In our household we've had the following general terms: Spawn of Satan or Hellspawn (really a term of endearment - seriously! Friends laugh at the tone in which I say it. "He's such a cute little hellspawn!") Wee Heinous Beasties (must be spoken with Irish brogue) Carpet sharks or carpet piranha (I think the size and ferocity is closer to a piranha) Fang (for individuals who are being nippy) Vlad (as in the impaler) woozils Fuzzies Furkids Furry children Individual ferrets: Pooh - was often called Pooh Bear, Poozer (from an obscure Dr. Seuss book - morphed into Poozle by a friend) Tigger - was often called little bit, by my husband sometimes called little bit-h, or daddy's little bit-hy girl (censored for your protection) - it was a term of affection Sprite - our special child, our blonde ferret (she was sweet but not overly bright) Icarus - Icky, Icky Pooh Cato - thinks his name is "stop that dammit" (wants my constant attention 24/7) Unrelated, but so cure I had to share it http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/12/i-has-a-flavor/ . Cato thinks I (as in me, the mama) has a flavor. Holly Icarus & Cato [Posted in FML 5625]