Well, I am an Israeli ferret newbie, and i have my fuzzy (called Fuzzy :o) for only a month and a half or so, but i am already attached to him quite a lot. Fuzzy is a four and a half months old unspayed sable male. I was reading a lot about spaying the ferret, but I couldn't decide what to do. lately Fuzzy has a new play: he bites my hand/leg and trying to mate with it... I am currently trying to prevent him from biting by catching him firmly but gently and make him leave my leg. I also tryed stucking my finger in his mouth, but he keeps leaving my leg/hand and catching it back while dooking in a second. He bites less, but sometimes i cant remove him... Since ferrets are not very well known in Israel, I asked a zoology teacher of mine for advice, since i thought the bites are an act of aggresiveness . The teacher told me it is an act of a kit-playing and it will begone with the time, plus the growing of the new teeth which will cause him to be less bitey since they are less sharp. First, i wanted to know if its a regular problem. Second, I wanted to know if I should have him spayed. My teacher (who does know ferrets) is against it. But i want to know how much it will effect his bites and his mating problem. If the bites are really only a kit playing i won't have him spayed, but if he will be aggresive i want to prevent it before he harms me or himself. i love him too much to give it a try without having a better answer from an experinced person. 2. Beverly of the Jerusalem zoo, if you read this please e-mail me. i want to talk with a ferret owner here in Israel who can give me some advice. If anyone else have her e-mail, PLEASE send it to me. with great thanks, Ashael and the fuzzy one. [Posted in FML issue 2224]