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Post by weloveourweasels on Jul 3, 2008 18:14:09 GMT -5
So Mr. Bean is a biter big time. Hasn't drew blood on me put peirced my boyfriends finger cuz he did the hans wavey thing and I told him not too. So I would like to hear your deaf ferret stories and read how you deal with yours. For punishment right now I have been scruffing and looking at him in the eyes and telling him no very loudly (maybe he can see the look on my face and the way my lips are moving and remember it means hes been bad) and then i hold his throat to mine and say it again. He will sigh once. So tips and advice are much needed here. I don't think its going to be a problem to get him switched at all.  |
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 3, 2008 18:38:29 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Jul 3, 2008 18:40:24 GMT -5
There are some fantastic sites on dealing with deaf ferrets, I think that there was another post not to long ago with a whole listing of sites. My favourite is www.geocities.com/wolfysluv/deaf.html I found that all my deaf ferrets lean toward biting, except Attila. He's a sweety (also my dominant male), and as long as you don't scare him badly, he doesn't bite. Lady "B", Aremis, and the late Little Zena and Athos all would bite first and ask questions later. My solution was to handle them alot. I also talk to them while I hold them. I put their backs against my chest and talk to them, I don't yell, just talk normally. I usually give them ferty rubs while they're being held. They can feel the vibrations through you and I find that they respond positively to this. I scruff only if it wasn't my fault (startled them). Aremis will actually bite just to see you bounce around, he and Athos (also deaf) were quite the pair of trouble makers. Athos (the only fuzzy that I've ever lost to misadventure, actually wouldn't have got himself injured if he hadn't been deaf) so special care must always be made when dealing with deaf furbabies. A moment of carelessness caused serious injury and he passed in surgery. I try to stomp on the floor if I know they're playing in a room that I'm coming into. I've heard of people teaching them certain signs for them to respond to. All of my guys respond to the sign that I use for leave it. Of course they are ferrets and wether they choose to acknowledge me or not is another story  I really don't treat them much differently then any of my other furbabies. I'm just a little more aware when dealing with them that they can't hear me coming and sometimes things frighten them and we can't understand why. ciao |
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 3, 2008 19:04:37 GMT -5
There are some fantastic sites on dealing with deaf ferrets, I think that there was another post not to long ago with a whole listing of sites. See the link I posted above  |
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