Hello and Dooks to all you wonderful Ferret Folk! As I wrote a few days back, I recently reseived a new kid. Lizzy, was brought to us as a horrible biter, she would bite clear down to the bone and hold on tight! Now she is doing better, and gets along wonderfully with almost all the other kids, but it seems our little Lizzy *Hates* to be scuffed. I mean she will scream and squirm, she will scratch and try her damnest to bite you, and if you let her go and she gets a hold of your hand, she bites down hard and holds on tight! All the while she hisses as well of course, even once you let her go and give her cuddles and letting her know she is loved, she will hiss like crazy. What I have been doing as far as repremanding her when she bites consists of, 1 Scruff and sharp NO yelled, then cuddle once she has settled. 2 Scruff and sharp NO yelled then drag, then cuddle once she has settled. 3 Scruff then sharp NO yelled then drag and then I rest my lower arm lightly over her body (Like an alpha ferret does) then cuddle once she has settled. 4 Scruff, then NO yelled, then into cage for time out. Sooo.. any suggestions? She is really only getting scruffed when she bites to hard, which happens usually when she gets to worked up, though sometimes she will just lick and then latch on hard. I dont think its a fear thing.. I really think it is she doesnt know how to temper her play.. most of the time. Anyway. I would really LOVE to hear any suggestions of how to repremand without getting her so very upset and angry.. Or.. what if anything there is that I can do to help her accept scruffing better. Thanks alot Hugs an Dooks Cheryl [Posted in FML issue 3822]