Hi Becky:
 
One of my deaf ferrets, Puck, is very vocal (my other 2 deaf ones never
have been).  As a kit, he was definitely a screamer!  At just over 2 yrs
old, he doesn't do that anymore.  The only time he does anything *close*
to screaming is when he's wrestling w/ one of the other boys - & he's
usually the one making the most pitiful sounds when *he's* the one who's
got a death grip on someone else!  He sounds like he's being beaten w/in
an inch of his life!  When I detach him from the one he's beating on, he
looks at me like, "aw, c'mon, Mom - I was just having fun!  Put me down!"
 
Puck grew out of being a constant screamer, gradually.  I'll bet it's
been not quite a yr since he's been that vocal.  so, unless anyone else
here has any suggestions, my only input is that he'll probably grow out
of it.
 
Wish I had some other trick to get him to settle down for ya, but for
Puck, it was just time that solved the problem.  Which does *nothing*
for your nerves, I know, but....!
 
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, Puck, & Ivan
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[Posted in FML issue 5226]