DO ALL FERRETS BITE

[harrishawkblue 2]

My Ferret this morning was excited and started lunginng forward and drew blood on my arm.

I was just talking to a friend who works Ferrets on a reglar basis.He said that the Ferret was just playing.Iwonder are there any Ferrets that dont bite at all.I am not being a wuss in writing this but just interested in other peoples experiences with there Ferrets.

[stubby 175]

any animal can and will bite, its all to do with how the owner/keeper looks after it, ferrets are no different from any other,

[Kay 3,709]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

[harrishawkblue 2]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

Edited November 8, 2008 by harrishawkblue

[victor 10]

my dog bites me when we play. not hard but my ferrets dont. dont bother me aslong as it is in play and not a angry way.

[Kay 3,709]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

 

Usually they go nuts when you first go to the cage , is there anywhere you can let them run off some energy say the kitchen or some enclosed area , i know a walks nice but they cant really go nuts & race round like loonys

[harrishawkblue 2]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

 

Usually they go nuts when you first go to the cage , is there anywhere you can let them run off some energy say the kitchen or some enclosed area , i know a walks nice but they cant really go nuts & race round like loonys

Yeah it runs around in the kitchen as well and plays around

[stealthy1 3,964]

I've just inherited two ferret that would chomp your fingers off, its all about the way you handle them, treat them rough and they will play rough.

[runforyourlife 361]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

 

If your walking them, you might as well go and do a few buries. Be better for them, plus they enjoy doing it. Doing one warren would give them more exercise, and stimulate there mind...

[navi 0]

I think you get out of your animals what you put in

if you handle your ferrets every day

and with confidence.they should turn

out to be sound ferrets.

and shouldent bite.

[davydisco 0]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

 

If your walking them, you might as well go and do a few buries. Be better for them, plus they enjoy doing it. Doing one warren would give them more exercise, and stimulate there mind...

 

my ferrets bite me everytime i got to pick it up its a poley hob about 2yrs old but recently ive been handling him differently and with some advice on what to do hes about 95 percent sorted

[runforyourlife 361]

Sounds like an excited ferret , all animals have the potential to bite , does the ferret come out the cage to play for an hour or so (supervised) or does it have a run attached to the cage it can use up its pent up energy ?

 

We handle our Ferret every day and take it for a walk with collar leash on.

 

If your walking them, you might as well go and do a few buries. Be better for them, plus they enjoy doing it. Doing one warren would give them more exercise, and stimulate there mind...

 

my ferrets bite me everytime i got to pick it up its a poley hob about 2yrs old but recently ive been handling him differently and with some advice on what to do hes about 95 percent sorted

 

 

Is it only young? I see that everybody talks about the ferret biteing at there cages, or while handling..... The main problem is when they start to bite while out working the field. Theres nothing worse than a ferret hiding in the enterance of a hole, snapping at you when ever you try to pick it up.

It does become difficult to sort out,. I think in some ferrets that dont bite at home but do while out working is the excitment and being inexsperienced.

I had a polecat(the first for 20yrs) which started pissing about at the edge of a burie. Thinking it was only being young and playing, i bent and picked it up!! Jesus tonight, it fecking hurt!!! Think i mentioned it on here, had to some stitches! So while at home, it is worth giving them plenty of tunnels to run and play in and getting used to being dragged from.......

[auld salmon 28]

most kits will bite untill there handled often then they learn there not supossed to a little ping on the nose sorts that out or push your finger back into there mouth they dont like that as for when out working it will be excitment of being down the hole and meeting a rabbit its like us hearing the rumble from down below the adrenlin gets gowing it just takes time & patience ive had my 4 out for there first time no problem with them coming out and they all seemed to work

[les 0]

My Ferret this morning was excited and started lunginng forward and drew blood on my arm.

I was just talking to a friend who works Ferrets on a reglar basis.He said that the Ferret was just playing.Iwonder are there any Ferrets that dont bite at all.I am not being a wuss in writing this but just interested in other peoples experiences with there Ferrets.

how long have you had it ? if it was playing there would be no blood

[runforyourlife 361]

most kits will bite untill there handled often then they learn there not supossed to a little ping on the nose sorts that out or push your finger back into there mouth they dont like that as for when out working it will be excitment of being down the hole and meeting a rabbit its like us hearing the rumble from down below the adrenlin gets gowing it just takes time & patience ive had my 4 out for there first time no problem with them coming out and they all seemed to work

 

 

 

Yeah auld, i wasnt asking why they do it at the hole, i was saying why they do it at the hole. I had just said it down to excitment...There was a post on here not long ago about flicking or pinging ferrets on the nose, and most people seemed to frown on it, after all they are only playing and being frisky like a kitten or a pup...