Comments on: General Ferret Care Tips

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:43:05 +0000

All three of mine nipped (no blood) when they we young. How ever it didn’t last long.

By: Traci

Traci — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:02:10 +0000

We just bought two ferrets about a month ago. They are both still babies. One was eight weeks old when we got her, and then a week later we got another one, who was six weeks old. Since then I have read like… a million books and articles. When they bite, they are usually just trying to get you to play with them. Ferrets play rough with each other because they have thick skin. They may not realize they are hurting you. Some articles suggest yelping so they know they hurt you. You can also “scruff” them, which means that you hold them by the extra skin on their neck. This is how a momma ferret would hold them (with her teeth, obviously, not with her little paws) if they were being bad. ALSO, you can get this spray called Bitter Apple. The books say the spray that you can buy for dogs and cats (like to put on cords so doggie wont get a shock) won’t work for ferrets, but we bought this Bitter Yuck stuff and our ferrets HATE it.

Ours are still little, but the female never bites anymore, and the male (who is the younger one) is doing it less and less. They need to be handled (gently) pretty frequently.

Hope this helps

By: yvonne

yvonne — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:48:32 +0000

hi i just waned to know how old do kits when they eyes open

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:36:58 +0000

I rescued my ferret from my neice, it appeared they were not really caring for him; they were afraid of it because it would bite them drawing blood. When I brought him home, it took a good bite on my forearm with blood slipping out of puncture wounds: their’s some kind of spray that is used to discourge bititng I just can’t remember the name, find it at pet stores. Any how I started feeding him ferret snacks through his cage; took him out one day and started playing with him rubbing his tummy and attempting to chace him. At this present time we are buddies he nibbles on my feet so whatever I’m doing I’ll stop and give him some play time and he’ll start running backwards, hiding under sofa, hoping around with his mouth open just having fun. He is a joy to have to bad they’re not lap animals they don’t stay still. Ferrets like to get into everything so when one loses sight of them look for them asap. Good Luck

By: samanthia

samanthia — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:33:16 +0000

I have read up on ferrets because we are thinking of adding a ferret to our pet family. What I have found is if they are biting it is a simple indication that they are wanting to play. If they are biting too hard…it has been stated in articles that if you simply show your discomfort they will understand it hurts you and learn that it is not nessicary to bite so hard. The ferret “bite” is to initiate play.