Traci wrote: >Specifically, what is happening is that while they in their hammock Parker >latches onto Presley's neck and will not let go. For anything. I know >this is common ferret play but when they do it outside of the cage it >seems very different. WHile this is happening I can hear a bit of >clucking and hissing although I'm never certain which one is doing it. >I've gone over the cage to stop Parker or remove him--it is next to >impossible to get him to unlatch his teeth with the exception of offering >a raisin and even then it takes a moment. Sudden aggression or mating habits (grabbing the back of the neck and holding is a mating habit sometimes used in play) is a warning of adrenal. Keep a close eye on that boy for hair loss or thin skin. Also, even tho you think you are doing right, you may be encouraging Parker by *rewarding* him with a rasin when he "strong holds" Presley. Try another method - like blowing in his nose (they will usually let go from this method). >this is entirely out of his nature (Presley has always been the more >aggressive one, and since he is younger has more energy for it, too). >Three, Presley does not seem to like it but yet he doesn't attempt to move >or get away, although I'm certain he has the power and strength to do so. Parker may also be trying to re-establish himself in the pecking order since they have both moved to a new home. However, my hunch is adrenal. Amy Flemmming [Posted in FML issue 3084]