There have been several posts recently about forcefully prying a ferret off one's finger, nose, etc. In my experience, it isn't necessary to do this and probably causes the little guy to clamp on harder. To remove a ferret who has clamped onto you, gently place your finger over his nostrils and he must open his mouth to breathe, at which point you remove your finger. This will save everyone a lot of unnecessary agitation. Odd dream-- I must have been influenced by the recent posts about ferret dreams and had this one last night-- I was heating up some fish and potatoes, I think, in a large black skillet. My 2 sable ferrets, Ralph and Harry, kept jumping into the frying pan and laying down next to the fish to keep warm. I was afraid they would burn themselves so I kept removing them, but they kept jumping back in. At one point I picked Harry up and looked at his stomach. It wasn't burned, but it was lightly browned. Weird, huh? Ronnie Ralphie, Harry, Prince Charming and Merlin's mom [Posted in FML issue 1835]