Mike Jessop You wrote in about Badger and his little outburst, well my baby Taz who is about 4 months old also does the same thing. He will fuss a great deal when I seperate him from my other two. He hasn't been fixed yet and he plays too rough. He has also recently discovered that he can hiss and that has become the new form of cursing at my house. He used to sort of bark or screech as you described. He still does when he gets one of my rubber make-up sponges. He wil totally freak out hollering and hissing and trying any route possible to escape with his prize. He gets very violent and he usually recieves a thump and confinement to the cage until he settles down. How do you deal with that temper?! I am glad to hear that Taz isn't the only tempermental one on the net. It's annoying and a little embarrassing, but I am sure that they will grow out of it. Bye Marie, Oshi, Loki-mon, and TAZ-man [Posted in FML issue 0636]