Moon's Graden

by **irish j** » Tue, 13 Jun 2000 04:00:00

Yup - it takes time. Screaming is normal when they're nervous. My Rosie
still screams a lot when Kiwi (the newcomer) comes too close, although they
are learning to play together. Have you tried one of your guys at a time
with the kit? He might be intimidated by three strangers.

Joanne

Some things have to be believed to be seen...

Quote:

>Patience... You are doing the right things. Might also try bathing
>them together.

>> Someone just gave me a ferret. He has been with other ferrets, he
>> was raised with a cat. I am having to keep him in a seperate cage
>> because he is terrified of my other three ferrets. He screams and
>> runs if one of them tries to smell or touch him. I have his cage next
>> to theirs so they can see each other and I have also exchanged
>> bedding. Anyone have any ideas?
>> Thank you

by **Kirst** » Wed, 14 Jun 2000 04:00:00

When i got Tinker i put her in the cage next to Gomaz. I would pick up one
and then the other until they got used to each others smell. I swapped their
bedding around so that the smell was nothing new.
Eventually i got them out together, holding them seperately so that they
would know the other was a friend not a foe. Took about 3 days of this and
they 'put up with each other' now 2 months later you can't seperate them,
and ***ed if i can get a cuddle out of either of them.
--
Kirsty

Owned by 2 ferrets, 2 rats and put up with by 1 man

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> Newsgroups: alt.pets.ferrets
> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 01:39:51 GMT
> Subject: Help with introducing new ferret to group

> Someone just gave me a ferret. He has been with other ferrets, he
> was raised with a cat. I am having to keep him in a seperate cage
> because he is terrified of my other three ferrets. He screams and
> runs if one of them tries to smell or touch him. I have his cage next
> to theirs so they can see each other and I have also exchanged
> bedding. Anyone have any ideas?
> Thank you