Biting Kits

[blond 8]

kits r 5 weeks old now and been fine [BANNED TEXT] handled upto now, all of a sudden they all want nip and bite any suggestion how to stop this they get handled alot

[Lancashire Hunter 22]

At that age there just playing pal. Mine are about the same age just like all babies they are experamenting aswell with there mouths. But what my mate has said to me when they nip push your finger further in not to hard though and he said they will soon stop.

[saluki bulls 118]

Push ur finger in the mouth when they nip/bite thats the way i have always done it and they soon stop. Also thers a difference between playing and trying to BITE....

[onthehunt 40]

Kits will bite a lot mate, its normal but the biting ceases around 4 months or less with everyday handling. I suggest personally that you handle them for a couple of hours everyday playing with them and holding them is very important so they get used to human hands. when they want to bite your hands, let them bite!! I give my kits my fingers deliberately and I agree with the above of putting your fingers down their throats-they hate it and will learn that painful play bites are wrong If the bites are particularly hard, then I suggest you use a pair of gloves cos sometimes they will draw blood. good luck lol

[stealthy1 3,964]

Bite them back

[Jamie m 668]

av you tried burning them ??????

[Jamie m 668]

: ) : ) just kidding

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

Plenty of handling, I hold them with one hand and let them sniff the back of your other hand at first, that way if they want to bite they cant get hold although they don't have a lot of power in their jaws at that age so would not do much damage. My ferrets like their chests scratched. Just put time in with them and they will soon quieten down. At that age I also like to introduce them to my dogs as they need to be comfortable around dogs when they are working.

[blond 8]

thanks for the advice guys

[whippet 99 2,613]

kits r 5 weeks old now and been fine [bANNED TEXT] handled upto now, all of a sudden they all want nip and bite any suggestion how to stop this they get handled alot

bite them back

[paulk73 151]

mine are 8 weeks old now. they are biting hard and are drawing blood. i haven't tried to put my finger in their mouth yet but will try it tomorrow. my other ferret kits wernt as bad as this last year. they never drew blood!!!

[iworkwhippets 12,642]

Kits will bite a lot mate, its normal but the biting ceases around 4 months or less with everyday handling. I suggest personally that you handle them for a couple of hours everyday playing with them and holding them is very important so they get used to human hands. when they want to bite your hands, let them bite!! I give my kits my fingers deliberately and I agree with the above of putting your fingers down their throats-they hate it and will learn that painful play bites are wrong If the bites are particularly hard, then I suggest you use a pair of gloves cos sometimes they will draw blood. good luck lol

 

Bang on that matey, kits here, we have a rough n tumble on a regular basis, finger in there little gobs, roll em on their backs, finger in mouth again, they will soon learn, had a good few hrs in the garden getting em used to the dogs, brill day, i never use gloves

Edited July 9, 2013 by iworkwhippets

[paulk73 151]

is it the finger or the knuckle i put into the kits mouth??!

[iworkwhippets 12,642]

is it the finger or the knuckle i put into the kits mouth??!

 

Finger pal, dunna ram it downs its throat, gently does it eh

[northern lad 2,292]

is it the finger or the knuckle i put into the kits mouth??!

Whatever its got hold of