I just thought I would share my experience with breaking Persephone of the biting habit. She would bite my forearms or try to haul my feet or hand off to one of her hiding places. It took time to get her to stop. I usually flicked her nose, and I would also scruff her. I never tried whisker tugs- some people swear by that method, but you have to be careful not to remove a whisker. The point I want to stress is time. Persephone was two and half when I got her, and she had had little exercise or contact with people in her first life (the breeder was very ill). After two months, Persephone still bit, but less frequently. After six months, she would bite maybe once a week at the most. Since she was sick last month, she hasn't bitten me once. She is much more of a lap weasel than she was before- but she is still energetic and playful. She now licks my face regularly. This is after I had to forcefeed with a syringe every two hours because she wasn't eating plus give her nasty medicine. I realize this isn't the most useful advice for biting (nurse your sick carpet shark back to health), but even a determined biter who was poorly socialized will come around with a little patience. I was afraid she would hate me after all the forcefeeding, and it was great to see that she is now such a little sweetheart. Paula Persephone and Pandora [Posted in FML issue 0548]