Hello everyone! I have not been able to read the lists for a long time now since Ive been really busy with work and college applications and keeping my senior year grades up, but I finally found time to go through the last few and have realized how much I miss the list!! :) So, I'm back! This seems like almost perfect timing. I just bought a ferret from a woman who said she bought it for her 12 year old and he wouldnt take care of him and she didnt have enough time to care for him. He is a 1 y.o. black sable mitt (SUPER CUTE). He is going to be a handful, I can already tell. He is very sweet and playful but when he gets excited, he bites. I know ferrets chew when they get excited, and he doesnt break skin, but it still hurts when he does it. We have 2 other ferrets, but neither of them have ever had biting issues (other than the occasional nibble of the finger) so Im not sure how to go about training him. He stops when you say "NO!" but will resume within a couple of seconds.... Any advice? Comments or anything would be greatly appreciated!!! Sorry this was so long, I just want to get a headstart with training him (this is our first day with him). I think also some of his biting may be nervous energy since today was a very stressful day for him and he is not yet used to his new surroundings. I think my female ferret (Hope, 2 1/2 y.o. silver point) will teach him a lesson about not biting (and definitely wont let him push her around!!!) but they will not interact for the first time until at least 2-3 weeks from now. Her nor our first boy (Kodi, 3 y.o. sable) has never had biting problems either. Again, sorry this was so long. Thanks for reading, and any info would be greatly appreciated. ~*~Barbara and the Terrible Two (plus one!) Kodi, Hope, (and our new boy Otter (they had named him Weasel, but Otter seems more fitting....REALLY long whiskers, dark fur, loves water -"Watch out cats water dish! Here I come!!!")~*~ P.S. I hope my two and him get along!!! **crosses fingers** [Posted in FML issue 4018]