>From: Derek & Amy Flemming <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: HELP, My younger ferret is attacking the older one!!!! >M Neal <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>...The problem is my other ferret Moonie is 1 1/2 yrs old and she is a >>tiny little thing. Polar is always pouncing on Moonie, especially when >>they are in the cage. He is always biting Moonie. All I hear is Moonie >>hissing, and whining while this BIG Baby !! , says on top of her and ... > >Well, in MHO, I believe your new baby is showing his dominance to his new >cage mate. Youthful exhuberance. My youngest two really went after my former oldest. I thought it was a matter of dominance, however, when I noticed the old girl's pattern of exploring alone versus encounters with the younger ones causing her to cry, poof, poop, and pee, I decided the intensity of the attacks was not playful. The old girl got separate time out of the cages from the young ones. Everybody seemed happy after that. My $0.02... a [Posted in FML issue 2292]