From:
o__my@hotmail.com
Date: 2004-03-03 07:12:31 UTC
Subject: agressive HUMPING male,could lupron/melatonin help?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1919419.1078297951053.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I have a 22 month old MF male ferret that is driving my business crazy. Every spring and fall since he was 9 months old he goes into an agressive humping phase. He drops some weight. He drags all the ferrets around. He scruffs the females and mounts them and thrusts his hips. He also seems pretty miserable. He quits sleeping with me at these times also. He is free roam. I have never heard of ferrets being "cut proud" like in horses. Is anything like that possible? Would a melatonin implant help or maybe a Lupron shot. I am guessing it is something in his body going crazy and giving him this obnoxious behavior. I am tired of rescueing the rest of the group from his mouth. Any imput would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, MAry Jo