I have had it! My Daisy has been a biter for too long now. I thought it
could be something she needed to grow out of, or something we could teach
her not to do. But it seems to my dismay, that Daisy is a permanent
biter. She never bites out of fright or anger. I know that for sure.
But to this day I can not figure out why or what seems to be provoking
her. This is a typical scenario. The girls get out of their ferret
palace to play in their room. I generally sit on the floor and watch
them play, everyone in a while (OK, maybe more than that) doling out some
luvins. Well, all will be fine until Daisy come over and starts licking
my hand. Yeah, I thought it was sweet too. Until, with no warning,
tries to take a chunk out of my hand! I end up with 4 bloody welts on
my hand from her sharp little teeth. So in a nutshell, it's like a lick,
lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, CHOMP! I never hit her. I can't. I have
tried the ferretone on the skin trick, that only makes her bite quicker
during her licks. Should I start spraying bitter apple all over my body
(feet, hands, arms, legs)? Any part of skin that is exposed will get
bitten. The best way, I have found, is to literally scream
"OOOOWWWWWWW!" at the top of my lungs. The only thing is that I can't
scream until she actually bites, so her affection isn't assumed to be
wrong. Has anyone had this problem before? Are there any other options?
It is not such a big deal for me, I can handle it, but I don't want her
to bite other people. Any advise would help!
Nicole, Silly Girl and Daisy Dooks
[Posted in FML issue 3895]
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