To Deziree! Whoopee! NOw she knows that biting is not an option, but being mama's girl is. I have thumped noses quite often before with ONLY GOOD results. I know none of us would EVER hurt any of our little sweeties, but a little discipline and a firm NO always works. I love my ferrets more than anything in my life and would never do anything to harm any of them, and a thump on the nose is not a bad thing, and it works wonders - quickly. It only needs to be done a few times because the ferkids are VERY intelligent, and learn quickly! Happy dooking, Shannon P. [Posted in FML issue 3057]