My ferret does this open mouthed hiss sound but not quite a hiss. Is that normal? He does it by himself or when he's playing

@@jmwjrsmom yes, mine do it to. They do his when they play, but it’s not the same type if his they make when there upset.

Karlie Reneé thank! I use to worry all the time if my ferrets were hurting each other, but they aren’t 😂. I’ve been pretty lucky and all my ferrets get along pretty well each other.

Same here

I throw my ferret in the air sometimes saying ayo this is draco

Congrats on your new baby! I’m so glad the video was helpful and that your ferrets are getting along. They play so rough sometimes and when I first experienced it, it made me super nervous too

Thank you! I’m so happy you found it helpful!

Mark Way Up they are a handful that’s for sure and they definitely keep me busy lol, but I love them.

i have 7 ferrets! they’re so fun though!

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Congrats on your new baby!

Just introduced a baby boy (2-3 months old) with two female “middle aged” ferrets. One of the females is avoiding the baby at all costs. The other female is a scruffing and carrying him across the room. When we see this, we separate them. The baby squeals loud and a few times the older female who is dragging him will get a bottle brush tail. I’m confused and concerned. Should I keep them separated (the baby sleeps in his own space), and monitor play until he gets bigger? I’m very concerned, should I be?

Me too

Reverse G04T thank you!

Gamer Raichu Congrats on the new babies! It sounds like it went well. I’m so happy for you and your roommate and the all ferrets! I had three ferrets for a short while before I got my fourth, Ruby and even though my first two (Weasel and Lucy) were bonded, they were still young and they all ended up getting along great. My only female at that time was Lucy and she was a bit feisty at first, but she was fine after a day or so. She just wanted to let the new ferret know she was in charge 😂.

@@FerretTails Thank you! I am very happy as well. It is amazing that I began hearing my youngest Ferret start squeaking excitedly, never heard that from her before! Everyone has had a busy first day and have finally tuckered themselves out, so I think they're sleeping. I joked that we already "lost our business", cause everyone vanished under the couch to sleep.😂 I'm especially happy for my youngest baby (Nibbler), she deserves to have some friends like her. The next step is to get them all bonded enough to share a cage happily. Looking forward to receiving our Ferret Nation cage and decking it out!

@@FerretTails Hey, random question! I've noticed that the new female ferret we got sometimes walks around with her tail raised up. Google doesn't seem to be understanding what I am asking. Do you have any thoughts or knowledge on why a female ferret will walk around with a raised tail, like a cat?

Gamer Raichu I know when they wag their tales they are very happy and that when their tails are puffed (bottle brush) it can mean their scared or excited, but I’m not 100% sure what it means when they walk with their tale raised, but now I’m curious so I’m gonna try and find out. If I come up with an answer, I’ll definitely let you know!

@@FerretTails Thank you! I'll continue doing research and will let you know if I learned anything.

First I’m so sorry about your loss. And I’m so happy getting a kit, helped your Cookie start to feel better. It sounds like they’re fine and that your kit has more energy than your older ferret which is completely normal. I have four ferrets that are all about six years old and then I got a baby, who was so much more energetic than my older ferrets. He would want to play longer than they wanted to and he slept less than them, so I would play with him to try and tire him out. He’s almost 2 now and while he still has more energy than my older ferrets he has much less energy than he did when he was a baby and it all worked itself out. My ferrets still play rough sometimes and I don’t normally step in unless I can tell one of them is getting annoyed and tired of playing. Then I do what you do and scoop up the one playing the roughest. It’s sounds like your babies definitely love each other and that they are not hurting each other.

@@FerretTails Thank you! I just put my ferrets back inside of their cage and rufus is trying to get out so i have to let them out longer. When I adopted Cookie they said he was 1 year, but currently my kit is about 8 - 11 months and cookie was not at all like him. The people at the petco where we adopted cookie and cream said they were unsure about his age but they thought he was 1 year old. He is definitely not even 2 years old. He has a yellowish spot near his tail and the color in his fur is slowly fading. He also has much less energy. I also do think that my first boys were abused in their past home. There was 5 ferrets abandoned in a duffle bag outside of petco, in the cold. 2 boys and 3 girls, one of the girls had a huge tumor on her tail. She was so so sweet, i was going to adopt her and her sisters but i don’t have the money for proper veterinary care. I have enough money for good quality kibble, pee pads and yearly veterinary visits but i don’t have the money to cure a tumor. At first they were just showing us the three girls. We asked if they had any more ferrets and they had two boys in the back. We adopted them the next day since we needed to get a cage, food and all that stuff. Before Rufus i only saw cookie do his little happy jumpy dance twice. Cream did the dance a little more often, maybe twice a month? They never played and after 20 minutes of being outside of their cage they would go right back inside to sleep. The boys wouldnt even cuddle with me. I thought all ferrets were like that, i noticed that other people’s ferrets were much happier, so i took cookie to the vet since he was less energetic than cream. They were no help. They scruffed him the whole time, they hit his foot on the weight scale and just told me he was lazy. I was a bit mad because I spent $100 for a man to scruff my ferret, hit his foot and then just call him lazy. I was glad that he wasn’t sick or anything though. Then when we got rufus i found out what a real ferret acted like. It was amazing. There was definitely something sketchy about cookie’s past home. Rufus on the other hand was surrendered. The petco worker told us his owners were sobbing and crying because they had to leave their beloved ferret at petco. Apparently could barely afford rent, let alone having a ferret. so they left him there. i still feel horrible for Rufus’ owners. I just want to let them know that rufus is happy and has a friend. ( i am truly sorry if i am writing too much but there is just so much to say about ferrets and i love them)

Your sweet for taking them in. Two of my ferrets were from people who bought them and then dropped them off at Petco for one reason or another. My friend was manager at that time and she would call me to ask if I could come get them. She always felt bad putting back in that tiny round cage thingy. And I talk about my ferrets to anyone who will listen, so your long response doesn’t bother me at all 😂. I completely understand 💜

@@FerretTails Ferrets are amazing, i have many other animals like 5 cats, a hamster, a crayfish and a chinchilla!

I’ve got this problem as well with my new 5 month old girl I got today. I’m not sure how to get them to get along

I read your other comment and I definitely feel like they what they are doing is completely normal. I just got a new baby and the first few days the interaction with him and my two older males looked rough, but he didn’t like it when I stopped them 😂. He would just go right back to “fighting”. Less than a week later they are all sleeping together!

@@FerretTails yeah he doesnt TEAR into her (like the shaking his head back and fourth) but he does with other toys when we get him dooking so thank you. I will just watch my poor little lily get dragged around lol i do love their tunnel contest though

Elissa DaRonco I had a friend who had a deaf ferret and although he was socialized he got startled really easy.

He definitely is jumpy when he’s not expecting anyone to touch him lol. Baxter will run around trying to find Leo but Leo’s hiding like “don’t touch me child” 😂 Baxter is my Great Dane’s best friend so he’s used to animals actually wanting to play but then there’s Leo :(

As long as theres no blood and neither of them is pooping or peeing out if fear. I think it sounds like their just playing rough. Mine do the same thing, but their not really fighting. I do break it up if I think it’s gone on to long or if it looks like one of them is getting tired and doesn’t want to play any more. My ferrets also hiss when they play. I would just make sure their not making each other bleed or defecate on themselves or out of fear.

@@FerretTails Thanks so much! I havent seen any fluids or poop while they play so ill just assume it's harmless. It wont keep me from worrying about them though lol

@@thezipp4812 the noises they make still cause me to worry. That’s one of the reasons I break them up sometimes and also one of the reasons I did this video. I knew I couldn’t be alone in wondering if they were playing or fighting. It took me a long time to be convinced they were playing and not fighting.

@@thezipp4812 how do your ferrets get along now? I'm worried about my new girl. I feel like my male ferret is way too rough on the female.

@@Brotatochip583 They are doing great! They still get a little loud but i let them play until i feel they get a little too into it and then ill make them calm down a bit and they are back to normal lol

First, congrats on your new babies. Is your older ferret drawing blood or biting and not letting go/shaking the baby ferret back and forth and are the babies pooping or peeing out of fear or when the older ferret is biting or trying to bite them? And are they running away and trying hide from the older ferret? If so, these are signs it’s not play and I would start your introductions over... really slowly. Even if your older ferret isn’t trying to hurt them, I recommend introducing them slowly, maybe for a few mins a couple times a day. Their is a KZfaq Channel called Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets, she has some great videos on ferret introductions and bringing home new ferrets. Here’s a link to her video on introducing new ferrets: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html I went through a similar situation when I got my 2nd set of siblings, Ruby and Bear. I got them about 3 months after I got Weasel and Lucy. Weasel did great with the new babies, but Lucy did the same thing your older ferret is doing. She would go right for the neck, she especially focused on Bear. Over time this stopped and they all get along really well now and have for the last several years. The rough play stopped pretty quickly (thank goodness). It’s highly recommended to quarantine new ferrets for 2 weeks in order to make sure there disease free and to allow time for them to get their vaccines (if this wasn’t done already). It’s also recommended to introduce new ferrets in a location that is not solely used for your current ferrets (like their cage). It’s best to introduce them in a common area, like the living room or somewhere that your current ferrets share with other pets or other people (a place they don’t view as their space). Here is a link to some more info on ferret introductions: healthyferret.com/1180/add-new-ferret-to-group/ I was gonna write it all out, but my ferrets are running around while I’m typing this and they have decided to try and climb over the baby gate.... again and I gotta go get them 😂. Please feel free to ask any other questions you have!

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hello !! so obviously i don’t know how you’ve introduced them, but if you introduced them right away, then it may be part of the problem because it is better to introduce them more slowly so they are used to each other a bit more before actually playing. hope it helps a bit:)

I love that you named your ferret Pickles!! That is the cutest name :)

As long as theres no blood and neither of them is pooping or peeing out if fear. It’s probably just playing or your older ferret is establishing a pecking order to let the new ferret know she/he is the head ferret. Mine did the same thing when I introduced them, but they were not really fighting. I did break it up if it went on to long or if it looked like one of was getting tired and didn’t want to play any more. My ferrets also hiss when they play. I would just make sure their not making each other bleed or defecate on themselves or out of fear. But if your new ferret is really scared you may have to re-introduce them. Introducing them slowly is normally the safest and best way to do it. It’s recommended to introduce them for a few mins a couple times a day. It’s also recommended to introduce new ferrets in a location that is not solely used for your current ferrets (like their cage). It’s best to introduce them in a common area, like the living room or somewhere that your current ferrets share with other pets or other people (a place they don’t view as their space). Their is a KZfaq Channel called Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets, she has some great videos on ferret introductions and bringing home new ferrets. Here’s a link to her video on introducing new ferrets: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html I did go through a similar situation when I got my 2nd set of siblings, Ruby and Bear. I got them about 3 months after I got Weasel and Lucy. Weasel did great with the new babies, but Lucy did the same thing your older ferret is doing. She would go right for the neck, she especially focused on Bear. Over time this stopped and they all get along really well now and have for the last several years. The rough play stopped pretty quickly (thank goodness). Here is a link to some more info on ferret introductions: healthyferret.com/1180/add-new-ferret-to-group/

Congrats on your new babies! I have not heard that tip, but it makes complete sense. Thanks you so much for sharing it!

Paul Trow You are so right. Cats are much more territorial than ferrets and introducing new cats to your home can be rough. I personally have never had any major problems with my ferrets getting along with each other when they first met, but I can’t say the same about my cats!

Are they good now

If the baby is constantly is trying to hide or get away, or pooping/peeing while being chased/bit then it’s not playing. Also if your big boy is bitting and not letting go or biting and shaking/drawing blood/hissing then it’s probably not play. Ferrets will bit each other when they play, they will flip each other over and make noises, but when their playing usually both ferrets are engaging back and forth with each other and one is not trying to get away. It can take a while for ferrets to get completely acclimated to each other and you might have to slow down the introduction process. I don’t have a detailed video on introductions, but Kenya from My Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets does kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html When I introduced Bear to my other ferrets, I had to keep in separated in the upper level of the cage for the first little bit until Lucy (my oldest girl) got acclimated enough that she stopped dragging him around like a rag doll. While he was separated they could smell him and I let them be together when I could supervise, I just couldn’t leave Bear alone with her until she stopped being so rough. That was 4 years ago 😂. Now they sleep together and you would never know any of that happened when I brought him home.

As long as theres no blood and neither of them is pooping or peeing out if fear. I think it sounds like their just playing rough. Mine do the same thing, but their not really fighting. I do break it up if I think it’s gone on to long or if it looks like one of them is getting tired and doesn’t want to play any more. My ferrets also hiss when they play. I would just make sure their not making each other bleed or defecate on themselves or out of fear. But if your baby is really scared you may have to re-introduce them. Introducing them slowly is normally the safest and best way to do it. It’s recommended to introduce them for a few mins a couple times a day. It’s also recommended to introduce new ferrets in a location that is not solely used for your current ferrets (like their cage). It’s best to introduce them in a common area, like the living room or somewhere that your current ferrets share with other pets or other people (a place they don’t view as their space). Their is a KZfaq Channel called Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets, she has some great videos on ferret introductions and bringing home new ferrets. Here’s a link to her video on introducing new ferrets: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html I did go through a similar situation when I got my 2nd set of siblings, Ruby and Bear. I got them about 3 months after I got Weasel and Lucy. Weasel did great with the new babies, but Lucy did the same thing your older ferret is doing. She would go right for the neck, she especially focused on Bear. Over time this stopped and they all get along really well now and have for the last several years. The rough play stopped pretty quickly (thank goodness). Here is a link to some more info on ferret introductions: healthyferret.com/1180/add-new-ferret-to-group/

First congrats on your new baby! It does sound like their playing. As long as theres no blood and neither of them is pooping or peeing out if fear then it’s recommended to let them be. But I did break mine up if I thought it had gone on to long or if it looked like one of them was getting tired and didn’t want to play any more or if one kept trying to run away and hide. My ferrets still play like this every now and then, but when they do, both ferrets are doing it and neither is trying to run away. You can tell they are just playing.

The thing is, at least for my ferrets, the range doesn’t always equal a problem. My ferrets can get pretty loud and not be fighting. But one time my one of my girl ferrets got her toenail stuck on fabric and she made a horrible pretty loud noise that was nonstop until I could get her free. (It scared the heck out of me) So, I would say, you hear nonstop loud noises that could be cause for concern.

@@FerretTails yea when my male is pinning down the female and biting her, she does loud non stop noises. I don't know what to do! I have had to break them up and scruff him. I think he has aggression issues. He always used to play attack my legs in the hallway, but it was rough.

@@Brotatochip583 Have your ferrets been together for a while and this is a new behavior or did you get a new ferret? I’m only asking because if they’ve been together for a while and this is a new behavior it may be medical and not anything about aggression necessarily. If they were recently introduced and he’s pinning her down for more than 10 seconds that’s probably aggression normally they break free and it’s not consistent or for long periods of time and if it’s a really loud high-pitched noise the whole time then he may be hurting her. Some people say if there’s no blood or if she’s not peeing /pooping and/or running away from him then it’s OK and to let it go because every time that we break it up it just prolongs the situation and that they will ultimately work it out themselves, however it’s was really hard for me to watch my older ferret be aggressive towards my younger ferret when I first brought the baby home. So I would let it go as long as I could stand it and then I would break it up, ultimately they got through that phase within a month or so. There was also never any thing blood or pee/poop.

It sounds like they are fine. Hissing doesn’t always mean their upset. One of my girls hisses when she plays and when she gets excited, but she’s not mad or scared when she does it. I think if your babies were having a problem getting along there would be other signs.

squeak TM I’m sorry, sometimes things just don’t work out.

They can play really rough with each other, which is what it sounds like your babies maybe doing, especially since their so young. I use to do the same thing you do and separate them for a few minutes. Do your babies sleep and play together? If so, that is a good thing. Ferrets who don’t like each other can usually not be left alone and they don’t normally sleep and play together.

@@FerretTails they do sleep and play together, if I seperate them they look for each other and get upset

There are some ferrets who absolutely do not get along with other ferrets, however, there are also a lot of people who have successfully introduced older ferrets, who were used to being alone to other ferrets. Their is a KZfaq Channel called Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets, she has some great videos on ferret introductions and bringing home new ferrets. Here’s the link to her video on introducing new ferrets in case you wanted to check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html

@@FerretTails Sounds great, thanks for the suggestion :)

I typically stop them if there is shaking. I just went through this with my new baby and Oscar, who is about a year and a half old. I couldn’t leave the new baby with the other ferrets for about a week or so after I introduced them the first time. But I ended up taking Oscar and the new baby to a place in my house that was not used for the ferrets so that they were on neutral ground and Oscar wouldn’t feel the need to defend his “territory”. I also would put a blanket in the cage with the baby and then after he slept on it for a night I would let Oscar sniff and check it out. After a few days Oscar stopped going for his neck or shaking him, and now they get along fine!

I really didn’t do anything special, I would bring him around periodically when they were out and when Lucy got too rough with him I would separate them and then try again later in the day. I also didn’t leave him in the cage with them back then they didn’t have their own room so they did sleep in the cage and we’re locked in a cage at night and I locked him in the top portion and let them have the bottom portion. After about a week or so she stopped doing it. I just got another baby maybe three weeks ago and my boys got kinda of rough with the him for the first few days, But my new baby isn’t scared. I can tell they are just playing because he’s not running away from my older ferrets. As soon as they stop wrestling he runs right back towards them and starts again. The general rule is, as long as there’s no poop, pee or blood during the fighting or/playing it’s recommended not to intervene to much. However hissing, a puffy tail and the baby running away/hiding are also signs of stress and in those situations you would want to stop it. You might have to do introductions slowly and over and over until they stop. Eventually it should stop, every now and then there is a ferret that doesn’t get along with other ferrets but it’s kind of rare. I don’t know if you’ve seen this video but the KZfaq channel My Friendly Neighborhood Ferret also has a great video on ferret introductions, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html

I wouldn’t say she necessarily hurting them in a physical way, but it does sound like she is trying to be the dominant ferret. When they run from her, do any of them lose control of their bowls and poop or pee out if fear? Drawing blood and hissing is an indication that they are not playing, but so is pooping or peeing out of fear. Some ferrets will hiss a little when they play, but I wouldn’t consider what your describing as a play type of hissing. Most ferret owners say these types of situations work themselves out over time, but there may be times when you have to separate them for a little bit. I’m not sure if any of your ferrets are new, but if so, you may have to reintroduce the new ferret slowly. Sometimes this really helps. There are some good articles of this topic too. I put a link below to one that I know of off hand. adopt-a-ferret-101.com/fighting-ferrets.html

@@FerretTails I’ve had all of them for a year and a half now. They don’t poop or pee when running but they do make a STRONG EFFORT to get away. They don’t run back as they would (when they do play). This female will cause all of them to make EXTREMELY FAST AND LOUD dooking noises along with hissing. So loud? It wakes me out of a dead sleep. I find her bitting them in the face constantly. I get her off them, and the ferret she is “playing with” BOLTS OFF. And doesn’t come back in the room this specific ferret is in. She’s been doing this A LOT lately. One thing I do know is they all run from her when she’s like this. They NEVER come back pouncing. They actually (run).

@@bboyglitch you may need to take her to the vet. There are some common diseases that can cause ferrets to become aggressive or more aggressive than normal, the main one being Adrenaline disease, which effects the hormones. Anytime their hormones are effected it can definitely come out as aggression. adrenaline disease, is treatable and with treatment, the aggressive goes down. Obviously, I’m not a vet, but I would definitely recommend having her checked out. It may be something beyond her control and something that can be treated with medication. It could also just be that she isn’t a fan of the other ferrets. Not all ferrets will get along with other ferrets, I think it’s rare, but it definitely does happen.

@@FerretTails she’s NEVER ONCE had a problem with any of them like this until a few months ago. They all play normally until one night she just started losing her shit. Bitting them only in the face, and not letting go, chasing after them as if she’s on auto pilot without a care to which one she can get a hold of again (in the face). It’s only until she’s dead tired when it stops. I try to ignore it but the dooking sounds from the ones being bit in the face are EXTREMELY LOUD AND FAST. It’s not a couple of dooks with pauses in between. It’s like a mini gun of that sound going off and it’s just as loud.

@@bboyglitch I would definitely take her to the vet, if this is new behavior, then she may need to get checked out. There are only a few reasons why she would suddenly become aggressive, especially if they all got along without any problems for so long. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more helpful, but I really think it may be a medical issue.

Please ignore my other comment asking if the ferrets are new, I just saw this comment so now I know they’re new. It may take some time for them to acclimate to each other. I think you did everything right by switching the blankets and all of that and also taking time to introduce them. You may have to introduce them in 15 minute intervals throughout the day until they get used to each other. I know for me I had to keep my baby separated for a couple of weeks until they got used to each other, so they could smell each other and see each other, but I didn’t leave them alone together until all of that stopped, but it does take time even if you wait the two weeks and do the introduction exactly as people say to do it. I have found at least in my situation that over time it worked itself out now they love each other sleep together and you would never know any of that ever happened!

I can definitely say it’s hard to watch and that my instinct was to always stop it because it broke my heart to see one of my ferrets being bullied or at least that’s how I perceived i, but I think I read my emotions into it and for them it was just about establishing a pecking order.

Hi Liz, is your male ferret neutered? If not, he maybe trying to mate and/or establish dominance. If he is neutered he is probably trying to just establish dominance. Does the baby run and hide from your male, or does she poop or pee while he is bitting her or out of fear while he’s around? Does he ever make her bleed? If any of these things are occurring you may need to separate them and re-introduce them slowly. I put a link to a great video from Friendly Neighborhood Ferrets on how to introduce ferrets. She goes over a bunch stuff and explains everything really well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqloarh8lqqyoKM.html If there is no pee, poop, or blood during their interaction then they are probably ok and are just working out the pecking order. If you break them up it could take longer for your male to stop. It’s definitely not always easy to tell if their playing or fighting. My ferrets make noises and hiss sometimes when they play, and even though I know their playing, I don’t like it, but don’t break it up unless it continues longer than 10-15 second

@@FerretTails he is fixed and so is she I have them in two separate cages right now because I don’t trust him with her he try’s to play but he gets to aggressive and won’t let her go at some times

It should get better, it just may take some time. My Lucy did that to Bear when he was little and it freaked me out at the time. Now they all love each other, sleep together and I don’t have any issues. It sounds like you are doing what is recommended. I think it just may take time and letting them play together for a little bit on and off will help.

@@FerretTails thank you

Congrats on your new baby girl! 🥰 It sounds like what they are doing is pretty normal, especially if neither of them is peeing, pooping out of fear or drawing blood!

Jeanette Ernsberger are your ferrets spayed and neutered , if they are then I think this is pretty normal. If their not spayed and nurtured then hormones could be playing a part in his behavior. As long as your girl is not pooping or bleeding then she is more than likely ok. If she runs and is able to get away from him, that’s ok too. It may take some time for him to calm down. It sounds like he is trying to show he is the dominant ferret. It also seems like for the most part they do well together, which is good. It can be really scary to watch and it always upsets me to see them play so rough. Plus the sounds they make don’t help. What I have learned over time is this type of behavior is completely normal, as long as she is not bleeding or pooping/peeing out of fear, and if she is hissing then she is also not happy and that’s her way of telling him to stop. Eventually my ferrets stopped doing this for the most part, but they still have moments when they do this to each other. I try not to intervene because it doesn’t stop it, it just postpones it. However, I have and still do stop it if it’s gone on two long, like after a min or so or if the ferret being chased or bit can’t get away. I think it’s definitely a good sign that they cuddle, eat and sleep together. Also, my one of my girls was bigger than my boy for a few month and I felt so bad because she played so rough with him when he was little , but they get along great now. She is still the boss, but she doesn’t try to show because they have established their pecking order. I know it’s hard to watch, but I would just keep watching them and stopping it when you feel it goes on to long or when you can tell your girl has had enough. You could also try to playing with the boy extra or separately to help him get out some of his energy.

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Thanks. Their my babies!!

Maria Pabon if one of your ferrets is constantly chasing the other and the one being chased is trying to hide or get away, or if they are pooping or peeing while being chased or bit then it’s not play. Also if one is bitting the other and not letting go or biting and shaking and drawing blood or hissing then it’s probably not play. Ferrets will bit each other when they play, they will flip each other over and make noises, but when their playing usually both ferrets are engaging back and forth with each other and they won’t go to the bathroom while they are trying to get away, they won’t draw blood or shake each other and refuse to let go. Even ferrets playing can look rough and seem like they are hurting each other. It took me a while to be sure my ferrets we’re actually playing and not fighting. It can be scary. It could be your older ferret is trying to show the baby that he/she is “in charge”. Ferrets do establish a pecking order amongst each other and that definitely happens when a new ferret is introduced.

Ferret Tails my new ferret is the one who’s chancing my old ferret and bitting her on the neck and shaking my older ferret is a girl and the new ferret is a boy she looks like she don’t wanna play with him sometimes but then again she goes to him and smells him and jumps on him when she does that he bites her and shakes her around but she’s trying to bite him back so is a lil confusing I don’t know if she’s scared or the fighting I don’t know this is my first time getting a second ferret so I don’t know how they work or play or fight and about them pooping they both was play fighting and they both ended up pooping and for now no blood but I hade to separate them by doin 2 floors in the cage and not letting them get 2 each other while I try to sleep but I take them out every 2 hours and let them play and when I see things are not right I separate them again

I’m not a vet, but it sounds like they are trying to establish their place with each other. I also think it sounds like pretty normal behavior when there is a new ferret around. I think it’s good you separated them for now, even if you take them out to play together. When I brought my boy Bear home, he tried to do the same thing to the girl and boy I already had. They would let him be rough for a little bit and l when they had enough they would go after him. They never drew blood , and now they play together and sleep together. I think it will end up being ok, I completely understand your worry, I was the same way and I still intervene and separate my ferrets when I think they are getting to rough with each other.

I have no idea if you’re like me but I’m more of a visual person I need to see it to know it and I didn’t wanna have to go to this point but I did because I really couldn’t tell the difference because sometimes my Ferret would just sit there and not do anythingAnd I didn’t know if this Is normal behavior not go to KZfaq search up for its playing and then search up for it fighting you’ll be able to tell the differenceI know it’s sad to watch but I just kind of helps you get a better idea

Mar B has it gotten any better? Sometimes it takes time and introducing them to each other slowly also helps a lot.

Today is actually our very first day with her we haven’t even picked out a name yet but we put her in his cage and she went to the bathroom in his liter box and played with his ball and he literally dragged her into his hutch by her neck in a very aggressive way and when I tried to separate her from him he wouldn’t let go

Mar B you should separate them and introduce them slowly. I would recommend not leaving them alone together until you know for sure it’s ok. Ferrets are very social by nature, but they also can take time to warm up to a new ferret, especially if your boy has been an only ferret. If you can, introduce them with with a cage between them so they can smell each other and start to get use each other. Then slowly let them around each other and see how they act. If he still goes for her throat and won’t let go, you will definitely want to keep them physically apart longer. He was probably upset she was in his space. Try to introduce them in a place where he plays that is not the cage or where he sleeps. Try not to get to discouraged, this is not uncommon and usually works out within a couple weeks, hopefully sooner. Unfortunately, you may have to keep them apart until they get use to each other. Does your cage split in two? I have a double ferret nation and I had to split the levels up when I got my boy bear because my girl Lucy took a little bit to warm up to him and wanted to drag him around, but she was still young like your boy and eventually they were fine and now they sleep, play and eat together!

Ferret Tails yea he’s a very good boy but yea we are just going to just use his old cage for now thank you for the advice

Good luck. He will be really happy he has a sister once all the introductions are done!!