Thanks for your response, Bill-- Actually, Amelia is somewhat similar to Irene's Lucy, except that she has black (really black, as in rainbow- colored in the sunlight) guard hairs over her body, and shorter white guard hairs over her black legs. Just her toes are white, she has a nice bib, and yes, she has those knee spots. She has panda smudges rather than a mask, although in the summer she has freckles on her face (like me). Usually she has a white spot on the back of her neck, but that black line I mentioned has eclipsed it for now. The black line starts up by her ears, not in regular mask territory. From what I've seen, she is a pretty typical Hagen ferret. Oh, and she is definitely hard of hearing compared to my other ferret, Cully. She's quite a charmer, and even if only her toes are white, she's got that teleporting ability :-) Regina (five o'clock in the morning before I take off for spring break, so nothing clever to say) Cully (I'm not tired, I'm wide awake!) Amelia (I am sleeping, aren't I cute) [Posted in FML issue 1481]