On October 1 2009, we got the following email: "Good afternoon,
I currently have two ferrets and a nice large cage and all the amenities a ferret could want. I am having an issue with one of my ferrets, however. I feel
like I have tried every trick in the book, but I cant train her to stop biting
(hard!). She also doesn't get along so well with my cat, or my boyfriend (who
bought the ferrets with me). With how much she is costing me financially, and
with how much I've been getting bit, Id like to help her find a better home than
I am willing to provide. Your shelter looks great and I was wondering if theres
room for my ferret there? Please let me know!
Thanks!" Soon after, Bucky came to Zoo`s Ferret Sanctuary. She was everything her ferrent said & more!!! Even ADDIE couldn`t Have topped this young lady. She bit brutally, and rather enjoyed drawing blood! The mom`s hands & arms were covered with scars & gashes. Some of the students she taught had asked her if she "cut herself" or "self-mutilated" It was agreed that we would attempt to rehab Bucky & return her--but we all really knew that Bucky had already burned her bridges with the boyfriend.Bucky had absolutely no use for men...  Bucky We were hesitant to separate Bucky and her laid-back brother, whom the ferrents still wanted.Sometimes ferrets will grieve over a lost cagemate & agreed to keep each other posted as to how the separated cagemates were doing.The former mom planned to come volunteer, & visit Bucky. They gave her brother lots of extra TLC, and we did the same for Bucky. For several days, Bucky did grieve & pine away for her brother--even to the point that she refused to eat. It was heartbreaking. She had little use for humans, especially males, but she really loved her brother, and missed him :( When quarantine was over, she did much better with the others (MANY others!) to run & play with. She got along absolutely great with everyone. UPDATE: It is February 19, 2010. Bucky knows she`s safe here now. She will break from the group & run to me when I call her name :) She still nips humans --but not as hard now. We really do love her--and she deserves to be loved. I am able to hold her for longer periods of time, before she squirms LOL. She bites Kurt instantly. She doesn`t like men very much--even the good ones. She has bonded with Fairy & Belix, and they have become cagemates. We haven`t heard from the former mom since just after Christmas. More later. Love, Zoo UPDATE: June 15, 2010 Bucky isn`t biting much anymore at all. Today, I got a kiss :) She has been handled by trusted volunteers, and we are guarded--but so far, so good. She has come such a long, long way. I just love this little girl with all my heart. More later. Love, Zoo UPDATE: April 5, 2011 Bucky is doing wonderfully. She has no health issues at this time, and is getting along well with all of the other ferrets. She still has trust issues with human males, but has not bitten any of them in quite a while. Her former mommy hasn`t come to visit or help in over a year.  |
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