Scott Johnson 02/25/97 05:39 PM Hi all. This is my first mail here, so please bear with me: I just received a 6 week old ferret a few days ago. She's a cutie! But aside from being scared sometimes when I move too quick, she's basically good natured and extremely curious. And yes, I have read the Ferret FAQ - its wonderfully informative. But my kit has a problem - she bites my fingers! I've tried 'tapping on her nose' technique when she bites down hard, but I really don't want to use physical means. So now I'll grab her by the scruff of her neck and say "NO". Then I'll put her back down and she'll go immediately for my fingers and bite down all the harder. I can't tell if she is playing around or if she's an evil seed. However, I experimented last night - I let her sniff my fingers, and sure enough, chomp. (No blood drawn). So once again I yelled at her. But this time, after I put her back down, I made a fist, hiding my finger tips. She went nuts trying to dig her nose into my hand and tried to open my fist with her paws. Could she think its some kind of game? If so, how do I teach her that its not a nice game to play? Is there where I should break out the Granny's Sour Apple stuff? (The stuff you put on kids fingers so they don't suck their thumbs?) Please help! I really want her to like me ... and not bite anybody... Scott [Posted in FML issue 1855]