From:
GRNTEE@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-28 11:48:55 UTC
Subject: ferret eating cloth.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <17d.129ff833.2b175ca7@aol.com>
> I'd still like to know what others think!
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> My littlest one Lucy also does this.=A0 I feel she does it due to the age=
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> that she was separated from her mother.=A0 When I got Lucy they told me t=
hat =
> she was eight weeks old, yet I am seriously skeptical about that.=A0 She =
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> so tiny she fit in the palm of my hand and still had a hard time opening =
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> her little eyes.=A0 What I did find that works for us, is to only give he=
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> fuzzy blankets.=A0 I found this by mistake when I gave her a two sided =
> blanket, meaning one side was fuzzy the other soft and smooth.=A0 She wou=
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> only eat the smooth fabric.=A0 I took all fabrics away from her that were=
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> smooth and went out and bought "fuzzy" fabric, sorry can't remember the =
> name of it right now, but I cut it into large pieces sewed the ends up an=
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> since then no more problems with that in her cage.=A0 As far as out of he=
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> cage goes, we all have to be extra cautious with what we put down on the =
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> floor.=A0 She tried to eat my bed skirt so now that room stays shut off f=
rom =
> her.=A0 I am hoping she will outgrow this phase.=A0 I too would be intere=
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> in hearing what others think !!!!!!!
Sincerely, Tina and the Fuzzy Trio