To Mark Treschl and Spanky -
 
>If anyone out there has any ideas or ferret tranqulizers - please let
>me know.
 
    Sorry Mark - this isn't a case for tranquilizers.  It's just youthful
high spirits and a lack of discipline.  We rarely if ever tranquilize
ferrets - even when they go on trips.  Most tranquilizers work poorly in
ferrets, and they can really hurt themselves when their consciousness is
altered.
 
    My suggestion - give Spanky as much free play time as possible, and
download the ferret faq for some excellent advice on breaking the nipping
habit.  As he gets older, he will certainly calm down.  They all do.
 
Bruce H. Williams, DVM         Dept. of Veterinary Pathology
Chief Pathologist, AccuPath    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1222]