>Squeaky toys do not excite him.  But what bothers me is he seems afraid
>of humans...me included.  He never has or does want held or bothered
>much.  He sees you coming and he runs like he is afraid, diving under
>furniture because he feels safe there.  He should have no reason to fear
>me or my son who lives here.  If I surprise him it is because he didn't
>hear me coming.  What can I do to make him feel more at ease?Is this how
>a hearing impaired fert behaves normally?  My other fert has no fear at
>all.  Nor did my other "angels" before
 
I had a deaf ferret named Weeds.He was terrified of being left alone and
made weird screeching noises.Sometimes he would show fear if held I him..
he would sense my vibrations on coming into the room and sometimes run
like heck for no apparant reason.
 
Be patient about his fear of being held.  Some ferts don't like it too
much in any event.  Some deaf ferts do behave differently because they
are impaired.  You will have to learn how to best deal with your fert ,
so he is not easily alarmed,suprised, frightened.  I know our FML Wolfy
has a site for deaf ferret info..  you can ask [log in to unmask]  ( i
hope she does not mind this)
 
Christne
[Posted in FML issue 4007]