Gill keeps biteing me

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

My gill has started to bite me since she has had a litter of kits and I've kept 2 gill silver kits in [bANNED TEXT] her and as soon as I open the cage door she keeps running up to the door and biteing me every time I'm having to wear a builders glove just so I can feed her or to get the kits out to handle them I don't understand why she keeps biteing me all of a sudden atleast the kits are hand tame now does anyone know why she's turned aggressive ? Will she eventually be hand tame again?

[Kay 3,709]

She is simply being a mom .. its not anything to worry about .. just do the basics like feed water clean the loo area & leave her to it ... she will come round in a few weeks hopefully

[Guest eddie 1]

She is simply being a mom .. its not anything to worry about .. just do the basics like feed water clean the loo area & leave her to it ... she will come round in a few weeks hopefully

same has mine, do as kay says and give it time, she,ll come round.

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

Cheers for the advice marra

[stealthy1 3,964]

Try more food, some jills like to larder food somewere in the cage, its just something they do

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

Cheers for the advice

[stealthy1 3,964]

Cheers for the advice

 

 

I have a jill that does it, she bites my fore arms if she thinks she has'nt enough food, once she has a stash she's happy as Larry

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

I always make sure that the food dish is full. I feed dem chubb mixed in with dry ferret food so she can't b biteing me because there's not enough food if anything I'm over feeding them so I don't av a clue why she keeps biteing me cause I've stuck to the same routine

[The one 8,467]

Once shes fed up of them she will settle down cant you seperate her from them??

[fazerthou 2]

Once shes fed up of them she will settle down cant you seperate her from them??

 

Just a my quick tuppence worth, take the glove off, if she has been ok in the past, she should know your colour???? and smell. And might take a big glove as a threat, If you are worried about a bite, i think they know, and bite you for a laugh! rub washing up liquid into your hands and have a watering can full of water handy, as i have found sometimes " that is the only way" to get them to let go, is pour water over their snout. The way to sort it is think like a ferret, They are not stupid i can assure you.

 

I've had 3 big hobs hanging on for dear life, pulling for England tug o war team, it don't hurt that bad!! Once the pain has gone, and everybody else has stopped falling over laughing!

 

It hasn't happened very often in 40 odd years of ferreting but i am sure I haven't felt the last one yet.

[Kay 3,709]

I always make sure that the food dish is full. I feed dem chubb mixed in with dry ferret food so she can't b biteing me because there's not enough food if anything I'm over feeding them so I don't av a clue why she keeps biteing me cause I've stuck to the same routine

 

How old are the kits she has & when she bites you is she trying to drag you in the cage or is she biting & backing off ?

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

The kits are 12weeks old now and when she bites she lunges at my hand and bites right down to the bone and just hangs on for her life she even hisses at me before she attacks

[earthdogrunningdog1986 0]

The funny thing is when I wear a glove to pick her up she don't hiss at me or even try to bite me lol she acts like the glove is her best friend and without the glove my hand is her worst enemy lmfao

[Kay 3,709]

The funny thing is when I wear a glove to pick her up she don't hiss at me or even try to bite me lol she acts like the glove is her best friend and without the glove my hand is her worst enemy lmfao

 

Maybe she just dont like your hands :laugh:

[stealthy1 3,964]

Have you tried Lynx Chocolate