Jean, When I got my last baby, Cricket, she was very similar to Cashew. If she heard anyone in the room or nearby she would cry until picked up and/or let out and she would nip incessantly. She is most definitly my baby though. I have broken her of her biting habit at least with respect to me. She still attempts to bite strangers if she think she can get away with it. All in all its just something I've gotten used to and my friends have been getting used to. When one of my fuzzies starts looking in on our get togethers everybody looks to make sure its Loki so that they can relax....... I did almost pick up another baby that I was told "Bites a little", but when I went to check her out she was not really a baby and she proceeded to chomp down on the end of my finger and wouldn't let go. We got her teeth off and then she squirmed away and did it again. She almost took the end of my finger off, and I was most displeased. Does Cashew break the skin when she bites?? If she doesn't she's probably playing and should settle down in that respect, but if she is breaking the skin that is a definite problem. Butch Loki (The lazy sable terror) Cricket (the cute one of the family) [Posted in FML issue 1162]