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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 12:01:23 GMT -5
So for most ferrets dooking means fun and hissing means "back off" but I think my ferret is a little weird. He hisses all the time when playing. Currently he's rolling around on the floor with a plastic bag, hissing at it, and bouncing around the room. He also never dooks. The only time I've ever heard him dook is this one time he got his toenail stuck in a cardboard box and started to panic. Is this normal? Has anyone else come across this?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 12:53:03 GMT -5
So for most ferrets dooking means fun and hissing means "back off" but I think my ferret is a little weird. He hisses all the time when playing. Currently he's rolling around on the floor with a plastic bag, hissing at it, and bouncing around the room. He also never dooks. The only time I've ever heard him dook is this one time he got his toenail stuck in a cardboard box and started to panic. Is this normal? Has anyone else come across this? My baby also hisses at everything when he is playing... He only dooks when he first gets out and does his initial happy dance... The rest of the time it's all hissy. |
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Post by Heather on Dec 23, 2016 13:47:55 GMT -5
Ferrets, especially deafies often mess up the signals. It's not that uncommon for a ferret to hiss instead of dooking when playing.
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 14:14:58 GMT -5
My female has never dooked and she's not deaf. Some are just more vocal than others. She hisses while playing with other ferrets but never humans.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 15:21:30 GMT -5
When I had my sweet deaf boy he hissed when he was playing! It really threw his buddy off until he figured it out, haha!
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Post by Blue on Dec 24, 2016 14:03:39 GMT -5
The only time Maisie ever dooks is when I step on her  Luckily it's only happened 3 times in the 2.5 years I've had her, and it was never serious (tip of tail or toe). The first time it happened it was like, "Awwww, she's finally dooking--- oh my god! Poor baby!!!" It's very rapid and high-pitched, and I'm very thankful she can let me know if she's in pain. The only other sound she's ever made is squeaking while attacking other ferrets. She does not like ferrets. Cats and dogs are fine (and forbidden). Sigh. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 14:37:58 GMT -5
A lot of vocalization and stuff depend on personality! If you watch enough dogs for example, you'll notice that they all play differently and vocalize differently. Some are silent, some growl, some bark, etc.
With animals, you have to pay attention to everything; not just their vocalizations but also their body language/etc. My mom's dog Liberty can get super growly and raise her hackles up when she's playing which always scares me, but she's not being serious about it.
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Post by unclejoe on Dec 25, 2016 16:42:33 GMT -5
They're all unique. That's what makes them so interesting. I've had quite a few that never dooked at all, and some only when fighting.
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