Hello: A few weeks ago I introduced Sasha, the male sable kit, now 12 weeks old, whom we adopted to join our family (dog,two cats and one ferret )three weeks ago. Everyone is getting along beautifully except for the two ferrets! Katy is a spayed female, three years old. Already this little male is twice the size of Katy. This is the first time that we have owned two ferrets and while we were prepared for them not getting along initially, we expected that by this time we would have made some progress, however, it seems that the "chittering" noises are at the same level as in the beginning and it doesn't look as though they are making any friendly advances towards each other. They have separate cages where they sleep beside each other at night but are free to roam throughout the house during the day. Katy's day-time nap place is in a kitchen drawer that Sasha is unable to access. Katy sleeps most of the day so they only see each other for a short period in the morning and then in the evening. To describe the interaction when they meet: Sasha advances into Katy, sideways, with his head down and plowing backwards (perhaps in a move that keeps him from getting bitten?) Sometimes Katy will run away, other times she advances towards Sasha and once they become a flying fuzzy flurry, we cannot tell who is doing what. This really is difficult to describe, however, perhaps this will be enough information for someone to please help us out. How long should we allow these two to fight/play? Is what they are doing friendly, are they ever going to get along, and my biggest fear, did we make a mistake in attempting to integrate a youngster with a lady who has been with us three years? I must also admit that I only allow for this behaviour for a few minutes because I feel I have to "protect" Katy. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. This has me near tears. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Jean "Everything that lives [log in to unmask] Lives not alone Nor for itself" William Blake ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [Posted in FML issue 1516]