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| John DeGroof |
I had both ferrets out to play in the bedroom. They sometimes play
rough, wrestling and biting at each others necks. They never draw
blood or scream, and I've read that's natural and ok.
Today however, I heard a high-pitched whistle/whine/yell - not very
loud, higher frequency than a dook, but a different noise than I've
heard them make before. I look over to see one ferret on it's back,
with the other one dragging it across the floor by it's neck.
I stopped this and examined the "victim". There were no puncture
marks, and he didn't seem to mind me rubbing the bite area. When I
put him down, they both continued playing as normal.
Is this normal; should it be stopped; should I be worried; is there an
underlying reason for this behavior? Thanks in advance.
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John DeGroof, Compressionist
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Gilbert does that to Kylie now that he is much bigger than she is. She lets
out the cries ou are describing - sometimes rather heart-wrenchingly, but if
I 'rescue' her, sometimes she even gets mad at me for doing it and will
stomp away and pout. So, I truly think it's just their little way of
establishing dominance and submitting. Unless there is poop flying, or
blood, I really try not to intrude (which is what they make me think I'm
doing when I do it) .
jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
"John DeGroof" <jdegroof@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I had both ferrets out to play in the bedroom. They sometimes play
> rough, wrestling and biting at each others necks. They never draw
> blood or scream, and I've read that's natural and ok.
>
> Today however, I heard a high-pitched whistle/whine/yell - not very
> loud, higher frequency than a dook, but a different noise than I've
> heard them make before. I look over to see one ferret on it's back,
> with the other one dragging it across the floor by it's neck.
>
> I stopped this and examined the "victim". There were no puncture
> marks, and he didn't seem to mind me rubbing the bite area. When I
> put him down, they both continued playing as normal.
>
> Is this normal; should it be stopped; should I be worried; is there an
> underlying reason for this behavior? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> John DeGroof, Compressionist
> DVD, DAD, DVD Audio, MPEG, AC3, DTS, PCM, DSD, MLP
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