It sounds as though your ferret is feeling very insecure in his new surroundings. From experience with my girl Sugar she behaved in a similar way when I first had her. I tried to win her over by hand feeding morsel by morsel (through the bars at first if she tries to take your fingers as well). In Sugars case this worked like magic although it took a couple of weeks before she would let me pick her up.She is now the most gentle of ferrets and this came about gradually over several months but she has never become a cuddle bug, very reserved his how I would describe her. She gets on very well with her companion Suki. Tony (not a vet), Sugar and Suki. In memory of Sally and Sue. [Posted in FML 5695]