Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2015 22:33:41 GMT -5
Both my Haru and Yuki have latch bitten me. Yuki in general used to bite a lot when he was young (bite as in break skin, not play nipping) anyway, Yuki bit me on day 2 after I got him I think and he was 6 months old (unaltered at the time), that was his worst bite. Since I was new to ferrets, I was literally scared out of my mind and took me a week to cool off my anxieties and gain back my confidence to start training him. Went through the entire shoe nipping phase and then even retaliation phase. Anyway that first bite was very nasty, swelled up like a balloon and hurt a ton for a couple of weeks. Took me 3-4 weeks to train him to stop breaking skin, to teach him boundaries /acceptable play nipping and to gain his trust in general. Now I fully trust him to even lick my face and he hasn't bitten me since.
Haru bit me around 9 months old and was only because I had startled her(stupid thing on my part lol)- however she latched on and wouldn't release for anything. The issue with this bite was that she got her canine stuck underneath the skin and freaked out big time. I tried everything to get her off without further ripping of the skin near the caught canine (sounds gruesome) and in the end I gave up and left her hanging onto my hand. Strangely enough when I eased up the tension in my hand and calmed down little she managed to unhook her caught tooth and released, probably because she felt I wasn't a threat. I didn't give her time out for this since it was my fault, not hers. Anyway, I haven't been bitten since. I think I have pics somewhere... She left a nice scar on my hand rofl.
Oh yes. I found the photo from Yuki's bite.
^This was probably a couple of days after so the swelling went down little at the time.
^ Look at that instant bruising! Thats Haru's bite.You can tell where her tooth got caught since its the only part that bled.
And the scarring. Rofl!
Haru bit me around 9 months old and was only because I had startled her(stupid thing on my part lol)- however she latched on and wouldn't release for anything. The issue with this bite was that she got her canine stuck underneath the skin and freaked out big time. I tried everything to get her off without further ripping of the skin near the caught canine (sounds gruesome) and in the end I gave up and left her hanging onto my hand. Strangely enough when I eased up the tension in my hand and calmed down little she managed to unhook her caught tooth and released, probably because she felt I wasn't a threat. I didn't give her time out for this since it was my fault, not hers. Anyway, I haven't been bitten since. I think I have pics somewhere... She left a nice scar on my hand rofl.
Oh yes. I found the photo from Yuki's bite.
^This was probably a couple of days after so the swelling went down little at the time.
^ Look at that instant bruising! Thats Haru's bite.You can tell where her tooth got caught since its the only part that bled.
And the scarring. Rofl!