Message Number: SG12675 | New FHL Archives Search
From: neinta@hotmail.com
Date: 2005-02-02 19:40:01 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Ear irritation
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <14620722.1107379349821.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>

It is possible the ferret was removed from the mother too soon or that the ferret
doing the chewing is nervous.

My male ferret, Chewbacca sucks on his sister's ear when he's really tired or
nervous. This often happens if I leave them for long periods of time, or if he gets
scared from a loud noise. He's sucked on her ears until they turned purple but never
any difiguring. He has codependency issues.

Some ferrets also like the taste of other ferrets earwax or oils. Sonic (his sister) will
clean his ears by licking on his ears.

Author wrote:
> So, is it just a kit phase?