I feel for the person who is at their witts end with their biting kit! My little guy is (supposedly) 12 weeks old now...i suspect more like 10wks... When I first picked him up at the pet store(supposedly 8 wks) he was asleep and as he gained consciousness he proceeded to nibble which changed to gnaw and finally CHOMP! Needless to say...I bought him!! :) Within the next two or three days I began to get very frustrated with his nipping. It really hurt! And yes, I tried that gag thing...did it wrong...and he chomped really really hard! ouch. I scruffed him, and scolded him too! No results. He would just fly at me (in play) and chomp all over me! I had some success grabbing him with my thumb and forefinger by the scruff of the neck and dragging him on the floor. But, within a week or so he was even quicker and more co-ordinated and it became more of a game to him as I couldn't catch him. I also discovered that he was stone deaf! No wonder my shouts and scoldings had no effect. I often brought him in the bathroom while I bathed my daughter and let him run around. He loves to bite feet...especially wet ones! I picked up my daughters rubber dolphin and squirted water at him while he was busy chewing on my ankle. Wow, what a surprize for him! Within a few minutes he grabbed my finger and bit down harder and harder when I tried to get him to let me go. Without really thinking I just dunked him in the bath water. He let go immediately. I did that only once, but used the squirt method some more. He now is very gentle when he play nips me. Almost no pressure at all. The only time he gives nips that are a little to hard is when he is in the full throws of joy! This took place over a three week period. He is a little older, a lot bigger, and far less apt to chomp on me! He likes to sit on my shoulder , play in my hair and gently nibble my ears. Today I had him at the vet for his second distemper shot. After the vet failed the first time to inject him correctly, I gave him a break. He grabbed my hand...but put no pressure....The vet had success with her second try. He didn't even try to bite the vet like he did when he got his first shot....He is doing really well. My suggestion would be to try a squirt gun. Although the rubber dolphin I used let out a significantly larger stream of water than a squirt gun...more like a little bucket full of water! He puts his mouth on me all the time but never(well, almost) bites down....he even tried to "rescue" me from the stairs the other day. I was trying to coax him down the steps...he ran back and forth along the edge of the top step and when I reached my hand out to him (he usually runs up my arm) he grabbed my finger gently and tried to pull me up the steps!! I am really enjoying him and see improvement with his nipping every day! Don't give up! I had some experience with two ferrets years ago...one that never ever bit humans, only other animals, and one that bit hard all humans he didn't know but never my dogs or cat! If I'd had access to this wonderful thing we call the web, I would have known so much more about ferrets that even the hard bitter could have been cured! (by the way, he was still a great ferret with the few people brave enough to get to know him) Deb & Troop Goose: " I thought if I was nice she wouldn't jabb me with that thing again!" dook, honk, honk. [Posted in FML issue 2265]