Hi, everyone ..
 
I wish I had good news about my temporary houseguest that BITEs (as compared
to NIPs).
 
I thought she was getting better (wishfull thinking?) until the other night
..  I was sitting on the sofa going through my routine of nail clipping all
of them when I felt a ferret on the back of the sofa by my head.
 
"It" started licking the corner of my eye (which is what my sweetest baby
(Fewwit) does ..  what can I say - he has an eye fetish!), so I thought it
was my sweetie.  I smiled to turn around and give him a kiss back, when ..
WHAM!  SHE BIT ME ...  hard and quick.
 
I was so scared to take my hand away.  It hurt and I knew it was bleeding but
I was afraid.  I thanked God when I realized she didn't get my eyeball ..
just the eyelid up to the eybrow (she has a WIDE bite!).
 
I don't know what to do anymore ..  I don't know what/if I'm doing anything
wrong?!?!?  Is being around other ferrets not helping her?  Should I pay
more attention to her?  Less attention??
 
Someone who has alot of experience with ferrets told me to pinch her thigh
when she has a bite hold on me because she'll immediately let go.  Well, a
couple of nights after the eye incident I offered her my wrist (to test her)
...  WHAM!  She took hold, so I pinched her thigh ..  she just bit HARDER
and started SHAKING to (what looked like) take a piece of "meat" off!  She
only let go when I let go (she won).
 
I've actually thought of having her put down.   There is no way she can be
adopted out to someone who has no experience with ferrets.  She doesn't
even seem to be easing up except for the fact that after she bit my eye,
we put her in the cage for a "timeout" and she started scratching at the
floor to get out.  I yelled NO! and I actually saw her stop, lie flat,
and sigh.  Even when you scruff her, she'll hang there and NEVER sigh or
yawn!  Stubborn?  Obstinate?  Mentally impaired??
I'm not sure .. never encountered a ferret like her before.
 
Can any of you relay a story to me like her .. where the outcome was good?
I need some ... encouragement.  I think she'd be a wonderful little girl
to someone .. maybe, someday?
 
Nancy   [[log in to unmask]]
[Posted in FML issue 1280]