my ferret has started biting.

[punydan 0]

I,ve got two ferrets, a mother and daughter from last years litter. This year I covered them both with a vac'd hob and bought them both out of season, so far so good. The mother has gone through a phantom pregnancy and for a while I was questioning if the hob was a rig or not. Anyway she is now seriously mothering the other jill and won't let her be, and the daughter has got into biting me at every opertunity. She is real nasty and has drawen blood several times, she never used to be like this and was a really friendly little tyke. I think it's down to hormones and frustration on her part, but its getting a bit tiresome and I can't handle her as I used to also I have a 5yr old daughter who used to enjoy petting them.

Any opinions?

[The one 8,463]

Back to basic's feed her handle her, if she was okay she should settle down again and dont show your scared of her after a fortnight you will see a marked improvment

[punydan 0]

Back to basic's feed her handle her, if she was okay she should settle down again and dont show your scared of her after a fortnight you will see a marked improvment

I was of the opinion to show no fear and I have let her bite me and then held her firmly and pushed my finger/hand slowly towards the back of her mouth so she lets go. It never hurts to much but I think she's getting a taste for my blood

[scothunter 12,609]

Back to basic's feed her handle her, if she was okay she should settle down again and dont show your scared of her after a fortnight you will see a marked improvment

I was of the opinion to show no fear and I have let her bite me and then held her firmly and pushed my finger/hand slowly towards the back of her mouth so she lets go. It never hurts to much but I think she's getting a taste for my blood

 

mines at this time of the year will grab my finger firmly but never break the skin.any other time there fine.its hormones.

[moses 5]

Have you tried seperating them to give her a break she might chill out then if she's not being dragged every which way.

[punydan 0]

Have you tried seperating them to give her a break she might chill out then if she's not being dragged every which way.

Yes a mate of mine has sugested this and I think I will try it, thanks for the input.

[stubby 175]

nothing you do now will change her, certain ferts behave like this at breeding time, explain to your little girl, that this happens with ALL females, and the jill will return to normal, after the summer

[atuddy 179]

nothing you do now will change her, certain ferts behave like this at breeding time, explain to your little girl, that this happens with ALL females, and the jill will return to normal, after the summer

thats the best way to to put it mate

my jill is the same at the moment

[poacherjoe 1]

rub some olbus oil on your hands they dont like the taste, also good if youve got dogs that chew furniture

[punydan 0]

nothing you do now will change her, certain ferts behave like this at breeding time, explain to your little girl, that this happens with ALL females, and the jill will return to normal, after the summer

Yeah, found out this morning that they're both back in season, so I think she was just pre menstral, she's calmed down now. Just got to get them a vac'd hob in again.

[jenksi87 3]

i wouldnt bother mate. i dont take mine out of season, not had a problem yet. nor have other people i know that dont.

just make sure there housing is clean and you should have no problems