Hello All.

I have an idea on deaf ferrets and food digging. Mind you, the only
research I have to back up this idea is my own personal experience
with deaf ferrets....and I have had a few.

As we all know, when we loose one of our senses, our other senses
become stronger. With the deaf ferrets I have had, I have noticed that
there nose is always going....even more so then hearing ferrets. Well,
when it comes to food....we all know that if it is stirred it's smell
becomes stronger. So maybe our deaf kids are just stirring their food
so that it smells more? That's one idea.

Another idea I had deals with sight. I know the lock crocks I use, some
of them are quite narrow. I would assume that when our fur kids stick
their nose into the bowl that their sight of the food becomes limited.
And heck, if they pulled the food out on the cage floor, it's spread
out and possibly easier to get a better view on that one piece of
kibble they were going after.

So here are my thoughts. They are pretty simple and I am sure that
someone will come up with some really detailed ideas.....but the
topic is quite an interesting one. Gets our brains working.

Erin

[Posted in FML 6216]