To Christine Connealy
>So basically if he is in heat then all we can do is wait it out and try
>to keep her save. Of course she is just getting over an infection in her
>intestins. Could he have sensed she was sick and picked on her because of that
>? Well i guess we will have to watch and see how he is with her now that she
>is better.
There could be a dominance factor here also, but a male in season is
often just an aggressive animal. Most ferrets are relatively solicitous when
another one is sensed to be sick, not hostile (but there are exceptions.)
I think you're right - that you should keep them separated (except under
highly supervised conditions until he coumes out of his season.
Bruce Williams
[Posted in FML issue 0963]