I had one male that was weaned to early, he would suckle on my fingers. It took him over a year to finally quit. Let the mama have her time to wean them. She knows, when they are ready to leave the nest. It is same with all animals. My 2 cents worth. Marie and her 6 Most Wonderful Fur Kidlets (Hey Guess what! Tinkerbell will be here on Friday, meeting at Tim Horton to pick her up) :-) [Posted in FML issue 4868]