I have just recently aquired two female ferrets and am having a great time with them. I can sit and watch them and usually end up laughing out loud at how crazy they are! Their names are "Faucet" and "Beuller"-- see if you can figure it out. I purchased them in Maine neutered and descented for about $100.00. They have little or no smell and have responded well to training to the litter box and not biting. They will bite during play but have learned not to bite me as hard as they do each other. [Keep working on it.... They should get to the point where they don't bite you at all, though, you may encounter them grooming you with their teeth. Not really a problem, but something to warn strangers about...] I have also noticed one pecuilar habit they bot have--sucking on each other's ears! If you look closely at the ear there are two little black and blue marks from the front teeth. They don't seem to mind at all. Can anyone see any reason this would be a problem? [In itself, it shouldn't be a problem, except for possible infections. Do they draw blood? Do they really go at it, or just bounce around? Provided that they aren't hurting each other (ferret necks and ears are *tough*!), don't worry about it] Both ferrets seem to drink alot of water, more than I would have expected. Is this normal, or perhaps an indicator of some problem? Any information would be apprecieated. [Very normal - it's very important that they always have water available] Mr. Anon [Posted in FML 0118]