I am not giving Eloise and Sabine any more chances to maul Bizzy until after she has recovered from the adrenal surgery she will have on Wednesday. We've tried putting our two pairs of fuzzies together three times, several days apart, after switching bedding, keeping the cages together, etc. That's enough for now. I do think Bizz will have more than enough spunk to stick up for herself when she gets the chance. But Baby (Bumble) is another story!! She still poops and pees in terror as she runs. She does not fight. She lies prostrate in our arms after the briefest encounter. And Eloise and Sabine are *not* gentle with her. Not only am I still horrified to see my two sweeties transformed into monsters, I can't stand to see Bumble's reaction. I read Bill Killian's post about letting them work it out, and I can see the reasoning well enough to apply it to Bizzy when she is ready. Bizz is going to be one cool girl when she can walk better. But I can't seem to leave a fuzzy like Bumble at their mercy. I'm not sure she has any idea that she is a ferret, for one thing. She has very little interest in tubes, bags, cats, balls, Bizzy, or anything besides whatever people are in the room. She almost always follows me every step I take, and almost the only time she will wardance is when I shuffle around quickly to tease/play with her. She loves to lie next to me or on me, being tickled and chewing my finger. She's the softest, pudgiest little lover you can imagine. And she seems to go into shock after her few quick attacks by Eloise and Sabine. I hate this. Can a ferret like Bumble handle the dominance wars? If she can, any advice on how *I* can survive them? Judith White [Posted in FML issue 1531]