I am guilty of it too! The first thing I ask when I first meet any animal (mainly dogs) is, "Does it bite?". Most people ask when confronted with an animal they are not familliar with, "Does it bite?". Since ferrets are not very popular in South Carolina and beleive it or not MOST people here don't even know what they are! (at least most of the people I have met) I'm not offended if someone asks me that question but I am VERY offended when they say "All ferrets bite!". I used to raise squirrels and probably will continue to if I find anymore *orphans* again. Guess what people asked me when they saw I had tame squirrels?? So can't we just all get along? It is bad publicity to state that all ferrets bite. You may as well cover me in gasoline and set me on fire! (JUST KIDDING!!) *ANY* animal will bite if in extreme pain like someone on the list said, I bit my husband during the birth of our child! I was blind with pain! Kathy (I BITE!!) Sosha (I give warm fuzzy wet kisses!) [Posted in FML issue 2190]