Hello Out there, I have recently purchased a six week old ferret (now seven weeks) and there are a couple of questions I have to ask. She has taken to clawing at the furnature when she is playing. Is there any way to get her to stop, or is this common ferret behavior and is some thing that really cannot be changed? Also, she has no interest in ferretone and I am curious about this. It is hard to give her positive reenforcement for good behavior when the "reward" is nothing special to her. Does this have something to do with her age, or will she never be interested in ferretone? Let me say that she is the cutest, most affectionate pet I have had and she is worth any trouble that she gets her self into. She has been so much fun in just the week I have had her. I look foreward to learning more about ferrets in general and about my carpet shark in particular. I even think that once I feel comfortable with caring for ferrets I may get her a companion. A final questions. What is a suitable form of disipline for nipping too hard during play and other forms of misbehavior (I have read the FAQ and am curious about other forms of disipline). The nose flicking thing sounds good, but I don't want to do it so often that she won't like me anymore. I hope that the questions I have asked have been legitamate ones for the forum. By the way the name of my ferret is Rikki (after the literary character Rikki Tikki Tavy). I am not firm on this name yet, especially since I noticed someone on the FML has named their ferret that too. I can't think of any others, though. Well, I'll make up my mind soon. Thanks for the help. Ken Coon - Clueless Ferret Owner [Posted in FML issue 1107]