Message Number: YG551 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Kris/Ski
Date: 2001-03-02 16:08:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Scooting backwards with stuff

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Pam Sessoms <pjdutche@e...> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Renee Rider wrote:
>
> Interesting! I've only seen boy ferrets do it too. But I always
imagined
> it was a sort of behavioral hold-over from polecat-hood... Thought
it
> might be a good way to steal eggs from a nest and a good way to move
> something that you can't get your teeth on well enough to carry.
My guys
> move their toy plastic easter eggs around like this.
>
> Anyone know for sure?
>
> -Pam S.

Very interesting theory!
Kris & the Kids