My ferret bites my 4 week old kittens on the neck and the kittens cry. it appears he is trying to harm them.?

Question

Everything I have read says that ferrets don't eat kittens. Does anyone know what she could be doing to them?

Answer 1

Please protect your kittens!

Answer 2

well, i really dont know. all i can say is keep the kittens away from ur ferret

Answer 3

Ferrets are friggin mean, my uncle used to have one and it hated me bit all the time.  If the stupid thing doesn't wanna leave your kittens alone then put it in its cage

Answer 4

Most animals will attack a weaker animal, such as young animals.  If the kittens survive, the ferret will stop attacking them when they are able to flee or fight back.

Answer 5

Please get your kittens away from the ferret.  Obviously he's not being nice to them!!!  He could really hurt them.....get im away!!

Answer 6

ferrets have no conscious, and no fear. witch i think it make them just a mean animal. our local vet said when we had our to ferrets that we needed to keep him away from our new puppy cause it could kill him, not sure how thou.

Answer 7

ferrets are mean like most ferrets and probably just doesn't like them.

Answer 8

Ferrets are related to weasels, and I had a weasel get into my barn with my barn kittens, and he killed them all!  I shot the weasel!  

Keep your kittens away from your ferret until they are bigger or you are going to have a sad story.

Answer 9

you should probably keep your ferret away from your kittens. Ferrets are just mean pets. Maybe it feels jealous because there are more pets in the house and you are giving attention to them more than to it.

Answer 10

what you read was clearly WRONG

Ferrets have been kept for YEARS to hunt and kill RABBITs..

a 4 week old kitten is WAY smaller than a rabbit..

kittens that young should be kept in a room to themself anyhow...

Answer 11

It is true that your ferret is trying to kill your kitten because ferret's are aggressive small animal!So keep your ferret away from the kittens or the kittens will die soon!

Answer 12

Ferrets are not mean animals, but will kill smaller animals when play fighting so I suggest you keep your kitten away until old enough to fight back

If you read the part on wrestling its trying to grab your kittens scruff,but can kill it.

http://www.everythingferret.com/ferret_b...

Answer 13

Some ferrets have killed small animals. Make sure you supervise your ferret around your kittens at all times. I would keep them apart until the kittens grow into adolescents or adults.