>Hi all, Frodo's Mom here. I have a question for you all. How can I >tell if Frodo is bonding to me? He seems to love everyone he meets but >sees me the most often. He seems to act the same towards me and towards >complete strangers. I was just wondering how long it usually takes >ferrets to bond to a person. I used to wonder the same thing with our first ferret, Sterling. He always seemed to act the same towards everone. He was never & still isn't a cuddly ferret at all. The closest he comes is whenever I let him out to play he will *tolerate* the 2 second long hug/cuddle & kisses from mom first, only because he knows it is a requirement before I let him take off playing! LOL. I learned though, that this is just part of his personality, & he had bonded with me & I didn't even know it! The day I realized this was a few months after I got him, he had been having some questionable poops, so off to the vet we went. He had never minded too much getting his shots, but the temerature taking/stool sample collecting procedure was a whole 'nother story!!! The vet was holding him down while inserting the thermometer, & the entire time his little legs were moving faster than I had ever seen, running in place straight towards me! The second she let go of him he *raced* to me & straight up onto my shoulder, hiding under my hair. I went home crying tears of joy to my husband, with poopie smeared in a trail up my shirt, saying "he really does love me, he knows I'm Mommy & that I'll protect him" LOL! My husband thought I was a nut case. Shannon Sterling, Pandora, & Jasmin [Posted in FML issue 3730]