From:
Melissa
Date: 2004-05-18 03:20:13 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] non-sexual (i think) aggression
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20040518032013.30649.qmail@web50407.mail.yahoo.com>
This is sterotypical adrenal disorder. If this were
my ferret, he'd be in for surgery ASAP, and I would
require the vet to remove one of the glands whether he
thought they looked enlarged or not. After surgery,
expect it to take a while (months even) for the
behavior to stop -- some component of it is learned,
and is somewhat of a habit. It takes a while to
subside.
Best,
Melissa
--- ndavies@themortgagedepotinc.com wrote:
> Approximately 3 weeks ago, the large male apparently
> began to bite down harder, and seems to have taken a
> liking to the ears of both the other two. He
> constantly bites them on the side of the head (at
> the ear), and won't let go. The bitten obviously do
> not enjoy this very much, and squeal and hiss quite
> loudly.
>
> Any ideas as to why he would have suddenly taken on
> this much more aggressive behavior? Any ideas on
> how to stop it?
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