From:
"Lisa Daley"
Date: 2008-09-30 17:04:43 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: new to group
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Cathy:
All kits are nippers and must be trained not to. Nip this in the bud
now (pardon the pun) because it gets harder to correct as they get
older. We always did the scuffy and drag: EVERY time she nips you
scruff her and say NO! firmly in her face then (while scruffing her)
drag her lightly on the floor. It sounds bad but this is how they're
mom's discipline them and it does not hurt them. The trick is to be
consistant. Apple bitter rarely works (they become use to it) and
hitting them is not acceptable, as you probaby know. It takes a few
weeks to nip train (some get it sooner) but it is soooo important. If
you have to adopt this guiys out for any reason you do not want to
adopt out a biter (most people don't want a biter anyway).
Also. I'm curious about the what kind of cat food your feeding them?
Not many cat foods have the nutrition ferrets need. Here's a link to
a food chart that rates all types of ferret foods.
http://home.att.net/~ferretfriendsofpgh/foodchart.htm
Thanks for taking these fuzzies in and giving them a good home!
Lisa
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Cathy" <birdldy@...> wrote:
>
> Hi I am owned by 2 ferrets, Katara 8 mos old and Balto 3 years old.
Katara
> is young and want to know if she will grow out of nipping stage.
She loves
> ankles and feet.
>
> Balto was adopted yesterday and is malnourished. He is so thin and
was eating 8 in 1 ferret food and is now on cat food. He is eating
well now and taking treats. He appears otherwise active and loving.
The family that owned him did not take the best of care and offered
him to me for free. He is a male and very big. Hope to plump him up
slowly. Cathy
>
> [Moderator's Note;
>
> Although written for more serious situations this
> can help you:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/1083/probintro.html
>
> at least one of the links in the past was questionable but I
> have not looked at those in ages. The main content is good
> but on many "pages" of that same site so go from "page" to
> "page".]
>
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