Hi everyone I am so happy this day has finally arrived! I finally have my new baby! She is absolutely gorgeous, but somewhat vicious. She's an 8 week(?) old female sable and just beautiful. I got her to keep my one year old male cinnamon ferret Tiko company, but at the moment their relationship is not quite perfect. When I got Tiko he was 6 weeks old and fully wheened, but Kaka, my new ferret is 8 weeks old and still hasn't been wheened properly. I was quiete digraced with the pet shop for not giving me this important information, and I don't know how all the other ferrets in the litter are going to survive, well I'm sure they will and everything, but still....... I wasn't really sure what to do, because when we introduce Tiko to Kaka she runs at him, because she thinks he's her mother and trys to find his nipples. It's so awful and she makes all these noises, that I'm not at all used to and do not know what they mean, because Tiko is almost silent, apart from the dooks he makes when he's in a hyperactive mood. So I found a little squeezy bottle and fed her some cow's milk. Mum said I shouldn't do this too often because it's not the same as ferret's milk obviously. But Kaka loved it and drank almost the whole bottle. Tiko is very afraid of her, because he probably understands the noises she makes far better than me, and probably hates being thought of her mum, especially since he's a boy. So whenever she comes near him he runs off as fast as he can or jumps onto the sofa. I don't know what to do, I know it's only the first day and everything, but still, isn't the oldest, or dominant ferret supposed to attack the new comer? I would be so much happier if that was happening because at least I'd know it was normal. If anyone has any advice on this situation I would love to hear from you. Some of you may remember me from the 'cage size and toys' article. Well you'll be happy to hear that we finally found the perfect cage! It's absolutely wonderful. It's this huge box that used to be used for transporting car parts. We saw it lying on the street and the owner said that he'd be happy to let us have it! We carried it home, but found we couldn't fit it in our house, so since my ferret(s) live on the balcony we had to tie ropes around it and haul it up! It was quite a feat, but we managed. I'll have to build a shelter area, as when we put the old rabbit hutch into it it took up most the space, so that was no good. We also have to build a wire mesh lid to put on the top. But after that it will be perfect. Just thought I'd share the good news with you! See ya Sarah Milloy [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2126]