Hi, My older ferret Wilma, has always been a bit of a biter, especially every time she encounter a new person, it's like she wanna show who's the boss around here.I dont have any children myself but my sister has three boys. The first time they got togehter I was very careful and didn't leave them alone, of course she nipped my sis and brother in law, but she never even tried to bite the kids( 9, 5 and 3 years old) is like she knows that they are just kids and you cant bite them. One time, when we're sitting outside with Wilma and all the kids, the youngest kid started to chase Wilma, grabbing here carring her around, I could see how frustrated Wilma was but she didn't do anything, after he put her down she went straight up to my sis a bit her!! Like she was telling my sis: -I know I cant bit the kid, but you're the mom and it's your responibility to look after the kid so keep him out of my way!! Anyway the three kids love my ferrets, funny enough they like Wilma better that nice, never-biting Tod, I have this little drawings of Wilma made by them in the ferret room. Happy ferreting Helen&Wilma&Tod [Posted in FML issue 1127]