Everything You Need To Know About Caring For Ferrets
Training Your Ferret Not To Bite
Humans often misinterpret nipping as a sign of malice in ferrets, which is unfortunate because baby ferrets use their mouth to explore and for them biting is mostly a friendly behavior. A way to communicate and play with other ferrets and humans. Being social animals they are normally pretty willing to cooperate with whatever rules we lay down but they aren't born knowing that we don't like being bitten. Our skin is much thinner than theirs and … [Read More...]
Ferret Sleep Patterns
When trying to come to a decision about whether or not you should have ferrets as pets, one thing that needs to be taken into account is their sleeping patterns. Many people hear from friends who own ferrets that ferrets sleep a lot or that they are nocturnal and they get the wrong idea that a ferret is able to stay happily in a cage all day while they are at work. The truth is that while ferrets sleep a lot, (about 20 hours a day) they have … [Read More...]
Ferret Sounds and Body Language
At one time or another every ferret owner begins to wonder what their ferret is trying to say. It's good to be able to understand the sounds they make as well as to decipher the meaning of their behavior and body language, not just to understand your fuzzies feelings and moods, but also to identify the dominant in a group of ferrets. Clucking - One of the most frequent noises you may hear your ferret make is the dook sound. It sounds sort of … [Read More...]
Reasons Ferrets Bite
Explaining why a ferret bites is not an easy thing to do. There's a number of reasons why ferrets bite, and a number of solutions. The first step in breaking your ferret of this behavior is to understand what motivates him to do it in the first place. Let's examine some of three most common reasons ferrets bite. Teething - In the weeks after a ferret is born, it will bite almost constantly. Until their eyes open up, biting is partly a way … [Read More...]