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Do ferrets usually bite?

My girlfriend is getting me a ferret and I know that they playfully bite and stuff for attention which I find really cute..but do they bite for real like to draw blood and stuff…I mean if I was always nice to it and took it out every day and things like that…

I didnt like my hamster because he was really nice for the first 2 weeks…he would play and I could pet him and let him crawl on me but then after that he got this attitude and bit me like crazy…I know it sounds horrible and I feel bad saying this but Im just waiting for my hamster to die…its not like Im not feeding it or taking it out though…I do all that and he runs around in a ball…yea…

so do ferrets regularly bite to draw blood?

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Answer #1

As long as you care for it properly and don’t abuse it, then no, it shouldn’t bite to draw blood. I did have one that had some behavior issues when I got her and she bit me twice and drew blood - it wasn’t aggression towards me though, it was when I tried hand feeding her and one of the other ferrets would come near, she’d freak out and ended up grabbing me. With a little training though, she got over it and is so much better now. I’ve had five total for almost three years now, and those two times are the only times I’ve ever been bitten hard enough by one to make me bleed. Kits do tend to go through a nipping phase and it can hurt, but it doesn’t usually draw blood. When they do nip, grab their scruff, give a little shake, and a firm “NO!” They’ll catch on and realize they can’t bite you as hard as they would another ferret.

Answer #2

Yes, ferrets do bite. Baby kits tend to explore things with their mouth and that involves biting. It’s important to socialize ferrets when they are young, that means play with them and handle them a lot. They play bite like kittens, but they do have powerful jaws and sharp teeth, they bite hard. To teach them not to bite, when they do bite, scruff them, and tell them “no”. Never hit your ferret. There are ferrets that are “fear biters”, they bite out of fear to protect themselves, because they were not properly socialized.

Answer #3

I would think that ferrets, just like any other animal, have their own “personalities”…maybe you should go with your friend to pick out your OWN ferret. You’d want to do it in the morning, because they are mostly night creatures, and you’ll be able to observe who’s laid back, and who’s hyper…you’d want the laid back one!

I understand having some fear being bit…frankly, I’m scared of parrots and other big birds, because of the fear of getting bit…maybe a rabbit would be more your style?? They bite, but are much less inclined to do so, unless mistreated.

Why not give your hammie away to someone who wants one???

phrannie

Answer #4

Yes any living thing with teeth can bite when mistreated. I don’t think you need to have a pet. You need a plant. I take that back you would most likely not water the plant. Get a rock

Ferrets not only bite if not socialized properly they eat and poop. Are you ready for a pet? you don’t sound mature enough for a pet.

Answer #5

first off a pet is a resonsibility, so if you have one you need to take care of it if you dont want to take care of it give it away someone else would probably love to have it more than you so do that, that way instead of waiting for it to die, someone else can take care of it now…ferrets do bite and they can draw blood but it depends on there temprement I guess and what kind of enviroment they grew up in…if it was calm or if they were abused, ect make sure you get a baby one, so you can train it properly …if it bites you, give it a flick on the nose

Answer #6

yes she should not get a ferret

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