Hi friends! I recently rescued two ferrets who were held at the same shelter but were not brought in together. They played 1-2x a week (my heart!) Bandit is about a year old and Slinky is about three-years-old. Slinky had a large abscess removed a couple of weeks ago and his wound is a minor scab now. They've been having trouble getting along though. Bandit might be trying to be the dominant one because everytime he pounces on Slinky, Slinky screams and cries. I split them up when this happens. When they have a tense stare down, I talk to both of them with my happy baby talk to hopefully relax them a little more. Now it's gotten possibly worse because if i have Slinky in my arms and Bandit approaches us, Skinny will jerk away quickly and sometimes hide his face in my arms. It's starting to be very upsetting for me, and probably Slinky too. To those who have had ferrets where it wasn't love at first sight, how do you help them bond? Any tips please? Ty