Constantly I am asked, "Does he bite?" and I have to stop to consider what to say. Gracie doesn't bite at all. Never. Not even when I have accidentally scared her and completely deserve to be bitten. George bites when he needs attention, thinks I need to be saved from the bubble bath, and when he feels the urge to really groom me. Wikkit rough house bites. When we play with him we cover our hands with our shirts or use a towel. Even so, he "pulls" his bites. Occasionally one of us will misjudge and he'll catch a finger, but has only broken the skin once -- I had stepped partially down on his tail and was so afraid I'd hurt him I picked him up too quickly and scared him. Up to that point I actually believed that ferrets couldn't bite very hard! I tell people that ferrets are like any other animal: If you "teach" them to bite, intentionally or not, they will. If you are always careful of them and give them no reason to mistrust you, they don't. I just wondered how others deal with this question, because I know you all do. charlie [Posted in FML issue 3018]