Skiff
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Post by Skiff on Dec 7, 2019 5:00:35 GMT -5
So this is the second thread I have made today, indoors ferrets are a new thing for me! So my situation has changed and my ferrets are now my "roommates" which is fine for the most part, I let them out while I am in the room for the most part so in general they get 3-4 hours playtime a day and everything I read says they should sleep pretty much the rest of the time and the girls pretty much do. But Poro seems to have become an incredible nuisance. everynight, soon after lights out, he starts the rake the bars of the cage, then he moves on to clawing at the tray liners. He does this on and off for most of the night and it's really impacting sleep. Does anyone have any experience with anything like this?
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Post by bishop24 on Dec 7, 2019 11:46:55 GMT -5
I definitely notice energy levels vary between ferrets. I have one girl who I swear didn’t sleep for the first year and a bit. She eventually slowed down a bit in her 2nd year but whenever she gets mad that no one is entertaining her while she’s awake she attacks things like tipping over the water fountain or endlessly clawing at the door. Not too fun at all hours of the night either. I get the feeling that your guy is not happy that he has a bedtime now I don’t really have too much advice besides trying to tire him out more and sympathizing with their craziness. I find taking them for walks outside helps. Honestly no amount of discipline stopped mine from scratching/attacking/tipping stuff.
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Post by raven on Dec 7, 2019 15:45:32 GMT -5
Mine pretty much sleep as ferrets do but one of my girls is a super light sleeper any little sound and she's up and ready to go.
I was thinking about your situation and what if you line the cage with soft fabrics so that when it's bedtime even if he's not ready his temper tantrums wont be so jarring? Or if you have the time maybe get him really wound up so that he will be tired when it's time to go down for the night. I've got a stick with tape wrapped around the end and my ferrets go nuts over it, I just drag it around the floor and they zoom after it, usually wears down my light sleeper pretty well.
Also as bishop said with age they often calm down a bit.
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Post by Sherry on Dec 8, 2019 11:27:42 GMT -5
get a cage cover. Once they go in the cage for the night, cover it and completely ignore anything they do. If they feel you *might* come over, they'll increase their efforts.
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cockneyferret
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Post by cockneyferret on Dec 8, 2019 17:15:19 GMT -5
get a cage cover. Once they go in the cage for the night, cover it and completely ignore anything they do. If they feel you *might* come over, they'll increase their efforts. I tried just this very thing with Bandida who would wait until I was sat down with a cup of coffee and book to go mad on the bars of her cage door. Did this a couple of times and she now rarely bothers me during "me time" sessions. Mind you, it helps that I am an absolute sucker and pretty much always let her straight out anyway.... Cheers
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Post by unclejoe on Dec 9, 2019 17:20:11 GMT -5
RESIST THE URGE! lol Theyre so cut and easy to spoil
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cockneyferret
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Post by cockneyferret on Dec 9, 2019 18:32:08 GMT -5
Resistance is futile! Hehe
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Post by unclejoe on Dec 10, 2019 16:59:42 GMT -5
Resistance is futile! Hehe True, that
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