy wouldn't play with him and ran away from him for a couple days afterward. There were also several times that we walked into the room while Tazz was playing and surprised him. He would bark and dash under the couch, then poke his head back out and glare suspiciously for a minute. Then he would dart right back out and resume playing again like nothing happened. What always amazed me besides his barking was the volume. It was so loud that you could hear it all the way on the other side of the house. More than once my husband came dashing in from the other side of the house to the sound of Tazz's barking, thinking there was an emergency only to find me rolling with laughter trying to explain that nothing was wrong, Tazz was just nutty. He was never a deaf biter, just a deaf barker. Over the years, out of all there ferts we have known, been owned by, fostered, and babysat, Tazz was the only barker I've ever met. There have been a few other deaf ferrets that would chatter though. Anybody else ever have a barker? Also, how about personalities in general? These are always fun, no matter how many times they are done! Along with Hannibal the great defender from the vaccuum cleaner,there are Fenris the obsessive toy hoarder, Socks the grumpy old man, and recovered fear biter..."it's been 3 years 1 month and 5 days since my last chomp on a hooman!" (otherwise known as the George Carlin of ferrets,) Izzy the nazi ("Ferrets and people are the masters. All dogs, cats, birds, and anything else are inferior, chasable, and edible."), Baby the sweet kisser and cuddler, the tummy warmer who will make sure you never have to sleep on the couch alone.,.U.V. the great albino seeker of the stealable compact soda bottle that will fit under the couch, And Lace the foster kid who will now be a forever kid, also known as the climber, (can scale the ferret gate in .2 seconds)biter,(has had at least 4 homes. we were going to foster her, but upon later learning of the many homes she has had decided that it's time for the old gal to settle down into the family life and retire from her traveling days.... hasn't bitten anyone in over 2 weeks now, getting better!) and laundry inspector. She is on top of making sure there is the correct balance of fur added into the clean clothes so we now can rest from the anxiety of not having enough fuzz to complement that nice work shirt! What about your guys? :-) Yvonne [Posted in FML issue 4822]