Wow, now I'm one of the ones answering posts about this instead of asking the biting question... Ultimately, I found the most successful means of discouraging biting with my ferret Amelia was the time-out method. I'd scruff her, give her a serious talking to for a few seconds and make her stay in the cage until she stopped rattling the bars and stopped trying to bite me when I reached in to lift her out. Nose- flicking, pinching, or scruffing without being put back in the cage all just made her mad-- she is a ferret with a strong sense of personal vengeance, although she loves just as strongly. Amelia was not as fierce as some of the ferrets mentioned here recently sound, but she frequently drew blood. She still at 9 months occasionally does, but it seems to be accidental for the most part, unless you're trying to take food away from her. So, patience and time outs, and use extreme caution in letting the ferret near your face if it still regularly chomps the rest of you. I nearly got a pierced nose courtesy of Amelia. Regina and Amelia (Mom, you're just not cool enough to be seen with me, how about a nose ring?) [Posted in FML issue 1284]