Mish--I can totally understand how you feel. I got my two fuzzbeans, Sophie and Marty, last summer. I was starting to feel that they didin't like me--whenever I picked them up they seemed to want to get right back down again. I heard somewhere that it takes ferrets a little while to bond (~ 1 year)--sure enough, it's true especially with Sophie. When Sophie wakes up from a nap (one of many during the day) she comes right to me and hugs my arm so that I can lift her up. She cuddles and stays in my arms for a pretty long time (in ferret time). They both follow me wherever I go in the house. Marty isn't as demonstrative as Sophie although he loves to be in the middle of everything that I'm doing. By the time I'm finished with school, he'll have a master's degree, too :). Anyway, don't worry--they will become cuddlers in their own time. Enjoy--it must be wonderful to have so many warm fuzzies to look forward to. :-) Stephanie, Sophie, and Marty [Posted in FML issue 1128]