Hi all FMLers and a special welcome to the newbies!! This is Lynn (human) and Ming Jou (sable sprite- almost 2yrs old). We have been FML junkies for just over a year now :) Thanks to our moderator, aka BIG, and all of those who post to the list with fert info of all sorts, we have learned so much. In turn, we have won over many a friend and relative to the joys of ferrethood! BTW, I, too, would love to see more posts about BFFs. So, all you newbies, let's hear from you - introduce yourselves and your furrkids! If you haven't already done so, PLEASE download the FAQ !!! ((www.ferretcentral.org/faq/index.html) This is a "must have" for all who are owned by ferts. You may also want to check out www.modernferret.com Ferret related questions can be answered at the Alberta Ferret Society's (Hi Everyone!) HotLine @ 447-3336. Here is more info on Ming Jou: favorite fruit at my house: mango favorite fruit at my mom's : banana favorite veggie at my house: carrot favorite veggie at my mom's: cucmber favorite treat at my house: laxatone favorite treat at my mom's: butter favorite activity at my house: going for a walk outside and playing in the grass. favorite activity at mom's: stealing and sleeping with the stainless steel sink plug favorite new activity: HELP! She's a FLO recruit!! favorite meal anywhere: domestic or wild meat, except beef (no olfactory imprint) and Sheppard & Greene ferret kibble. BTW, since February, her coat has been constantly changing. She had always been a beautiful dark sable. First she started roaning, then her tail became completely salt and pepper, then she developed a dark stripe from her head to mid back, then she had a one inch white ring on her tail followed by what I thought was more roaning but then it stopped and she became all cream except for her paws(not shoulders and hips)which were dark and tip of tail which was silver. She stayed this way for about a month and this week she looks like a silver. Crazy fert! Except for a bout of pneumonia in April, Ming Jou has been the picture of health. She travels well and goes almost everywhere with me. She'll sleep in the hood of a jacket or inside a t-shirt. Ming Jou is very friendly with humans of all ages and did her fert duty visiting and revitalizing the residents at my grandfather's nursing home until he passed over in december. I have had Ming Jou since she was a kit. With persistence she was very easy to train though it took her 8 months to reach a hit rate of 100% in the litterbox. Looking forward to Bhor's visit this summer, **************************************************************************** Use it here: ENGLISH (@)~~(@) FRANCAIS 0 0 \ /***\ DEUTSCH =v= \~~~/ \ SVENSKA ming-jou & Lynn \~`````~~ ESPANOL ^^^^^^^^^ **************************************************************************** [Posted in FML issue 2348]