Hi, I finally have some time to introduce myself and add a couple of comments. My name is Ellen and I live with Taz ( we haven't really established who ownes who yet. It changes from day to day). Taz is 7 months old and has been with me since August. He is a 4+ lb sable who makes friends with all the people he meets (which includes a couple of elementaly school classes - I was soooo proud of him!). He is definately a problem solver and a teleporter (these are one in the same though). He has even figured out how to walk without letting his bell jingle and that if he doesn't move(jingle the bell) Mom may not see him. We did have a close call last week though. He manager to get himself pinned and pinched his spinal cord pretty bad. I didn't notice it for awhile because he never made a sound. We took him to the all night emergency to get checked and they said that he would be fine. Just really sore for a while. He is now acting like a ferret again (getting into trouble) but is MUCH more of a cuddler. One good thing to come of it. As for nicknames for him, these are the most common: little fuzzy one, Da Weeesal, and Doodlebop. I remember a while back someone was asking about words for ferrets in other languages. I am currently taking a Gaelic class for fun, and looked it up in my dictionary. ferret = firead This list has really helped me as a beginner to the ferret world. I can't immagine how long it would have taken me to figure out some of the tricks I have learned. Thanks! Ellen (Keeper of the ferratone) Taz (Please let me in the sewing room - there are lots of toys in there) Ellen McEnhill [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1401]