Hi Tammy, I believe Ed Lipinski meant his post as a joke rather than serious advice about how to deal with a 'biter.' The problem with this kind of black humor and there are others on the FML who subscribe to it, is that a novice ferret person may take it seriously. I personally do not find it amusing but many apparently do. For those of us who aren't amused - it's best to ignore these kinds of posts and hope like heck someone doesn't act on the advice. Tressie Chair Ferret Lovers Society of Atlantic Canada http://www.flsatlanticcanada.org/ [Moderator's note: Personally, I don't think it was meant as a joke. I don't discourage alternate opinions -- after all, once in a great while yesterday's quackery is today's accepted doctrine. But at the same time I do hope people will be smart enough to comment on such "odd" posts and to use common sense and due caution. BIG] [Posted in FML 6211]