I tried e-mailing you directly, but it bounced back. [Moderator's note: Right... People who post anonymously show up with that bogus e-mail address -- you can't mail to it, though I will forward any posts to the poster, upon request, for a short period of time. BIG] I am guessing Maggie was a lone bandit in your home for at least several months. I had the same experience. We now our 6 fuzzies living happily in one huge cage. Peanut was our first to come home at age 7 weeks. He was the only child for about 6 months, then Rose came home as a 6 month old rescue. When Rose came home, Peanut was very upset and would drag her around by the neck to the point we feared he would injure her. He would make the mostly ungodly noises. After about a month (maybe more), there was a standoff between the two, they did not sleep or play together. Peanut would attack Rose if she tried to crawl up into the hammock. Acceptance and peace did not arrive until fuzzy 3 and 4 (Sweetie and Jack) came home. For whatever reason, I have no clue, Peanut openly accepted the two new ferrets, actually bonding very, very quickly with the male silver mitt. From what I have read, neutered ferrets do not have a gender preference over cage mates, but Peanut displayed tendancies to the exact opposite. If you can financially afford to adopt another single or pair, you might find they will acclimate better as a group. Fuzzies 5 and 6 came home in October without so much as a single bottle brushed tail! My suggestion is based strictly on my experience with Peanut and the clan. Because of her age and size, Maggie will display a dominance over Tyrone, but her actions might be more out of resentment. Just like kids, make sure you are overly affectionate with Maggie, picking her up first, give her a treat first, etc. I'm sure she is feeling a little unloved! Hope some of this helps! Good luck, Jennifer and the 6 Banditos [Posted in FML issue 2518]