From:
rhiannon zipperer
Date: 2002-02-03 15:25:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] HELP! Biting Ferret
my bently did the same thing to me when i got him.
what i had to do is scruff him and blow in his face
and say NO BITE. then give him time out in his cage,
and if he got realy bad i would scruff him and drag
him on the floor,like there mothers do.and say NO
BITE. it only took a couple of times doing that for
him to get the hint..good luck.. rhi, lili&rocko and
missing bently something awful..
--- sarrieab@a... wrote:
> I've posted several times about my Averys' biting.
> He has been significantly
> better. He only nips and usually only when he's
> playing. But tonight he
> really hurt me! He pushed the phone off the table
> and when I bent down to
> pick it up he ran over and grabbed a hold of my
> finger. He bit down as hard
> as he could and hissed at me. His teeth went all the
> way into my finger. I
> couldn't get him to let go. I scruffed him and he
> just hung on. So, I had to
> stick another finger in his mouth to make his mouth
> open and then pull my
> finger out. I put him up to my face and said no. (I
> was almost in tears!)
> Then I put him in my cage. My finger is now purple
> and swollen. I finally got
> it to stop bleeding. I don't know what to do. To be
> honest that scared me a
> little. He was really mean about it. I've taken the
> phone and the remote away
> from him before and all he's done is just try to get
> it away from me again.
> He's never bitten me from it. I would love any
> suggestions and to know if
> anyone has experienced this before.
> Thanks.
> Sara, *Avery, Pebbles, & Bam Bam*
>
> A little one I love is alive today because of organ
> donation!
>
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