terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 hi all, im 14 and was wondering how or which is the best way to stop my ferret biting me, i have her out every nite and every time i go to get her out my box or hutch she trys to bite me and has a couple of times now. any advice would be great. atb terrierkid Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart Quote Link to post
tus 22 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 i one my hobs was the same mate when you open the door on your hutch let her smell the back of your hand and take slow movement when picking her up it did with mine mate Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 feed it finger!!!!!.........when nipped by young uns they get a throat full of finger and knuckle!!!! Quote Link to post
terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart cheers for that mart, il just have to keep handling yeah. Quote Link to post
NewBarnFerrets 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 How old is she? How long have you had her? Is she in a cage /avery on her own? How hard is she biting?....probably just playing, but that still hurts Try & give us some more info & keep handling her as much as you can. I'm sure some others on here will give you some helpful advice. Quote Link to post
he2macox 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 mine was like that just took lots of time aparently if you let them bite you without jerking about they wont want to bite you as much it worked with mine Quote Link to post
terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 How old is she? How long have you had her? Is she in a cage /avery on her own? How hard is she biting?....probably just playing, but that still hurts Try & give us some more info & keep handling her as much as you can. I'm sure some others on here will give you some helpful advice. she is about 8-9 months old and i bought her off my neighbor about 4-5 months ago. she is in a 3 storey hutch and biting, she doesnt let go and hurts a bit haha. Quote Link to post
terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 thanks for all the replys and will try all your ways and get back to say if it has worked or not Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart and don't do anything to hurt her as punishment because she will associate your hands with pain... patience is your best option here,offer the back of your hand with spit on it to distract her while you lift her with the other she should come good with time. 1 Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart cheers for that mart, il just have to keep handling yeah. yes mate keep at it. is it a full on bite she tries or just a nip? if its a nip she is probably nervous... they can be strange animals at times but time and patience is a must. Quote Link to post
terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart and don't do anything to hurt her as punishment because she will associate your hands with pain... patience is your best option here,offer the back of your hand with spit on it to distract her while you lift her with the other she should come good with time. cheers for that, i just dont want to go out ferreting with her 1 day and she bites me or anyone i take with me. Quote Link to post
terrierkid 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart cheers for that mart, il just have to keep handling yeah. yes mate keep at it. is it a full on bite she tries or just a nip? if its a nip she is probably nervous... they can be strange animals at times but time and patience is a must. well i got her out last nite no problem then put her in my box while i cleaned out the hutch then went to get the ferret out and she just locked onto my thumb, hopefully she will stop. Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 try letting her come out of the hutch/box by herself then lift her rather than just take a grab, just handle plenty and she should come good. atb mart cheers for that mart, il just have to keep handling yeah. yes mate keep at it. is it a full on bite she tries or just a nip? if its a nip she is probably nervous... they can be strange animals at times but time and patience is a must. well i got her out last nite no problem then put her in my box while i cleaned out the hutch then went to get the ferret out and she just locked onto my thumb, hopefully she will stop. hmmm. when you open th hutch/box offer a little treat,then when she takes it gently lift her and just stroke her play with her,sounds strange but talk to her untill she calms and she will eventually recognise your voice and not feel a threat..funny this as as im writing this a little white jill that web22 gave me has just latched onto my wrist! Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 they do stop eventually,at times you feel like your fighting a losing battle but keep going and you will end up with one of the best pets there are(and yes working ferrets are still pets!) Quote Link to post
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