A Unfortunate Ferret question....?

Question

It is unfortunate i have to ask this but...my girl ferret Milkshakes (the one in my picture) always is shaking, almost trembling when i pick her up, especially when i take her outside, ive had her for 2 1/2 years now so why wont she stop? and what causes this?

Answer 1

omg. i'm so sorry to hear this. it could be alot of things. take her to a vet that specializes in small animals asap. also, it might sound weird, but try giving her "duck soup" it's a recipe my uncle made and it helps. he runs a ferret rescue in NH.

http://www.thechipster.com/fert-man.html

check this website, its "the ferrets owner manual"

look for the health tips section

hope this helps!

Answer 2

It's nothing to worry about. Most of my ferrets shake when first waking up, it's how they warm themselves up (just like a person shivering after waking up and coming out from under the covers). They also shake when I carry them outside or anywhere different for that matter. It's basically just like a person shaking when nervous or anxious about something. My ferrets were all at the vets recently, and the two girls shook like crazy while they were there, especially when the vet starting handling them and coming near them with a thermometer (even more so once they realized where that thermometer was going!). So I'd say that the shaking your ferret is experiencing is for the same reason as mine - nervousness and/or chills after waking up. In this case, it's nothing to worry about. =)

Answer 3

There might not be anything wrong with her at all. Honestly. I had a ferret Baby powder who always used to shake but he wasn't sick. But I also had a ferret names Gizmo who started to shake and then passed. But I have seen a lot of ferrets shake like that just because they don't like to be picked up or are not used to certain surroundings. Ferrets are small animals so they aren't able to retain body heat all that well. But they do like the colder weather. Honestly I would say there isn't anything wrong with her.  

Answer 4

I'm sorry to hear that! :'( I'm not completely sure what the problem is, but try to be really calm with her... Sometimes if they are scared or uncomfortable animals will shake and might become angry or rough with their owner... You can look it up on the internet maybe. My friend had a ferret and it didn't like being picked up at all! If you pick her up often and carry her around a lot, then I would probably try to not do that as much... I hope this helped a little... If you look at the link at the source, there is a good website about ferrets and such.  

Answer 5

Ferrets shiver a lot to raise their body temperature, especially when they just wake up.  This is completely normal...their long bodies lose heat easily.

If she does it a lot, and especially if she is particularly small or thin, you might try putting a sweater on her.  They sell a lot of ferret clothing online, I also made a "shirt" for a ferret that was bald from adrenal disease out of a baby sock with holes cut for head and front legs.

Answer 6

Many new ferret owners express concern over their ferrets trembling when they wake up. However this is totally normal behavior. A ferrets body temperature drops while he sleeps so when he wakes up he trembles to raise his body temperature to an acceptable level. Another reason that some ferrets tremble is because they are scared or nervous. Sometimes a new environment or situation can trigger it. Young ferrets tremble more than older ferrets so don't be alarmed.

Adult ferrets tremble with excitement, anticipation, and probably other pleasurable ferret emotions that we can not adequately describe in words. They rarely shiver with cold, and fear is expressed differently. Don't turn up the heat: ferrets are uncomfortable at ambient temperatures above 70°F.  Taking a ferret outside especially when the ferret is out in the open and vulnerable to attack form every angle can be really hard for your ferret.  Since they are really weasels, think about how a weasel lives in the wild.  They live in tunnels in the ground or in thick brush, always surrounded for protection.  While my kids love to go outdoors, when they do get outside, they run as fast as they can to try to find a hole or my dryer vent to slip in.  This is just their normal tendency to maintain their life and shaking in anticipation of what comes next is probably a way to get their body ready to take action.

Answer 7

mybe she is cold. i put mine in a blanket when i take her out sometimes and sometimes she just shakes for no reason that i know but she isnt sick.