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ferrets..
Ja1983:
after weeks of wittering and purchasing a winch/chainsaw/new motor.. i was left in a vulnerable position when Bex decided she wanted a new pet...
..so after flicking through the net we found some baby ferrets, went for a look, and came home with a 10 week old girl ferret.
lovely, cute, nicely marked....
..and as friendly as a bear with a sore 455!
She thought it was hysterical when i ended up doing a richard whitely impression with the horrid little thing stuck to my thumb... but it wasnt funny when it took a chunk out of her finger later on.
we did do a bit of research, and had a hutch made up before we got her... but just werent expecting them to be so aggressive at such a young age.
i`m sure in time, she wil be fine, its just that time before then thats a problem!
should we take her back, get an older ferret (Bex does love them) stick with her, but get some BIG gloves?
fine holding her, just the handling part... :roll:
muddydisco:
She will be fine has long has you keep holding her and make contact with her. The people before have most proberly not bothered with them. But trust me she will be fine along has you make contact with her aleast half an hour a day.
rollazuki:
I had a Rat with similar ideas years ago. I handled it with a pair of gloves(leather) on for a month or so to get it used to being handled, and then it was the best pet ever, you hardly needed to put it in its cage, it just kinda wandered about. No more biting tho.
Snooky:
Best advice I had was to feed from a cup not the hand, that way they associate the cup with food and not you, so will dive into the cup and not bite, works a treat.
And like any young animal, instinct tells them to bite, try a baby snake, mad little [!Expletive Deleted!] they are :wink:
Hoppie:
my ferret is just like a baby :lol: :lol: he likes cuddles and plays with the cats even chases the dogs .
its worth reading the dummys guide to ferrets :lol: :lol:
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