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Post by starx on Apr 17, 2015 3:15:52 GMT -5
hi i have two female ferrets that i recently bought. one of them lived with other ferrets but even though she is biting my other jill on the neck. i stop her and she do it again while the poor ferrets screams with pain or fear. will she kill her if i leave them together or they just do that until they settle? also any tips to make them become friends?
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Post by RedSky on Apr 17, 2015 8:34:35 GMT -5
Try putting some sudocrem (perfectly safe if a bit is ingested) on the neck of the one being bitten, usually helps as a bit of a deterrent.
I personally wouldn't leave two scrapping ferrets in the cage together. I'd keep introductions for out of the cage time, having them running around for a few hours with supervision. The general rule is no poo, no pee, no blood, no foul. So as long as neither are going to the toilet while being attacked and no one is left bleeding afterwards then just stand back and watch. If one of them does go toilet, split, let them calm down and depending on their behaviour maybe try again. If there is any blood it might be best to let them heal up, before trying again. Again sudocrem will help with wounds, as well as being a deterrent.
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Post by starx on Apr 17, 2015 9:09:19 GMT -5
she is not going to the toilet but she is not biting back or anything. if she rebels maybe the naughty one understands she shouldt mess with her. she is dragging her by the neck like males do to females now they both sleeping in the same cage just one is sleeping in the hammock and the naughty one went apart in another corner.its painful to see them like this i have other pets but my ferrets are like my kids would like to see them live happily together and enjoying each others presence
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 10:41:19 GMT -5
The general rule is to let them work it out. That's hard to watch. If the attacker is not drawing blood and the other one is not pooping from fear, try to supervise and that will make your little girl feel safer.
If the attacking is too rough, put the attacker in an empty carrier for two minutes. Stop the fight, say "No Bite" in a stern voice and make sure that it's only two minutes. Otherwise she will forget why she is in the carrier. Be consistent and your aggressor will get the idea, hopefully.
I've had two successful intros that took two months and the other took about five weeks. In my case, it was my male being aggressive.
Currently, my older female who is in charge is being far too aggressive with my little deaf girl and so is my Roamy. We're going on about six months of separation and attempts to integrate.
We're making progress though and Keller (my deaf girl) is playing and sleeping with my two youngest.
From what I have read it's unusual for one ferret to kill another, especially if they are the same size and age. If yours are sleeping in the same cage, that's a very good sign.
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Post by starx on Apr 17, 2015 12:27:48 GMT -5
The attacker is not drawing blood but i can see teeth marks on the poor ferrets neck. now i bought sudocream and put some on her neck and she didnt bite her again yet. i hope it works. wierd thing is that the attacker is quite smaller than the victim ferret.well the cage is a big one i also added extra floors inside of it plus a hamock so they can have their own separate space if they wish. also the one who is getting bitten screams a lot even when the other one simply jumps on her back. sometimes seconds after she has been bitten she goes to eat so hopefully it could be that some of her screams are just exagerrating.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 13:48:28 GMT -5
Is your little one who is screaming deaf? My deaf girl has the loudest screeches and screams. She also has a warning squeal.
The scratches are rather natural. I don't like them, but like we said...No Blood, No Poop, No Foul.
Your aggressor came first right? She's mainly establishing her dominance. Ferrets do play rough with each other, and they seem like they're doing okay (in ferret terms), that's why I wondered if she was deaf?
What are their names and how old are they?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 18:44:38 GMT -5
I rescued my baby--although i did not see the abuse of my senior toward her, but I heard her scream and the two were together. When i picked her up, she laid still in my arms for the longest time, which is very unusual for a ferret--unless it is sick or sleepy. she was totally terrified, and i was glad i could comfort her. Myself, I cant handle it.  I break up fights, but it is dog-gone scary reaching in amongst that squabbling. |
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Post by starx on Apr 18, 2015 1:29:13 GMT -5
its the largest one being attacked who screams it happened again they just woke me up  they are both almost a year old khia and nicki. khia is the attacker and has this vucious thing to bite i got her few months ago and started off really great as an introduction cause she bit my hand and i felt her teeth touching my bones lol now i am trying to stop that sometimes even when i put my hand inside the cage she bites and she does it to do harm cause she gives like a million bite and they are deep. luckily im used to that and i understand that it will take some time for her to realise i love her and i mean no harm to her. biting me doesnt make me worry as much as hurting the other jill. dont know why she's mean with her and with whos caring for her as a child. anyways nicki does that too sometimes she finds confort in me and sometimes she doesnt have the guts to bite her back but she bites me when i stop them ! lol |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2015 7:13:29 GMT -5
I think Fuzzbuttlove put her squabblers out on a cool day and they warmed up to each other. I read where one person gave their squabblers a bath(misery luvs company). I dont know if walks together every day would help or not.
Like if biter enjoys going outside, she can see that this fun trip is happening only when the ferret she hates is going outside with her---- and then may eventually learn to tolerate company.
Of course, I am just bouncing off the wall here. Do not have a ferret brain(lol).
Hope all works out soon.
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Post by starx on Apr 18, 2015 17:34:43 GMT -5
does seem great ideas  even tho they really hate getting bathed so i try not to do it often. will go for the walk together and even when they are out of the cage where i put their tunnel toys etc i hope that may slowly improve a bit their relationship. at the moment they are sleeping i hope in the morning the nasty one doesnt wake up in a bad mood and start biting her again |
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