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I need help with a behavioral problem one of my friends is having with his
male ferret. I am a student in the veterinary technology field, but do not
know much about ferrets or how to handle their mishaps.
His ferret has a tendency to deficate on the carpet in his house. When this
occurs, my friend takes the ferret and pushes his nose into the fecal and
makes him eat it. I know this is probably very unhealthy for his ferret let
alone mean. Although I know this, I am at a loss for how he can handle this
problem more effectively. He does scrub his carpet clean after each
incident and the ferret does not repeat the incident for a while. The
litterbox is clean so he isn't doing it for that reason. My friend, also,
gives him a lot of attention so I am not sure it is for that reason either.
Please send any responses to me at [log in to unmask] since I do not belong
to this mail list. Thank you for any help you can offer me!
Shannon
[Posted in FML issue 2033]
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