Sukie,..my very first Ferret, "Pooky", I 'now' see was a true Silver Mitt, similar to "Emmy"......I am glad to see pics. of 'true' "Silver M`s", as I had always heard "Blazes", and ferts with similar markings called "Silver Mitts"! ...AND, She had a fetish for stealing my "Tic-Tacs",....spearmint, (green),. and even managed to crack the plastic container on one, and also opening the "flap", hiding & 'crunching' as many as She could,..till I went looking for her....she was my first & only at that time in `88, so when she disappeared longer than 5 minutes, I was up searching, & finding her & her tactics!! (tic-tacs..tac-tics..? oh well)....... When Pooky was young, her 'mitts' were there, but her 'masks' changed about twice, as she reached 1 & 2yrs. old....My "Matriarch",....I`m sure you & all of us remember our 'first', with fond memories!!... and if you still have your 'first' with you, you will never forget him/her!!!!.... Thanks for the pics!... Dooks,... John Rich & the n.j. "Merry Christmas" gang, USA! john rich <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML 5461]