>I also have been scruffing her when she bites but, without being able to
>hear my stern voice I find it is not as effective.
Cheryl, I've found that hissing- exhaling in their face works to some
degree. They may not hear the hiss, but they feel the air. I have a
rescue who is under a year. He's a hoot. He has no fear, and leaps like
a cat! He still bites hard when he gets excited. It has improved. I
thump the floor when I want to get his attention or alert him to my
presence. It just takes time. Do you have just the one ferret or more?
I think having a hearing ferret helps a deaf one feel comfortable.
Carla Roberts
ADSA, AL President
http://www.skunks.org/Home.htm The 100% American Pet
[Posted in FML issue 3542]