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Ray wrote:
>So we walk in and see a guy at the counter that recognizes me from the
>phone. He shows me a cage full of kits that were for sale. I immediately
>saw the cutest one and picked it up. The guy picked her out of my and
>looked her over. She bit him, he put her up to his mouth and nipped right
>back at it.
Ray,
From the description of where you bought your ferret and the "biting"
experience, I know exactly where and from who you bought it. I, too got
my first ferret, a seven week old, beautiful ferret from him. I, too was
shown the biting technique. I could not bring myself to do it though. I
will honestly say that my husband tried it, and when Bozlo bit him back
even harder, we decided on a different technique. More than likely your
kit is biting just because it is a kit and that is just what they do, like
kittens, puppies, etc. You need to train her not to nip. I used to say
"OUCH" really loudly when Bozlo bit, or "NO!" in a tone of voice that was
different when I was loving and playing with him. I noticed when he had
lots and lots of playtime with me that he bit less than when he played just
by himself. It was not until he was about 12-14 weeks old that he stopped
the really hard biting. He now will occasionally still nip, but it is more
of a "drive-by" tag you are it nip. He wants to play. He will also nip
my toes in the middle of the night while I am trying to sleep and then war
dance all over the bed wanting to play. I have come to believe that his
nipping is more affection than anything else as it is not hard. My other
six ferrets never nip, unless I choose to play roughly with them on their
terms and then I am asking for it. Good luck with your little one! The
ferret I bought from him is my "prettiest" although he is definitely my
feistiest!
Chrystal Eshelman
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My Webpage: http://www.pe.net/~chrystal/
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[Posted in FML issue 2409]
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