Okay, here's a weird one for you. I have a mutant little one who has a habit of biting (not nipping, mind you). Over the 5 years she has shared our living space, she has learned that there are things she MAY NOT bite, and things that she can get away with. Needless to say, my skin is on the prohibited list (although other humans are at rather great risk). Anyway, like all ferrets, when you do something she likes (neck scratches, back rubs, etc.), she gets a little drooly and licks her lips - AND SOMETIMES SHE BITES! Not little love nibbles, either. I was holding her next to my abdomen this morning while brushing her, and she took a chomp that will leave a major bruise - even though she won't bite me at any other time. Has anyone else noticed this behavior in their ferrets? My other two never have done anything like that - but then again they never bite, either... Gwen +---+---+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+ Gwen M. Daley [log in to unmask] http://www.vt.edu:10021/G/gdaley/gmd.html Webmistress - Paleogoddess Server: http://paleogoddess.geol.vt.edu Department of Geological Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0420 [Posted in FML issue 1730]