The worst bite I ever got was when I was trying to extract a piece of cord from my ferret's throat. Sandy was my first ferret and we were still learning about ferret proofing. My son had come home from school and dropped his backpack on the floor. The zipper pulls were made of a woven cord and Sandy decided to chew on them. I heard him making funny noises and rushed to see what was going on. I immediately scruffed him and pulled a piece of cord out of his mouth and then saw another piece that was further back in his mouth. I know, I probably shouldn't have, but we're 40 mins. form the nearest emergency vet at that time of night. (Why do they always do this after regular hours? That could be the subject of a whole different post!) I didn't even think, I just reached in with thumb and forefinger and grabbed it before it went down his throat. He wasn't a happy camper and clamped down on my fingers and wouldn't let go. (Who could blame him!) I held him in the scruff and talked calmly to him and he finally let go after the second chomp. I had blood running down my hand, and he bit to the bone once, but I had the piece of cord. Fortunately it was only the teeth on the right side of his mouth and not all of them. I had two deep punctures on the finger and two on the thumb. We both recovered after some hugs and cuddles, and life when on only with no backpacks allowed on the floor. (And yes, I did recover all the pieces of cord, gave him some ferret lax just in case!) Hugs and Dooks, Cindy with Bear, Dusty, Mischief, and Misty Hiland Ferrets [Posted in FML issue 5016]