Melissa and Potpie here - hi. For the second or third time in her life, Potpie met another ferret. She absolutely, 100%, utterly detested him - but the level of her aggression towards him goes well beyond what ive heard reported for other ferrets on this list. Normally - to people - she is calm, inquisitive, cuddly, and above all, gentle (when not excited and playing). The other ferret's handler and i introduced them slowly, allowing them to sniff each other only when we were holding them, only allowing one to run around when the other was being held, etc etc. The chilling parts came when Potpie came within touching distance of the other ferret (a very happy, slow, poky and good-natured guy) - she'd spit out this high-pitched "shriek" and lunge for him. No hissing, no fur fluffing, just calm patient waiting until he came within reach, and then a vicious attack. Does anyone think there is any way to get around this? I would like eventually to get a kit, but i havent heard of this level of aggressiveness being gotten around successfully...Potpie has always been fine with cats, rats, birds - anything except other ferrets. Before the other owner and i had realized how upset she was, she'd bitten both of us quite solidly and attacked the toy we had given her to get her used to the other ferret's scent. I realize we startled and alarmed her unfairly by bringing the other ferret in, and that she's not the one to blame for her reaction. But.. Is there going to be any way to get her accustomed to other ferrets without - as i suspect it may be - a long and arduous acclimation process? Potpie, i did not like him, no, i didnt, and Melissa, good thing i had those bandaids lying around. ++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++ Melissa Litwicki "It's big, sharp teeth and claws versus [log in to unmask] a mind of questionable wit." ++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++ [Posted in FML issue 1097]