Well...maybe not eat, but they are attacking her. I'm not sure if they think she's just another ferret to be rough-housed with or what. She's just a tiny little teacup chihuahua and weighs about as much as some ferrets - 3.5 lbs. My little girl ferret (Joon) is only 0.75 lbs and my little boy (Benny) is 1.25 lbs. Benny doesn't really do anything to Cricket (dog) but he does chase her once and awhile. Cricket doesn't like it, but she's afraid of them and the most she'll do is bark at them. Joon chases Cricket and she once nipped Cricket on her back leg - I'm not sure if the nip hurt since Cricket didn't yelp but still. I told Joon "No" and stuck her in her carrier. But she still goes after Cricket sometimes - today, Joon chased Cricket up onto my shoulder and latched her claws into Cricket's rump before I got them apart. Joon was reprimanded and sent to her carrier. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Right now, we're living in a townhouse style apartment - we don't have an extra room to give to the ferrets so they have free run of the living room and hallway. The kitchen, upstairs, bedrooms, laundry room, and bathrooms are all blocked off. I feel bad if I have to put Cricket in the bathroom or upstairs while the ferrets are out - which is most of the time. But I also want the ferrets to get as much time out of their cage as possible. We're trying to find a house with an extra room that we can give to the ferrets, but until then we'll have to make do with what we have. I know Cricket would never hurt them - she's very gentle when it comes to other animals and she's so timid. When Joon nipped her and latched her claws into her, she just sat there and shook! So there's no danger to the ferrets, I would just like the ferrets to leave her alone. Thanks! Melissa [Posted in FML 6478]