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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 16:37:44 GMT -5
We addopted a new little girl (year old) and have had her for a few weeks now. Loki our boy (a year and half) wants to play with her but she will not stop hissing at him. She is getting better. She use to hiss at just the sight of him. Now he will chase her and she will run to her hiding spot and just hiss at him. We took a while to introduce her to the house and she is.doing fine by that. She plays and dooks and eats all just fine so she isnt getting stressed too much. Loki seems like he just wants to play now he already showed her he is the man of the house. Is the hissing normal will it go away? She will not wresle or anything from him. Usally she hides in like the tubes or.something and loki will move.the tube with his body and thats as far as their playing has gotten. I want to be able to have them in the same cage eventually so i can get the ferret nation cage. I have givin them a bath together changed out their beddings with eachothers put ferrettone on their noses... Any other sugestions?? The people i.got her from tried to rehome her once and a big dog kept trying to atttack her im just hopping that doesnt cause her life long problems...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 16:58:45 GMT -5
Ferrets take their time becoming friends. Your intro is good so far.
Once she feels secure and is bonded with you, she will be ready to play. It can take awhile.
My Mika learned to hiss and still hisses, even when she is inviting the others to play. They get a little confused by the mixed signals, but they play together fine.
My new girl Keller is deaf and its been one week. She is just now allowing two of the four close to her. She's not ready to play with them yet, but she plays with me. I did find her sleeping close, not on or next to, Wynstan.
Give her some time and you will probably find them snuggled next to each other in some strange place.
In the meantime, play with the two of them together. Just like a Mom has to teach a couple of toddlers to play together. Pull a blanket on the floor and get them hopping onto it. Turn a box upside down and wiggle something under it. Put them in the tub, with some blankets or towels and let them explore and "find" each other. Wiggle the towels and tickle them. Waggle a teaser toy and let them chase it.
The big dog may have taught her to be extra cautious and she may need some extra time.
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Post by Heather on Aug 27, 2014 21:03:44 GMT -5
The hissing may also be her way of communicating. I've had a number of ferrets who actually seem to do most of their communicating through hissing. Minion used to be my primary hisser, but my little Boudicca now communicates by hissing. It doesn't seem to mean she's stressed or unhappy and it doesn't seem to bother her sibs and mother it's just her conversation method
ciao
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