Hi Everyone! Writing this because I'm having a little problem with my squirt Tabita.... she insists on *attacking* my daughter! Tabitha is one of my four new adoptees. (I've had her for about a month now....)She is a very good little girl in every respect other then this! I have scruffed her, "no'd" her, put her in timeout, and she STILL persists! And I am not talking a little bite here and there, she literally goes after her big time. And if she's scruffed and runs to hide, she goes up into the couch and bites from the cushions.... Any suggestions so that my daughter can resume her activity of watching TV or just doing things in general? I have told my daughter (Manna) to show Tabitha that she is the 'hooman' and Tabitha should listen. Manna is 7 and at this point she is scared to death of Tabitha. Manna has never been scared a day of her life of an animal considering her mommy ALWAYS has had them around. Here you see this little fert purposesly AGGREVATING Amanda, and I KNOW Tabitha isn't scared or annoyed. She just knows she can get away with it.... When I first introduced the new ferts into the house, Tabitha, Samantha and Bubba ALL tried this with the dogs. Not the pups so much but more the big dogs. Bandit and Clarice are so good natured, the fuzzies found a new playtoy and just ran all over the big dogs, getting on their backs, walking around them, etc. The dogs just laid their rolling their eyes at their mom...More? MOM, MORE? Then, these three fuzzies at different times all decided it would be GREAT to see what Bandit and Clarice tasted like. That lasted a total of one (1) time. With each of them. They don't bother Bandit and Clarice anymore.....;) Anyway, all the fuzzies have their runtime when I get off work. I started noticing Tabitha's behaviour when she went after Manna and a friend of hers. Immediately put an end to that and Tabitha was scruffed and put in timeout for about 15 mintues. Pitiful little face peeking out of the cage... Helpful hints? Next? Manna will carry a water bottle. Anymore would be appreciated. Hard to sit on a couch with wet cushions! Thanx, Karen Morrow: the wardancing queen! "wardance, wardance, mommmy, MOMMMY LOOK! Hopps: "Oh, life is goooddddd! ferretone, bags, kisses, kisses, kisses! Where's Bubba? I want to play!" Bubba: "YOUR MINE Hopps, you won yesterday, but I'm king today!, Oh...nevermind, I'm tired..think I'll just lay flat for awhile!" Samantha: "hmmmm, I'm not too sure about this, hmmmm, should I just go LOOK at it, hmmmmmm, yep, nope, yep, well ok" Daisy: "MOMMMMMYYYYY, MOMMMYYYYYYY!, - Gotta find Mommy!" Tabitha: "I'm an aggrevating FOOL" hahahhaha Bandit and Clarice: "Geez, you all, GET OFF!" Sweetpea and Snipper: "Hey, the toys are out again!" [Posted in FML issue 1997]