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Post by Heather on Feb 9, 2011 14:47:43 GMT -5
I will bet your poor little girl was beaten in her cage She reacts like a little one that I had. He would always attack anybody who put their hands in or near the cage. It turned out his previous jailer's version of stopping him from cage rattling was to take a rolled up piece of newspaper and bash him around the cage. He never did get over the whole I will bite you in the cage thing. If I wanted to do cage work (put in food, change out blankets or even just get the guys out of the cage) I would open the cage and entice him out with a treat and let him roam about while I did the cage cleanings. There are some people who should never have the responsibility of having a pet....she probably beats her kids too ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 15:13:16 GMT -5
I may have to try that...or maybe even set up a carrier all nice and cozy for her to go into while I'm doing cage work because she'll attack out side the cage too and it doesn't matter what part of your body she goes after...feet, legs, back, arm...what ever she can reach. The scariest is when she manages to get into my pant leg and starts attacking...doing my best to extracate her without hurting her while trying to keep her from going spazo on my leg, knee ankle....I now make sure that I use elastic bands around my ankles so that doesn't happen again
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2011 19:36:23 GMT -5
Rose, I know this may be a silly question, but have you tried the rescue remedy with her? Both in her water, and a drop on her ear/nose(I know that second one could be difficult, if not impossible). To be honest, and this is something I'd seldom recommend, mostly because I don't know if it's even possible, I'd talk to the vet about something to help calm her down as well. It really sounds like she's getting more and more anxious, which is just building on itself. My thought is if this cycle can be broken, maybe you can make some progress with her.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 20:01:06 GMT -5
I'm out right now and I use it in the water for the whole group when our schedule changes or we have another furbaby in the house (for instance my girlfriend is allergic to the earth and just about everything on it and when she's in the hospital, her dog Optimus Prime stays with us)... so I'll have to pick some up
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2011 20:17:02 GMT -5
I'd give it a try for about 2-3 weeks. The effect tends to be reduced a lot after that time. Wait a week or so, and try it again for a while.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 21:20:51 GMT -5
Good luck - the RR might help. Fingers crossed she calms down
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Post by goingpostal on Feb 10, 2011 20:06:01 GMT -5
Sounds like she's had a rough life and probably badly handled, no trust in people. I would do whatever you can to not get bit, towel or blanket or glove when opening the cage and get her out a lot to play, pent up energy and angry ferret is a bad combo. How much out of cage free roam/play time is she getting? Will she play with anything? If you can get her to bite something besides your skin that'd be good and maybe get some of that frustation out, get a little kitty toy or a towel to shake. I wouldn't cage her or scruff her for biting if you can avoid it, it's probably not going to help the situation at all. It's going to take a long time for her to learn to trust you and adjust to a whole new way of living.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 20:22:06 GMT -5
Oh yeah I know it will be a long time a maybe even never before she trusts anyone. My crew get on average, 5-7 hours a day of free roam in the ferret proofed family room, they have all sorts of toys tubes and a huge cat tree to explore and climb. They do mainly eat bone in raw or whole prey so they get a lot of chewing action there and they also get chicken feet and gizzards for treats... she responds violently to anything that even comes close to squeeking but does from time to time play with an easter egg, most of the time Sophie Ann spends her time climbing furniture, the cat tree and trying to escape the family room. She has no tatoo's or other markings so I assume that she's a breeder ferret.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 10, 2011 20:54:41 GMT -5
Unfortunately, most likely either a BYB, or she could even be a Path Valley mill ferret. They have no tats either, and are known for being "bitey" as kits. If she was badly treated for that, it would tend to be amplified 1000 times. As in Heather's Fun go.
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