This is my first post to this mailing list... I've been lurking for a few days now. Anyway, I thought I'd suggest yet another nipping solution. Bitter Apple. The stuff tastes *nasty* (yes, I've tasted it). When my babies were in their nipping stage and breaking that habit was crucial, I just spritzed a little Bitter Apple on my fingers and toes. Once they bit down, I scolded them verbally and let their taste buds do the rest. It was actually quite an amusing sight. They drawback is, they can't LICK your fingers and toes either, but I usually did the spritzing when they were being more playful than cuddly. Now that they're older, the old-fashioned 'wap' is used on the rare occassion they get out of line. Good luck! Anna Applejuice (the beauty) Max.3 (the brains) Beckett (the brawn) [Posted in FML issue 1083]