Besides fuzzy, woozle, "you little monster!" and the other commonplace nicknames, the one we've been using recently for Pixxel is "earmuffs". She's gotten so soft and fluffy for the winter -- and she's also completely forgotten what her litterpan is for, so turning her into a pair of warm earmuffs has been an attractive prospect! (No, not really, we do love her dearly; and look at all the wonderful presents she keeps leaving us by the door...) Just a quick note for everyone who's been asking: yes, there's still plenty of time to order a stuffed ferret, mailing labels, or a sleeping sack from me and get it in time for the holidays, assuming the USPS does a reasonable job of things. -- - Pam Greene Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> or ftp to ftp.optics.rochester.edu and look in pgreene/ or send INDEX FERRET in email to <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 1386]