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1107 7061 31 27_Re: need Ferret food recipe14_Michelle [log in to unmask], 23 Jul 2011 15:03:45 +1200522_- Hi there, when ferreirls are all fang n business re newbie or groups hence.. one room for the bite to the bone trio, Vlad, Tweek, n Squirt... much better than when we got them, but still not trustworthy.. someone did a real # on them [...]45_25Jan201110:47: [log in to unmask]
1101 9956 157 33_ Ferret "Attack" on Baby15_Micheal [log in to unmask], 25 Jan 2011 14:11:19 -0800611_- Greetings all, I have a little more information from someone very close to the situation, this is from the lady, Angela who was trying desperately to get that little ferret out of the home and away from the baby who was injured. She is/has been in contact with the GV Police, the family's landlord and one/some of the newspaper's reporters. I know she's had conversations with the GV newspaper reporter Christopher Fischer who is the same person that told me the necropsy report had come in and the "beloved" Chief of Police told him that blood and "fingers" were found [...]64_25Jan201114:11:[log in to unmask]
1101 10114 16 13_ferret report14_Marilyn [log in to unmask], 25 Jan 2011 22:28:03 -0500323_- Dear Friends
I have also called the Grain Valley Police and Det. Vaughan is the man to ask for. He is in charge of the investigation. However, he will not talk to me. He is out to lunch, away from his desk, out of the building, in an afternoon-long meeting, but I can leave a voice mail. So I do. [...]46_25Jan201122:28:[log in to unmask]
1101 10131 17 26_Update on "The Pet Ferret"19_FML anonymous [log in to unmask], 25 Jan 2011 21:56:49 -0500437_- (Sending anonymously because doing from work computer at lunch.)
From today's Grain Valley Pointe news in Missouri.
READ third last paragraph. SO!! They have NOT yet done an analysis on the ferret's stomach contents!
Also, notice they are now using the word "allegedly".
<http://www.grainvalleypointe.com/articles/2011/01/25/news/doc4d3b2b9504cc1916920111.txt>
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1101 10149 80 42_Fwd: Grain Valley Ferret and Child Neglect11_donna [log in to unmask], 25 Jan 2011 21:10:21 -0600402_- I sent the anonymous email/link today from work at lunch about the ferret's stomach contents NOT yet tested. Might have to read that article to understand this copy of a letter I just sent to the Jackson County Prosecutor's only representative I can find - Sheriff Mike Sharp of Jackson County, MO.
Prosecutor's Office is who will decide if/when stomach contents examined. [...]45_25Jan201121:10:[log in to unmask]
1101 10230 55 28_More on the HSUS and contest14_Meryl [log in to unmask], 25 Jan 2011 13:02:32 -0800566_- No offense taken at a discussion of the HSUS. I used to dislike/disapprove of the HSUS since they used not to include ferrets as companion animals, but they added ferrets in the last few years so I'm cutting them some slack. Also, the veal crate and free range chicken issue got me to support them. The HSUS tries to push legislative changes rather than do a lot of hands on - so do try to make a better life for animals through legislation. -Which is why breeders who run puppy mills and some food animal breeders are against them. I [...]53_25Jan201113:02:32-0800merylannefaulkn |
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>Has anyone ever had ferrets that just couldn't be kept with other
>ferrets or one that got along with some but not all.
Absolutely. In the 2011 Ferrets USA magazine, there is a picture of an
adorable chocolate boy, kissing me. This is Bradley. No ferretone or
other enticement was placed on my face. He`s that loving---to humans.
With other ferrets, it`s another story. Bradley is an only, as are a
few here, and he has seperate playtimes, as do they. I am Bradley`s
playmate, and he gets out of the cage early in the morning, or late
at night, with me, when the phone isn`t ringing.
We have Snickers & Bacardi. Little Snickers only gets along with
Bacardi -- but Bacardi can run with others. They run together --
seperately from the other ferrets.
Poor old Cosmo is the last of Misti`s group ( from North Dakota.) He
only got along with his own group--and I am his playmate now.
Suede & Swagger (not on our site yet) do not do well with others--
only each other.
Ashley does not care for other ferrets.
Dia (not on our site yet) is our only non-Marshall ferret. HE believes
other ferrets would be good for lunch!!!
We are babysitting a split group right now. They need seperate
playtimes, or there will be blood-curdling screams!!!!
Life is short. Ferrets get stressed easily, & get ulcers. We hope for
an attitude of indifference, when introducing for the first time. If we
see some aggression, we try not to intervene for a few seconds, because
they may work it out-- but if we see screaming, fright poo, or EXTREME
aggression (blood, gashes, violently shaking the other like a rag doll,
& slamming its head on the ground) that`s it for that ferret. It will
be an only, or limited to its group. We will not allow the ferrets here
to be terrorized.
Sometimes it helps to cage the new one seperately for a while, & let it
observe the others at play. Ferrets are extremely intelligent, and some
begin to understand that the others are not a threat. If there were
just some minor scuffles during the first introduction(s) it may have
been that the newbie was not used to others---maybe afraid--so it was
on the offensive. We try again, with those, and sometimes it works! The
distraction of treats & toys to share is helpful sometimes--and, of
course, swapping bedding, so they can smell the other ferret(s) scent.
At the end of the day, always remember when you take a new one in, that
it may be an "only." Be prepared. Always have a spare cage on hand,
just in case--and never allow your babies to be bullied.
Hope this helps. Love, Zoo
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