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Post by bitbyter on Apr 19, 2015 7:48:51 GMT -5
BTW in general, ferrets are crap dishwashers. I try to get mine to do it all they time and they just ignore me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 9:34:06 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 14:29:01 GMT -5
This little lady impressed me - switched instantly to raw. She eats anything - whatever meat I put in front of her, she eats it. And she eats more than I expected, I think she went a bit over 3oz/day in the past days, which I assume is understandable since she switched from kibble and I removed the kibble completely from her diet. Such a tiny hyper weasel! (that Aramis still tries to kill... ) On the other hand, I assume is still territorial behaviour - since she came here my three (used-to-be-perfect-litterbox-trained boys) poop wherever, whenever. Actually today they started going back to their litterbox a bit more, except for Aramis, obviously.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 14:47:49 GMT -5
That's wonderful. She'll probably eat alot to make up for those lost nutrients. She will slow down eventually.
I had the same problem with pooping. Roamy and Juliet were so good. Then baby Mika arrived and pooped anywhere and everywhere. Juliet spanked her and taught her proper behavior. Then Wynstan arrived and Roamy territory pooped everywhere Wynstan went. He even went in a circle around Wynstan in his cage at night. Then Keller arrived and she was so good. This time, she decided to quit being good and starting pooping randomly. I finally have everyone settled for the most part, unless Keller gets frightened and poops all over Juliet.
Are your intros aside from Aramis still going well? Do the boys realize that she will be in charge very soon? (giggle)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 15:45:28 GMT -5
They're pretty ok together now - I feel safe leaving her alone around Gizmo and Gabriel. But Aramis is hunting her, when he feels her smell around he goes crazy, and when he gets to her he bites really hard and shakes like he's going to rip her head off... I don't even know how to deal with this, separate, time-out, just go in between them and control him?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 15:49:26 GMT -5
Since she is so tiny and he is so strong, I would supervise and the minute that he latches on, pull him off. Put him in an empty carrier for a two minute timeout (no more or he will forget why he's in there).
I'd let him see her everyday and sniff her tail, but give her some time to get a little bigger.
My Roamy catches on fast. Now he puts himself in time out first and then looks up at me like, Okay time out is over, can I beat her up some more?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 16:45:53 GMT -5
Oh my, that makes Roamy such a cute smart evil fuzzie! Unfortunately I don't think she'll grow more, she may gain a little more weight, but she is already 1 year old, so I think there won't be any more major changes. I hope in time he'll chill out a bit.. since now he's more gentle with his meat than with her...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 17:47:52 GMT -5
Lol @poncesmom
Congratulations on the easy switch to raw. Good luck with the rest.
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Post by FerretsnFalcons on Apr 21, 2015 19:50:12 GMT -5
Awwww, she's so cute! It was very kind of you to give her a home. You're lucky she's so sweet, I love my Katie but she's a little devil! I hope that Aramis accepts Marbella soon, and congrats on the switch!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 20:40:55 GMT -5
That is one smart cookie.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2015 19:36:24 GMT -5
Today a miracle has happened Aramis and Bella cuddling to sleep!
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Post by unclejoe on Apr 29, 2015 16:41:33 GMT -5
Awesome. Funny how most times they just decide one day to get along. Congrats
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2015 14:10:25 GMT -5
Just an update : Maybe I was too optimistic when it came to Gabriel. He bites her pretty hard, kinda like Aramis. But then again, poley-blood. I have a fear that they'll never accept her as one of their own (these two). When Aramis is awake, he beats the h*ll out of her. Gabriel too. i think the only reason why Gabriel accepted her in the beginning was cos he was fat (and sick). Gizmo is the only one who actually plays. We'll see, maybe in the future. They are ok to be left together as long as there's supervision, but I always separate them when I am out cos I know for sure things get too rough at some point, when they notice her. She has wounds on the back of her neck now I am putting vetramil on her wounds faily to prevent infection, also seems like the boys dislike the smell. Might help with the biting too.
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