I have 4 ferrets, 3 boys, 1 girl, I have had them for a couple of years now. I'm am trying to get them to all get along together. The problem I am having is with my 2 yr. female and my adopted 4 yr. male who are both quite small in size. As soon as I try to put them together she goes right for him and he runs like hell for cover. When she gets him, he cries and tries to get away and I try to let it go for I long as I can stand seeing it and then intervene. When I call out her name and tell her no while she is attacking him, sometimes she backs off but most of the time she ignores me. When the drama finishes without my intervention he hisses at any ferret that comes near him and goes and hides and he will not play or do anything. When I pick him up and reassure him he goes limp, does not want to move and I feel like sh...t! I have been trying for less than a month, every other day. My concern is that I may be causing him to much stress or even ulcers. I realize it can take a long time for this to work or it may not happen at all. How long is reasonable time before I will know it will work or just cause stress related illnesses in this little passive guy. It would just be so much easier if I could put all my fuzzbutts together and have them all out playing with one another, I don't want to give up to easily either because I have a problem with dealing with these confrontations. Please any advice would be appreciated. [Posted in FML issue 2990]