tHatDudeUK

My girlfriend has got me to look after her 12 week old female ferret for 2
weeks while she goes on holiday with her family. The ferret likes to do lots
of biting which I'm not very fond of. I have tried scruffing her but she
instantly turns her head around and bites my thumb....

I just went to my local petstore, a paws for thought shop, but the things
they have are very limited. I asked if they sold "bitter apple spray" but
they said no and pointed me to something called biter bite intended for cats
and dogs and I thought I best to avoid it. I have read that spraying this on
your hand before picking the ferret up can help stop it biting and that you
can give it a treat with the other hand. The ferret only seems to want to
bite my hand and not eat out of it though....

I have found the following site, http://www.hubintsecured.co.uk which sells
bitter apple but i'd also like to get ferretone at the same time if
possible, unless anyone knows of a store in west yorkshire area, preferably
leeds which sells what I want.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

tHatDudeUK

"James and Paula McNicol" <james@REMOVETHISmcnicol.org.uk> wrote in message
news:%neXa.1622$kA1.1203@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Try online if you can wait for delivery:
>
> http://www.ferretworld.co.uk (free p&p)
> http://www.companionschoice.co.uk (ferrets and other animals)
> http://www.redmap.co.uk/ferretsabout/index.htm (hammocks and carry bags)
> for ferret supplies,
>
> http://www.ferretsuk.com/index.html
> for ferret related novelties.
>
> FWIW I've used 'Bitter Bite' with no problems, also got my Ferretone from
> 'Pets at Home'

That's great, many thanks. Will take a good look at these sites, and I'm
sure I remember a Pets At Home somewhere (not sure where) :-)

Melissa

In article <bgjs33$pglrt$1@ID-158809.news.uni-berlin.de>,
"tHatDudeUK" <random_chars@btinternet.com> wrote:

> "James and Paula McNicol" <james@REMOVETHISmcnicol.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:%neXa.1622$kA1.1203@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Try online if you can wait for delivery:
> >
> > http://www.ferretworld.co.uk (free p&p)
> > http://www.companionschoice.co.uk (ferrets and other animals)
> > http://www.redmap.co.uk/ferretsabout/index.htm (hammocks and carry bags)
> > for ferret supplies,
> >
> > http://www.ferretsuk.com/index.html
> > for ferret related novelties.
> >
> > FWIW I've used 'Bitter Bite' with no problems, also got my Ferretone from
> > 'Pets at Home'
>
> That's great, many thanks. Will take a good look at these sites, and I'm
> sure I remember a Pets At Home somewhere (not sure where) :-)

If the ferret is particularly bitey -and not just the usual "baby play
nipping" that all young animals do- you might also consider testing to
see if it's deaf. Crinkle a bag or squeak a loud toy behind it when it's
not looking and see if it reacts. Make sure it can't see your movement
in a reflection and react to that. Also don't thump or stomp on the
floor, it'll feel the vibrations.

-Melissa