We've got one that is mildly claustrophobic. I built a playpen for them last year - to take on trips mostly. The first time we put "Bear" in it he freaked. In less than one minute he had figured out how to high jump, something he had never done before, and managed to catch the top edge of the pen. He proceeded to make at least a dozen escape attempts before we convinced him that we weren't going to let him succeed. Once he realized that he was not permanently incarcerated (they were let out two or three times a day for closely supervised play) he was fine and hasn't made any escape attempts since. He also has panic attacks when we travel, no matter which direction we are going. Since far more trips are made for pleasure than pain (i.e. vet), the destination isn't the problem. It's the being cooped up. He is fine in the big cage at home, it's just small cages that he can't get out of that bother him. We discovered that the easiest way to travel with him, and all the others too, is to try to tire them out before we leave. The very best solution is to give baths about two hours before we are going to leave. They get so wound up that they play nonstop for most of the two hours and that is just enough time for them to completely dry so no one will get chilled on the trip. Once they are packed away for traveling they are restless for about ten minutes and then they go right to sleep, only waking when we stop or have traffic problems. We have made 8+ hour trips with few problems - of course we have to let them out to play when we get to our destination. RE: Frenzied kit All our ferrets totally freak when they get on the bed. They seem to think it is a giant trampoline/playground just designed for their use. The hissing and snapping is probably just his way of getting his person involved and as long as he isn't nipping or biting there shouldn't be a problem. Nipping too hard should definitely be discouraged. And from what I've seen and heard, all ferrets seem to itch almost constantly. Six weeks is a bit young for a first bath. I'd wait a couple weeks, let him get acclimated, and when you do bath him use very warm water (ferret body temp is 101) and dry thoroughly in a warm place to prevent him getting chilled. Meanwhile, just check his coat and skin to make sure there aren't any dry spots or bug bites. A good diet is the best solution, possibly with some Ferretone (check pet stores) or similar supplement to make sure he is getting a good supply of fatty acids (necessary for skin/coat conditioning). Pete & Amy | Ferret Liberation Army [log in to unmask] | Merlynn, Morgan, Arthur, Ashke, Coconut | "Death to all Ferret Free Zones!" [Posted in FML issue 0581]