B3@N!
Gnawing on bones
Ben & Cassiel
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Post by B3@N! on Dec 21, 2010 12:49:10 GMT -5
I know that ferrets sleep alot, especially kits but I'm a tad worried. Even when I catch her when she finally wakes up, she's not very active when I bring her out of the cage. Am I just not catching her at the right moment? I just figured she'd be super playful and bouncing around everywhere and no luck so far and it's day three of her being with me.
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Post by Heather on Dec 21, 2010 15:55:47 GMT -5
How old is she Ben? If she's really young she will do a lot of sleeping but she should be really active too . I remember (this was a long time ago) being concerned with Napoleon about a week after bringing him home. He slept an aweful lot and his poops were really runny and he wasn't eating that much. Baby ferrets suffer a lot of stress when they're first sold and brought into a new home. As I tell everyone, if you're concerned take the little one to a vet for a check up. Ferrets often have vague untraceable symptoms, lethargy, runny poops and poor feeding are three that throw up warning flags. When all 3 occur, then it's probably time to take the little one to a vet. These little ones can be healthy one minute and on death's door in less than an hour. Always better safe than sorry ciao
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Post by kitori on Dec 21, 2010 16:41:06 GMT -5
I don't know where you got her from but it's always a good idea to take a new pet to the vet for a general wellness exam. It's kind of hard to tell how she's acting by what you've written, so more details would probably help us out as well. How long do you have her out of the cage? If you have just woken her up it wouldn't be unlikely that she's not bouncy because she's still sleepy. Some ferrets are also just more laid back that others. I just adopted a new boy and he is much more mellow than any other ferret I've ever encountered.
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B3@N!
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Ben & Cassiel
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Post by B3@N! on Dec 21, 2010 17:02:33 GMT -5
Heather, she is 8 weeks old. I try to keep her out of the cage for an hour before putting her back and then letting her rest an hour before taking her out again.
She is still barely drinking but she hogs the meat down like it's nothing. She is also hissy and aggressive when I try to put my hand near her face when she eats (I wanted to make sure she had that "MINE" attitude with her food) so I'm not sure if that's a good sign.
I might be overreacting but I can't take her to the vet until next week...
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B3@N!
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Ben & Cassiel
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Post by B3@N! on Dec 21, 2010 18:20:24 GMT -5
Cassiel is fine. I guess she just really did need all that sleep. She woke up and I played water squirt with her and the other animals and she hopped around and dooked! She did this for about 45 minutes straight and then fell asleep again. HAHA. I guess now I know!
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 21, 2010 23:04:39 GMT -5
Sound like she was just "destressing" from her trip home So glad she's doing better now!
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Post by Heather on Dec 21, 2010 23:13:03 GMT -5
I agree with Sherrylynne, that's a lot of stress for a little one. You have to remember Ben for a baby, she's been through a lot. Torn away from her momma before she should have been, taken by strangers, spayed and descented. Then stuffed in a box with other kits, not necessarily siblings and shipped to a holding area. Auctioned off to various large petstore chains, who then take the kits they've bought to another staging area, where the kits once again change hands and may be sold to smaller pet stores or to other distribution centres and shipped again. All this time being fed food that upsets their tummies and hurts their tender little mouths. That's a lot of excitement for someone so small at such a tender age. Sleeping and being a bit defensive about her food is probably the order of the day for your little furgirl I'm glad to hear that she's starting to play and feel better ciao ciao
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Post by mjohn143 on Dec 22, 2010 9:51:30 GMT -5
8 weeks!! How precious! Have you posted pics of her yet?
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Post by miamiferret2 on Dec 22, 2010 13:59:52 GMT -5
if she plays and explores and eats, etc. then she is fine. if you are feeding raw then she won't be drinking that much water. happens to alot of them. she is adjusting and she is afraid. imagine the trauma she went through being shipped to the distribution center, then to the pet store, then to your house. she was probably taken away from her mom too soon. the pet stores always say that they are 8 weeks but in reality alot of the ferrets are alot younger than 8 weeks! the runny poops should go away after she's adjusted to her new food. most of the pet stores feed bad food like marshalls. she'll get over her fear in a few weeks and she will trust you more. you have to handle her alot even if she squirms to get down don't let her. she has to learn to be held and to trust you. baby ferrets sleep alot but they are very active and curious when they are awake.
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B3@N!
Gnawing on bones
Ben & Cassiel
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Post by B3@N! on Dec 22, 2010 18:23:52 GMT -5
mjohn143, yes I did. If you look at my New Member Here post, there are a few pics of her. She's uber sweet. Cassiel is doing better by the day. She still doesn't know what to do about the ramp in the cage but I help her along a little. She is still loving her some chicken and she tried beef the other day. Of course she ate it. I have to admit also that she has not had a SINGLE accident in the cage. She has hit the litter box EVERY time since she was brought home. I'm so blessed. Oh, and she loves the cat. Ha!
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 22, 2010 19:09:39 GMT -5
BONUS!!!!! Right now, I'd give her a wide variety of meats/bone/organs, since she's gobbling up everything in sight. This is the ideal time to do it!
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