You are absolutley right on this subject!!! I know I wouldn't thump a human on the nose for traiing purposes, so DON'T thump a ferret on the nose. There noses are VERY VERY delicate and sensitive. So I'm urging people to scruff them instead!!!! Its a much more natural way of training them, just like there mothers do!!!! Dawn, Tazy, and Trouble [Posted in FML issue 2656]