Ferret naming tips:

*Look through a baby name book

*Name your ferret after names in a movie or book

*If you are planing to get a lot of ferrets, try using a theme. For example, if you chose a plant theme your ferrets could be named "lilly", "fern", "dandylion", "flower," etc...

*Pick a name that has a meaning

*Buy a dictionary in a different language

*Let you ferrets name himself. Like for example if a ferret was real lazy he would be Lazy boy, or slug.

*Name your ferret a mythological name

*If you have two ferrets, you could pair name them. For example: Planet and Sun, or Book and Paper.

Terms Ferret Lovers use:

Back Peddle - The animated backward dance a ferret often does.

Bark - The noise the ferret makes when he is either frightened or excited.

Beastmaster - The alpha male ferret.

Bottle Brush - When the tail of a woozel gets puffed out.

Bottom Dwellers - Ferts sleeping on the bottom of the fuzzy pile.

Business of Import/Exports - When a fert moves all sponges when one sponge is disturbed by a hoomin!

Cat Nip - The little warning bite a cat receives to remind him/her of the fert's superiority.

Cat Scan - A ferret looking for felines to torment and nip.

Crocodile Roll - When a ferret rolls continuosly after almost being attacked by another playmate.

Cruise Control - A ferret leash and harness.

Dead Weight - A ferret so deep in sleep that it is hard to wake him/her.

Delayed Gratification - when a ferret waits patiently for you to return the freshly cleaned litter box so he/she can christen it.

Dook - The sound a ferrets make when he/she is happy.

Flatliner - A ferret imitating a speed bump.

Frequent Flyer - When a ferret jumps a great distance to reach another area, such as a coffee table.

Hiss - The noise a ferret makes when he is annoyed.

Hostile Takeover - When a ferret claims another ferret's hidey-hole and/or treasures.

Pile Up - The stack of socks your ferret has been stealing from you.

Screech - The noise your ferret makes when he/she is terrified.

Snorkler - A ferret that dips his whole head in a bowl of water.

Spider Fert - When a ferret climbs the side of the cage to reach the top.

War Dance - A dance that the ferret does that signifies extreme excitment.

Wheel Barrel - When a ferret slides an object grasped between the front paws while walking backwards continuously.

Ferret Name websites:

http://www.funpetnames.com/ferret-pet-names.html -

Helps when you want a name with meaning

http://www.pet-names.biz/ferret-names.html -

Helps with funny or unique names

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/namelists/a/namesferr.htm -

Helps by having names A-M

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/namelists/a/namesferr_2.htm -

Helps by having names N-Z