We picked up Kokie from his little prison, recieving a starved fear biter that whined if the ferretvite was not given quick enough. The fear biting, oddly enough, stopped within an hour and he was giving out kisses instead. I was boggled, really. Kokie is back up to the weight he should be for his size, which brought other problems. You see, this baby who had been without toys, starved, and lumped in with younger ferrets... is a spaz. Yes, he's the fastest ferret in the Northeast, I've never seen such a hyper boy. He also had a foot biting habit that was taking its toll on our feet. However! Thanks to all of the wonderful suggestions, we now have a ferret that, while not completely reformed, certainly has improved. I was afraid to scruff, since we suspect this boy had been abused, so time outs and ferretone on the feet has been our formula. It's worked! Now we get a nip one out of every five times out, which is a HUGE improvement! Now Kokie has another problem.. he's figured out how to jump EVERY barrier we put up in our living room to keep him safe. He learned to jump onto and climb the two foot barrier, so we put up a four foot. Guess what? He's figured that one out, too. The last time he did it, he climbed up on an end table and jumped over the thing, no fear at all. So, out goes the end table and HOPEFULLY this will stop him, but I'm not holding my breath! At least he's now healthy, happy, and able to get out and play. I'm glad that Tomoyo and Yuhi have shown no signs of even caring what's on the other side of the divider, they're more interested in that new dig box of theirs! [Posted in FML issue 3842]