hello, i am so ashamed, i have subscribed to this list for the past two years, and have yet to introduce myself...so here goes. my name is jodi, i live with my boyfriend and we have 10 ferrets...yes ten! here's a quick description and then i'll get on with why i'm writing... saben...2 years old. she's our tanker girl...she's a dark sable and this winter she really put on the weight...she is the sweetest girl ever, she loves getting her picture taken and will pose so cute...strange for a ferret... loki...he's my baby...extremely neuotic, but very loveable. he fakes being sick just to get attention. wishes that he was an only ferret...i carry him around with me in a pouch. he's 2 years old and a chocolate. pasha...she's loki's sister...very very timid. she has a real problem with men for some reason...but she's getting better, she doesn't bite, just won't come out of hiding...but she's very sweet...does a strange thing, everytime she gets nervous, she runs to the food bowl and stashes some food...ha. she's a champagne. then there's miss caira...she's almost 2 and a chocolate...she is quite the character. she holds a grudge longer than any other ferret. if she is mad and you try to kiss her all you get is the paw in your face...it's cute. but she is by far the most loving ferret, on her terms of course. vandal...1.5 years, champagne. he is a daddy's boy, couldn't care less about me..but he's sweet. he loves his treats, whenever we bring out the bottle he just starts shaking he gets so excited. miko...1.5 years...sable mitt...he is really a mama's boy also...he is the most laid back ferret. you could do anything to him and he won't care... doesn't even get upset about baths, just sits there...he's really a good baby, also an obsessive sock stealer... simba, miko's brother...dark sable...he has an underbite so one of his canine's sticks out over his upper lip, it's too cute. he is the biggest spaz of all of them...gets so excited doing the war dance that he runs into walls...famous for fighting the invisible ferrets around him. sebastian, aka baby...1 year silver mitt...this is the biggest brat ferret you've ever known...he's evil...but also the sweetest ever. total split personality...anytime something falls or you hear a loud noise, you know he's in the middle of it. i really have a special bond with him... rikkitikkitavi...almost 3 years, siamese...he was a rescue...used to be a research ferret and was quite terrified when we adopted him...he's now been with us for almost a year and is the most loving ferret ever...he plays now just like the rest... weasel...chocalate..2 years...he was found in a dumpster here in town...sad story. he has been with us for almost a year and is just starting to act normal...he was really traumatised, he now does the war dance though and gives kisses like you wouldn't believe. wow, sorry about the length... my reason for posting is to announce that on feb. 15, the new mexico ferret rescue and shelter will be at the nm pet and vet on montgomery...from 12-4. we want anyone in the area to come, even bring your ferrets...we are setting up a table and answering questions... we could use all of the help we could get...please come! email me personally if you have further questions... thanks jodi and the 10 fuzzbutts! [Posted in FML issue 2212]