>From:    Lynn Shaw <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: New ferret noise - what does it mean
>
>Sneak (3 year male sable) "expels air" while around her.  Hissing maybe?
>I dont think its aggressive, but Im not sure.  Is it?  They seem to play
>well with each other.  Sure they had issues in the beginning, but as I
>said, they have worked it out.  Now they run, play and sometimes sleep
>together in a hammock
 
Hi Lynn, hello list
 
Both of my dark-eyed whites will will make a "sssssssswwwiiccckkk" sound
when really involved in playing....it almost seems like a "you can't
catch me" challenge.  They will also do it if they've stolen some
treasure and you're trying to get it back from them.
 
Yeti and Sterling are both deaf and the most vocal of our ferrets.
 
Talking about issues...it took over a year to get the pair to be sociable
to each other.  And we still have occasional "king of the hammock
battles" that need refereeing in the middle of the night.
 
hope this babble helps
 
rob lipinski
phx az
[Posted in FML issue 4351]