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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 2:02:36 GMT -5
So, Puck doesn't bite me, except my ears sometimes, but he grooms me obsessively. (Mostly my feet) It has gotten to the point that I tuck sweats into socks and he hisses and gets agitated because he can't lick and groom my feet.
Is this strange behavoir? If not, how can I stop it!? He's killing me!
I've tried:
-not using lotion
-wearing socks
-hissing when he starts
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 4:46:16 GMT -5
I must be strange, because I think it is adorable when they do that. I don't have ticklish feet though either. I am lucky to get kisses from Nixxie at all unless she is protesting bedtime, but Nax, Arms, feet, face, anything goes. I am guessing he is just showing love in a ferrety way. Although the hissing when you try and make stop sounds a bit odd. I am wondering if it is a dominance thing, as persistent as he is. I am very curious to hear what the others have to say.
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Post by racheld on Jul 12, 2014 5:11:38 GMT -5
I've always wondered if Remus sees my feet as other ferrets--he wrestles with feet the way he would another ferret, and they're about the right size. So maybe Puck is 'bonded' with your feet or something.  |
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Post by Thérèse on Jul 12, 2014 8:09:42 GMT -5
I'm like Nixxie, my Rocket is a mega groomer but I've never tried to curb his behaviour, I enjoy it
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on Jul 12, 2014 8:40:38 GMT -5
How old is he?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 9:19:50 GMT -5
He's seven months old. It was adorable at first, but it's become so obsessive that he's licked parts of my feet raw, and if he can't get my feet he gets upset and moves somewhere else. Other people said it's a dominance thing as well!, but I thought grooming was a submissive behavoir? And by the way, when I say obsessive, if I let him do it for as long as he wants he won't stop until he's exhausted and falls asleep on my foot. |
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Post by Sherry on Jul 12, 2014 9:43:15 GMT -5
Given how extreme it is, I would curb it. Socks, slippers, etc. Moving him away, reward him if he comes up and doesn't do it.
And yes, with ferrets the dominant one will groom the other's ears. They will even hold them down to do so.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 9:45:52 GMT -5
Given how extreme it is, I would curb it. Socks, slippers, etc. Moving him away, reward him if he comes up and doesn't do it. And yes, with ferrets the dominant one will groom the other's ears. They will even hold them down to do so. So just repeat everything over and over until he stops. That works  Thanks! Should I try the cage time out method, or is that too far? |
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Post by Sherry on Jul 12, 2014 9:47:52 GMT -5
Wouldn't help most likely
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 9:49:22 GMT -5
Wouldn't help most likely Yeah, he'd probably cage rage and hate me for a little while. Have you had other ferrets be this obsessive? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 12:15:28 GMT -5
 Not to downplay this issue at all, but once he stops he is adorable sleeping on my feet <3 |
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on Jul 12, 2014 14:29:24 GMT -5
He's seven months old. It was adorable at first, but it's become so obsessive that he's licked parts of my feet raw, and if he can't get my feet he gets upset and moves somewhere else. Other people said it's a dominance thing as well!, but I thought grooming was a submissive behavoir? And by the way, when I say obsessive, if I let him do it for as long as he wants he won't stop until he's exhausted and falls asleep on my foot. At his age my initial concern shouldn't be an issue. Sometimes it is hard to be so loved. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 15:33:16 GMT -5
Is it a possibility that he is just trying to self soothe or pacify himself? I know he is not a really young kit but maybe he just does it to make himself feel better.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 16:39:27 GMT -5
Is it a possibility that he is just trying to self soothe or pacify himself? I know he is not a really young kit but maybe he just does it to make himself feel better. I don't know, what would make him feel the need to be soothed? Another thing is that I'm pretty sure he's a Waardy, and that might contribute to it:) |
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Post by Sherry on Jul 13, 2014 9:33:05 GMT -5
It's more than possible. Some are removed earlier from the jill than others, depending on when shipment is going to be. And pucksmama- think about what these mites go through. Just as some people are more "sensitive" to what happens to them, some animals are as well. 4-5 weeks old, forcibly weaned onto a kibble mush. Eyes barely open they are then surgically altered and descented. They are then shoved into boxes and shipped to a main collection depot. They are removed and shoved into other boxes and shipped around the world to other central locations for a given country/area. Then still MORE boxes to go to various cities and/or pet stores where they are shoved into tiny glass enclosures often with ferrets who are older and who steal what food there is, have to live without enough water frequently, and often those same surgical sites are sore. All they know from the time they leave their mum/sibs is pain, cold, heat, fear, and loneliness. THAT is the life of your kit for the 2-4 weeks until the lucky ones are taken into a forever home. holisticferret60.proboards.com/thread/15199/journey?page=4Scroll down- that is how old some are when this all starts happening  |
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