On 9/6/01, Katie Arthur wrote:
 
>ferret was latched onto my hand for about 5 full minutes.  No amount of
>trying to pry his jaws open, scruffing him, or anything would work.
 
The quickest way I have found to get a ferret to release from a bite is to
place your finger over their nose.  'Over' is the key word.
 
Shari Gunter
[Posted in FML issue 3534]