I just thought I'd post something odd about my fuzzies. I have two ferrets, boy and girl (just under a year). The boy dooks occasionally when roughhousing. Well, a couple weeks ago ferret math overwhelmed me and forced me to bring home a gorgeous baby hob. When I first brought him home - this baby was loud! He'll go from a dook to almost a screech. No, there's no health problems, nor is he deaf. He just really needs attention, either human or ferret. However, now after almost three weeks of ownership, the baby only dooks while wrestling (although still quite loudly). But my older boy now almost continuously makes the dooking noise when he's out. Whether he is snuffling in the laundry pile, pouncing on the baby, or just sneaking along the edges of the living room! It's a low, soft sound, but is just fascinating. My little girl never makes a squeak, except for a polite sneeze once in a while. I met a fellow ferret lover who had about four ferrets at the time, and none of hers dooked! I also have owned a couple ferrets many years before, and they did not dook either. So, I'm just wondering...is it more common to dook, or not to dook? [Posted in FML issue 2706]