Hi all- recently, three new ferrets entered mymostly quiet 2-ferret home. First off, let me apologize in advance for my poor typing: I was bitten rather badly today when I intervened in a ferret-fight, and myhand is sore. So, typing is difficult. Anyway-- Ben and Joon LOVE one of the new females,Salem. However, theother two new ones are causing some problems. Winston is BEAUTIFUL andsweet *to me* but when he and Ben get into the "hidey-hole" under the dishwasher (where I can't get to them) they FIGHT. I was very worried today, because the screaming had been going on for about 7 minutes before Ben finally came running out, looking VERY upset. Ben is very gentle, but when Icpicked him up *HE* bit me *HARD* (thinking I was Winston, I'm sure.) When he realized it was me, he calmed down and went to sleep. The other problem is the other new female. She attacksBen AND Joon in their sleep, causing them to scream. She doesn't just play-- she really *is* attacking them. She's a very submissive ferret with PEOPLE, andeven with Salem and Winston. She is justTERRORIZING Ben and Joon. she's acting like this is HER house,insteadof the other way around. Ben and Joon either runout of the room when she comes in,or they roll over ontheir backs and close their eyes. I've never seen them so submissive!! Usually they love to wrestle and tumble... This has been goingon for three weeks. How LONG doesthe acclimation process take? Also, I've never been bitten like this before: do I need to do anything special other than keeping it clean? I never realized how gentle the ferrets are with me until today.... wow, they must REALLY bite each other *hard*! ---- [log in to unmask] (Andrea M.) [log in to unmask] Ferret-children Joon and Ben Sweet Dreams to my sweet angel-ferrets Frito and Kadi --------------------- merry part ------------------------------ [Posted in FML issue 1114]