Ferret Biting

[rabbit demon 302]

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

[Welsh_red 4,630]

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

Hope you don't mind me picking your brains. If their latched on and won't let go how do you get them off ? I'd imagine just pulling them off might be a nightmare

[stealthy1 3,964]

As long as the ferrets enjoy coming out of the cage the shouldn't bite, they should look forward to you picking them up, if they are kits the will play bite, which is what they do to each other in play. Just handle them when you get time, if you only have 20 minutes, then pick them up and handle them 20 times, and they will stop nipping in the end.

[stealthy1 3,964]

 

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

Hope you don't mind me picking your brains. If their latched on and won't let go how do you get them off ? I'd imagine just pulling them off might be a nightmare

 

 

The trick is not to let them.

[Welsh_red 4,630]

 

 

 

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

Hope you don't mind me picking your brains. If their latched on and won't let go how do you get them off ? I'd imagine just pulling them off might be a nightmare

The trick is not to let them.

Float like a butterfly

[stealthy1 3,964]

 

 

 

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

Hope you don't mind me picking your brains. If their latched on and won't let go how do you get them off ? I'd imagine just pulling them off might be a nightmare

The trick is not to let them.

Float like a butterfly

 

 

That's it, you can tell when they are going to sink their teeth in, but only after you've had your first experience, and then your a little wiser.

[bobhow 57]

wash you hands with teatree soap before handling ferret they soon stop biting after getting the taste

[mushroom 12,879]

Wave your willy in its face, the smell is supposed to calm them

[rabbit demon 302]

You would be best to make the ferret yawn if you get a proper bite but the two bad bites i saw they were ripped off by the scruff in panic. If i was buying a new ferret id always want to see the owner pick the ferret up before i touch them.

[Brendon Adams 0]

I have 6 ferrets. 5 of them are brilliant and wont bite at all, But the other one an albino is the most grumpy ferret i have ever known.

She bites hard every time, clamps on and will jump at you to try and bite any exposed skin.

She doesnt hiss or puff her fur out either to give any warning.

They all get fed twice a day and i spend between 45mins to 1hr with them in the morning and a couple of hours in the evening.

They are housed in a ferret court and are let loose on the meadow for a while in the evening.

I have tried scented soaps, oils etc to try and stop her but they dont seem to affect her.

Any other suggestions would be great, getting fed up of my hands being a pin cushion.

[foxtails 272]

handle him more and more and more, spit on your hand, handle him, ect ect ect.......

[Welsh_red 4,630]

handle him more and more and more, spit on your hand, handle him, ect ect ect.......

Spit on your hand ?

[ginger beard 4,652]

i don't handle mine for 20 minutes a day,what if you got 6 ferrets.i get mine used to being handled by keep picking them up from the floor then putting them down and picking back up.thats when i found they used to bite when you pick them up from the floor.get them used to that and i always stroke the head a lot.mine are as gentle as lambs.

Edited October 18, 2016 by ginger beard

[rob190364 2,594]

You would be best to make the ferret yawn

in other words...get a Liverpool fan to discuss their title chances as soon as the ferret latches on!

[slip lead 862]

 

Depends to what extent their biting W_R. Most bites come from playing which isnt meant to hurt you they just grab you but dont mean to break the skin. Other times when their hungry you can get a bite where they grab you instead of the food. Young kits usually start chewing but well handled ferrets let go straight away. Then you get the odd bad fckr that hang off you and shake and need pryed off but you very very rarely get them. Iv only ever saw 2 ferrets like that. But you do get them.

Hope you don't mind me picking your brains. If their latched on and won't let go how do you get them off ? I'd imagine just pulling them off might be a nightmare

If they latch on and will not let go, thumb and middle finger, light pressure eather side of jaw line, and index finger on top of skull...