I have a question about ferrets playing with one another. How can you tell when they are being too rough? I just bought my girlfriend a 7 week old male sable that she has named Nutmeg. Nutmeg and Thunder love to play with each other, but sometimes we worry that they are being a little on the rough side. I, being the typical male, tell her boys will be boys and they are just having a good time. Yet, I get the old song and dance of how he is her baby and not a rough houser. Thunder is 7 months old and he is quite larger than Nutmeg, but I don't think they are being too rough. They are so funny to watch also. Nutmeg will start biting at Thunder and he won't pay a bit of attention. Nutmeg will continue until Thunder starts after him and then he will sprint off to a spot where Thunder can't get him. Nutmeg shoots out of that spot occasionally biting Thunder in the butt. Then Thunder climbs on this box and waits for Nutmeg to come out and when he does he just jumps right on him. That is when the carnage begins. One will chase the other around and then they will switch. All the while I hear my girlfriend in the background screaming because they are atacking her feet together. The whole scene is hillarious to watch. Eventually though, Thunder will stop and find business elsewhere, but Nutmeg being himself will bother Thunder until he starts to paly again. I didn't go into the details of the playing too much so please write back and let me know where to draw the line. If for no other reason than to keep my girlfriend from nagging me. Thank you, Ed "I don't want to go in that pan Dad. I want to do it in that corner!" Thunder "Grumble, grumble, grumble" Dad [Posted in FML issue 1788]