dave1600d 35 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 hi all i have recently been given a 16 week old{or so im told} kit,,,,she was in with her brother at the previous house and the owner said that he was constantly ragging her so he split them up........and i ended up adopting her,,,,as a kit she sure is big,,,,,shes bigger than my 2 jills i have at the moment and they are both sisters of 2 and a half years old...and have lived with me since they were 8 week old kits,,,,,,,i tried introducing the new addition to my two in neutral ground,,ie my living room,one o f my jills is not even bothered about her ,,but the slighlty larger one of the two{who happens to be the most laid back},,gets her by the scruff and rags her, ,,to which she reacts with a ragging back,,,,,,,,,,,,,theres lots of screaming going on and shrieking,,,,no poos as a result of scaring coming out as yet though,,,,,,,i cant stand watching this so the new addition is in her hutch which is inside my other ferrets shed,,,,but kept seperate,,,,,any ideas? ,,,thanks,,,in advance,,dave Quote Link to post
dave4178 5 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 As she is a young ferret, its probably rough play, and the older jills will put her in her place. If it is going beyond rough play, and the ferrets are drawing blood or scratched up, then definately split them up. If it were me I would presevere with it, and keep a good eye out on them. Like I said, she is only young, and will learn from the other jills. Ferrets are social animals, so I think it will be better all round to try and get them to get on. Especially if you are thinking of working her with the others. Hope this helps and good luck with it mate. Dave. Quote Link to post
dave4178 5 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Forgot to mention...... You have checked that the jill, isnt a hob, and just taken your friends word for it. Dont mean to sound like Im being funny to you, but its easy overlooked if you,ve only been told its a jill. Might explain the size and its behaviour. All the best. Dave. Quote Link to post
dave1600d 35 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 shes a jill definitely mate i check [bANNED TEXT] i got her,,thanks anyways,,,, Quote Link to post
dave1600d 35 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 update on this one.....i kept the new one in her hutch inside the large shed the other 2 share for a coupla days,,swapping bedding each nite..,,then i got em all out n let em together in the living room{nice neutral ground for all}.there was a quick rag from my oldest one,,then lotsa dooking/wardancing or watever you call it,,now theyre all living together in harmony,,,nice,,im well happy shes been accepted by my elder ones,,just gotta sort the nipping out now lol Quote Link to post
dave4178 5 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Nice one mate!...... Glad it's worked out for you.. Quote Link to post
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