don't get me wrong, but have you ever bitten the biter back? Think of it this way - if you were trying to communicate to a deaf and blind person, you would physically do something to communicate a point. Well, ferrets don't understand our language and have little reasoning power, but if bitten after biting, they usually think of one of two things: 1) OW! That hurts. I won't bug her that way anymore. 2) If I bite, then I get bitten. So in order not to get bitten, I should not bite her (let's go pick on someone else)... Either way, you win. I prefer to bite (BTW, don't try to draw blood, just a whimper) across the bridge of the nose. Then I offer a finger and see if they are still willing to bite. If not, lots of praise and love. If they try again, i tell them NO very loudly and if necessary, bite them again. I have never had to repeat this method more than twice. You have to be quick - you can't chase them and pick them up and bite them - the message will be lost. It has to be spontanious. Pam Grant / STAR* [Posted in FML issue 1320]