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Originally Posted by sam dingle!
HI!
All kits will nip when they are teething, but some bite hard & quite visiously.
I had 1 out of 19 kits what was a biter! lol! She was sposed 2 go 2 my friend when she was 8wks old, but that didn't work out as MRS BITEY! the kit bit my friend every time she picked her up & drew blood quite qa few times.
To nip train them, every time the kit either bites or gose 2 bite u: scruff it (how parents pick them up, bk of kneck) & lay it on it's back (still scruffed) for a few seconds & say no in a firm voice (not shouting) Some, like MRS BITEY will try 2 bite u as soon as u let them go. If they do repeat it till they don't. Then give praise 4 not biting. (this is a natural way of disaplin as the alfa female would do this)
Alot of ppl think u flick noses or hit them. DON'T flick noses as u will cause even more problems with your ferret or even kill it. The nose is really sensative & a bang can kill it.
Also the ferret will become scared of u if u hurt it & will attack to protect it's self from u.
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I agree, some kits/ferrets are just very nippy/bitey. But I am sure with a lot of patience one could overcome this.
The trouble is, people who have never owned Ferrets before might get a bit confused. They may think they have to correct all biting, but naturally Ferrets do bite (no, I don't mean to hurt or draw blood), but kits test things with their teeth, they play with their teeth like they do with each other.
It's knowing what sort of bites to correct.
My kit 'bites'/chews on my fingers, but gently. He isn't being vicious or trying to hur or draw blood, so I don't stop or correct him. It's when I feel him biting down quite hard do I then say "no".
Some Ferrets might grow up to never touch you with their teeth, but people have to remember, Ferrets play bite to explore, communicate and play... that's why most people recommend an older ferret for first time owners.