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Post by brittany on Jun 11, 2010 21:18:44 GMT -5
Oh! I forgot, she's also making this crying noise, and then breathes like luke skywalker. What's that mean?
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Post by Heather on Jun 11, 2010 23:46:07 GMT -5
Ok, first off. You should quarantine your ferrets anyway....even if they've just come from the petstore (there's no point in doing it now but there are reasons we suggest this) 1 some baby ferrets have come in contact with ECE...they become carriers and can infect your furbabies. They don't appear sick but they are. 2 ferrets can catch many virus' that we can. In a pet store they're subjected to all types of living conditions and can be infected with various virus. They are also under huge amounts of stress, which destoys their immune systems making them susceptible to a lot of diseases. 3 something that really annoys me and shouldn't happen is some pet stores take in rescued ferrets and then sell them as their own or as old stock. Who knows what these little ones have come into contact with. There are some really horrible diseases out there that are highly contagious that take weeks to incubate and sometimes show no outward signs (DIM and ADV) are two that come to mind. This week, some poor sap purchased a ferret from a pet store that I buy my litter from. These unsuspecting people thought they bought a male (it's a female), they think she's a year old (she's closer to 5) she also has adrenal and a bad vag infection plus ear mites. How bad can it get. I told the pet store all of this and that she needed to see a vet when I looked at her when they brought her and her cage mate in. So don't trust the fact that she just came in from a pet store that she's healthy. Anyway, this isn't a lecture but you should be aware of what you're dealing with. We all wish that people would be as honest as we are but they're not. I've been in rescue a long time, and I've discovered that even the most honest of people will lie when it comes to turning in an animal Ok, now for socializing...your little one is a terror . How old is she? Is there any blood or poop when she attacks your guys? Adult ferrets will often allow babies special privileges that wouldn't be allowed to older ferrets. They will only allow this for so long and then they will trounce her. Chances are they won't hurt her but there will be screaming and you can't break it up. Watch closely but allow them the privilege of working things out. If there's no poop or blood then let the screaming go. It's much better to allow them to work it out than you to interfere. It's very difficult to watch, I know but I only interfere if things get out of hand. Good luck ciao
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Post by brittany on Jun 12, 2010 6:25:01 GMT -5
Ok, well I let it go all night. And they just hid from her.... She took over the cage. Should I put them all in the cage together?
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Post by brittany on Jun 12, 2010 7:51:02 GMT -5
Oh, and to answer your question, no blood no poop. I just hate hearing my kids cry from a little baby! Any way, I got tired of her ruling the cage, and my babies were no where to be found! So I DID find them, and I put them in the cage with the new brat, and shut the doors. The older ones are used to having the door shuts ever so they kind of freaked out. Then they would try and eat and drink, but the baby would hiss and strike at them so they backed off. About half an hour later, I came back upstairs, and what do ya know? All three of them are cuddling in their hammock! Biggy and Bella are just one big blob in the picture, and the new one (Sassy) is the dark brown blob. I wish the lighting was better. But I'm so proud!! Lets hope it lasts when they wake up... She is definitely going to be Momma's little hunting girl! I think I will get her a mouse today and see how she does =).
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Post by Heather on Jun 12, 2010 10:19:41 GMT -5
As difficult as it is, sometimes we just need to back off and let nature take it's course. I know it's hard. I still go running when they start up. Sometimes it looks really rough, but if I interfere, it may be the difference between the newbie being accepted into the business or not. There won't be peace yet, but it looks like you've got success The problem with babies they don't know the rules (pet store babies are even worse because they haven't been taught manners by their mommas before they're removed and shipped). Your furbabies are playing the way adult ferts do.....they just let the baby rule and remove themselves when the little one becomes too annoying to handle. They may well trounce her yet, after they feel she's been in the business for this long and she's still not being polite or she may become the dominant female. Little Natasha is my dominant female of my "B" business. She weighs next to nothing (a marshals), just a wisp of a thing and deaf. I heard screaming the other day and went running, I found her with Fun-Go B. Squiggly (he weighs in just under 3 lbs at summer weight) She had him by the ear and was pounding his head off the floor and trying to stuff him in a cardboard tube. They were both screaming their heads off (two deafies), no one was actually being hurt though and I left them to their domestic bliss ciao
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Post by brittany on Jun 12, 2010 10:25:25 GMT -5
Hahahaha. The story about Natasha and Fun-Go had me cracking up! That is too friggin funny. But yea, I'm starting to be ok with it, and I kind of HOPE they teach her soon. But then again, I'm ok with her being alpha female, but not if my other ones are too afraid to even eat!
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Post by sherrylynne on Jun 12, 2010 18:13:36 GMT -5
I'm glad things seem to be going well with them! I'd gather you're taking her in for a vet check soon? They can tell you if she has things like mites, etc. And believe me- they WILL trounce her when she finally ticks them off enough
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Post by brittany on Jun 12, 2010 23:22:54 GMT -5
LOL! But yes, she will be going in tomorrow. As will they =).
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Post by brittany on Jun 13, 2010 21:53:27 GMT -5
I'm finding her a new home =/. Right now, she is still causing mayhem! I have tons of time but not the patience. My other two are little angels compared to her and I've never had one so wild! She DID however, which I figured she would, eat a live mouse like a champ. Killed it within 5 seconds! I wish she would teach the other two but compared to her they have no interest =/.
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Post by sherrylynne on Jun 13, 2010 23:21:24 GMT -5
That's because she's still young, and is in a new place, with new ferrets. It takes them a while to settle down.
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Post by Heather on Jun 13, 2010 23:48:27 GMT -5
Congratulations, to your little one. I had no doubt that she would probably enjoy the hunt and the taste of meat.....the babies usually do. They've not been brainwashed into eating all those nasty carbs. I'm curious, does your little brat baby sport any tats? or do you know what ferret farm she came from? This can also give you some insight as to how difficult she might be Marshals are known to be bred for their easy going nature (that doesn't mean that they're not brats) ciao
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Post by brittany on Jun 14, 2010 0:24:01 GMT -5
Shes a Marshals for sure. Same tats as my other guys lol. But I remember the girl saying she ended up giving her to her brother, who is like ten... I think he might have been rough with her and stuff. She doesn't seem like the normal little baby, I don't think she was treated well once again....
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Post by Heather on Jun 14, 2010 12:31:02 GMT -5
Give her time, she's young, she doesn't know what it is to behave (I'm sure nobody made her do anything before). I'm sure between you and your ferrets she will learn what is expected of her. Right now she's a brat but she's also the right age to be a brat. Give her time and show patience and she will probably in the end be one of your best behaved little furbrats ciao
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Post by brittany on Jun 14, 2010 19:05:14 GMT -5
She already found a new home with some one who has no ferrets but has had them in the past. They are going to keep me updated on her progress.
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Post by brittany on Jun 15, 2010 23:18:16 GMT -5
She said they love her! They mentioned the biting but they are willing to work with it. I couldn't take the feet biting! If she were out in my room, it was a race to the bed so she didn't bite you! I'm happy for her.
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