From:
Tonytclarke@aol.com
Date: 2006-02-08 01:34:13 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Sudden behaviour change
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
I have two jill ferrets, Sue nearly 5 yo and Sugar 11 mth old.
Sue has always been a gentle and friendly ferret with people and ferrets alike. Today after they had been out of their cage for a couple of hours she climbed onto my lap and started lick my fingers as she usually does every so often. Suddenly she started lick harder and harder and then to nip my fingers (She has never raised a tooth to anyone before, ever). She then took one finger crosswise in her mouth with her canines beyond the finger, she bit down really hard and started to move backwards towards the floor and pull my hand until she was hanging down by her teeth. I told her NO and opened her mouth with my other hand and put her on the floor. She then kept repeating this until I put her in her cage and washed my hands in case there was something she could smell. After 30 mins I let her out and she immediatly repeated the same behaviour this time refusing to let go and hissing loudly when I extracted my fingerThe only way I stopped her was by standing up and then she hissed even more. This continued until I put them both in the cage after abut 4 hrs. I understand about ferrets becoming attracted by and possessive of toys etc. She has never been possessive over toys or food but this was so out of character and so persistant I wondered if anyone had seen this sort of thng before.
Oh, and it was any finger on either hand.
My home is ferret proof - my heart is not.
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