diff --git a/ferris/__init__.py b/ferris/__init__.py
index 59308ed..61feddd 100644
--- a/ferris/__init__.py
+++ b/ferris/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __author__ = 'Cryptex & jay3332'
-__version__ = '0.0a1.dev3'
+__version__ = '0.0a1.post0'
 # 0.1.0 for the finished release
 
 
diff --git a/ferris/base.py b/ferris/base.py
index 2cb1715..e3e4afa 100644
--- a/ferris/base.py
+++ b/ferris/base.py
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
 class SnowflakeObject(ABC):
     """An abstract base class representing objects that have a snowflake ID."""
 
-    __slots__ = ('__id',)
+    __slots__ = ('_id',)
 
     def __init__(self, /) -> None:
-        self.__id: int = None
+        self._id: int = None
 
     def _store_snowflake(self, id: Snowflake, /) -> None:
-        self.__id = id
+        self._id = id
 
     @property
     def id(self, /) -> int:
         """int: The snowflake ID of this object."""
-        return self.__id
+        return self._id
 
 
 class BaseObject(SnowflakeObject, ABC):
diff --git a/ferris/channel.py b/ferris/channel.py
index 7c9d1a4..f2f2780 100644
--- a/ferris/channel.py
+++ b/ferris/channel.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class Channel(BaseObject):
     def __init__(self, connection: Connection, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._connection: Connection = connection
         self._process_data(data)
-        super().__init__()
 
     def _process_data(self, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._store_snowflake(cast(int, data.get('id')))
diff --git a/ferris/client.py b/ferris/client.py
index 5a2ac59..5d62bd2 100644
--- a/ferris/client.py
+++ b/ferris/client.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ async def fetch_guild(
             A guild with the given ID was not found.
         """
         g = await self._connection.api.guilds(id).get(
-            params={'members': fetch_members, 'channels': fetch_channels}
+            params={'members': str(fetch_members).lower(), 'channels': str(fetch_channels).lower()}
         )
         return Guild(self._connection, g)
 
diff --git a/ferris/guild.py b/ferris/guild.py
index 0afaaa0..d0b69e6 100644
--- a/ferris/guild.py
+++ b/ferris/guild.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class Guild(BaseObject):
     def __init__(self, connection: Connection, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._connection: Connection = connection
         self._process_data(data)
-        super().__init__()
 
     def _process_data(self, data: Data, /) -> None:
         from .channel import Channel
diff --git a/ferris/member.py b/ferris/member.py
index 70c1156..db5c5ab 100644
--- a/ferris/member.py
+++ b/ferris/member.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class Member(BaseObject):
     def __init__(self, connection: Connection, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._connection: Connection = connection
         self._process_data(data)
-        super().__init__()
 
     def _process_data(self, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._store_snowflake(cast(int, data.get('user_id')))
diff --git a/ferris/message.py b/ferris/message.py
index 1d28abb..ffd4bf6 100644
--- a/ferris/message.py
+++ b/ferris/message.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Message(BaseObject):
     def __init__(self, connection: Connection, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._connection: Connection = connection
         self._process_data(data)
-        super().__init__()
 
     def _process_data(self, data: Data, /) -> None:
         self._store_snowflake(cast(int, data.get('id')))