Chris...In reponse to Eds posting and just a little tidbit that I thought interesting, and maybe someone can shed some light for me. First of all to ED....We have 2 kids (5 & 10) and love our ferret. Patty (our ferrets name) just adores the children and will chase them and try and grabs the toes or socks of their feet, of course the giggles alone of the kids is enough to keep her. THe only downers I find is that because we keep Patty in a cage all day since no one is home when we let her out in the evenings, we have to watch her constantly (which to me is a bit of a pain), mostly because she will poop anywhere. We try to keep paper down in the corner of my sons room where she plays out mostly, but she doesnt always go in the same place all the time. (Thats my biggest gripe with owning a ferret)...Is this because she is caged sometimes or do other owners have the same experience??? [We do. But perhaps we've been somewhat inconsistant in actively training ours.] THe other question which I think is interesting is My Mom bought her ferret (Amy) the same day as us..Although I am not sure if the litter was the same (since Patty is Sable and Amy is Light colored). But what a difference in personality...Ours is so lovable and would never nip or bite us, (in fact when she plays she puts her mouth around our fingers but never bites down) But My moms all or a sudden is a biter...When we took care of her for my Mom when I put my hand to her she bit me hard (almost drew blood) and continues to bite even if you don't play with her..Any suggestions on how to stop this bad habit??? My Mom is a bit frantic...I'm reluctant to watch her because of this, and my mom is considering getting another home for her, but doesn't really want to. Any help would be appreciated. [This started abruptly? Has there been any change in food, housing or handling? Could she be in heat? It might be a good time to see a vet...] Laurie [Posted in FML 0063]