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Post by brkieffner on Feb 1, 2011 16:12:58 GMT -5
What's a way to keep the fert from chewing on cords? She avoids them mostly but once she's bored she goes straight for them. What's good for that?
Bitter Apple helped in the past but that was before I went "holistic" so I'm looking at what you all use?
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Post by Heather on Feb 1, 2011 16:18:57 GMT -5
Bitter apple. If it works, use it. It's not like she makes a habit out of eating the cords and licking off the spray and it's life threatening if she does bite through the cord. I would go with what works in this instance. Unless someone comes up with something that works equally well.
ciao
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Post by brkieffner on Feb 1, 2011 17:15:50 GMT -5
Thanks Heather, I'm going to get some as soon as I get paid! ;p
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 19:16:33 GMT -5
do you have any empty toilet paper of papertowel cardboard tubes? If so slide the cords through them...you can even spray paint them to blend in with your decor and they don't cost you any extra...
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Post by bluemoose on Feb 1, 2011 19:25:21 GMT -5
I heard the toilet paper tubes are dangerous for ferrets. Something about them getting their head suck in them and panicking.
Covering the cords with something is a good idea though. They sell cord protectors you could look into. I think many of them are made of rubber though so be careful with that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 19:32:34 GMT -5
I understand that fuzz can get themselves into all sorts of trouble, but if the tubes are stacked end to end to cover cords and wires, I don't think they would be able to get their heads into them. If it really worries you and you don't have anything else to use then cut a slit length wise in the tube that way if they do manage to get their head in the tube it would come right out, and you could still protect your cords and wires, even the cords with large plugs that can't slide through the tube...
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Post by katt on Feb 1, 2011 20:47:04 GMT -5
IME the only spray that works is very strong vinegar. (Like diluted to 60% or more, but not 50% that was too weak). I have tried multiple bitter sprays with no luck - so if bitter Apple works for you, then Go for it!
The cord protectors are a problem because they are rubber...just like the cords... in many cases they are even more enticing than the cords themselves.
The toilet paper tube method is a good idea - they can't really get their heads in it if they are strung on the cords, esp if taped in place and they are placed right. They are just dangerous to use as toys. It depends on how many/what kinds/where they are though in regards to the cords for whether that is a practical solution or not....
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Post by Sherry on Feb 1, 2011 21:13:17 GMT -5
Vinegar would work- unless you've got a ferret who's actually partial to vinegar(Vincent!) ;D But yes, if the bitter apple is what works for her- use it, by all means  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 23:25:24 GMT -5
The toilet paper tube idea sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the info.
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Post by brkieffner on Feb 2, 2011 7:15:29 GMT -5
Yeah, she likes vinegar. It's her favorite time of day when I start to spray those shelves with the vinegar solution!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 14:28:48 GMT -5
I use hard plastic cord protectors from the hardware store- they are white so they don't look to bad, and the texture of the plastic is utterly uninteresting to my ferts. If I used cardboard tubes, which they get to play with (ripped open along the seam) they might get to interested. The cord protectors were cheap, and the best part is, if you only attach them with only a little bit of the adhesive showing, they come right off the wall and can be reused if you move or reconfigure the room. If bitter apple is working, go ahead and use it, but I found that Snickers eventually acclimated to the taste, so that was when I bought the cord protectors.
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