My ferret will not l**k me/ give me kisses, why is that?

Question

My ferret will not l**k me/ give me kisses, why is that?

Answer 1

Some ferrets l**k and kiss, some do not.  I have one who kisses my daughter non stop but not me or my son.  They are very personable critters and like to maintain some control of their lives.  

If you want your ferret to really bond to you, you must spend a lot of time in you ferrets world and it can take months to build this friendship.  I will share a little secret that I do with all my kids.  I use ferretone on my hands.  When I get a new ferret, I put some in the palm of my hand and on my fingers.  I lay on the floor and let the ferret come to me.  I offer my hand which they sniff very suspiciously.  Once they smell the ferretone, they automatically l**k my hand.  I put ferretone on my hands intermittently during the day when I see them out and about and show them my hands can be trusted and they are also good to l**k.  I also use meat and meat treats like 8in1 soft moist food or chicken buddies.  When I put them to bed at night, I brush them and cuddle them, really get them used to my hands as loving and nice.  All my ferrets that I have had for a year or more will lay on the ground and let me scratch their necks and roll them around.  I take my time and just let them warm up to me on their own terms.  

As for the kisses, you can try putting a little peanut butter on your lips and letting them l**k it off.  It sounds weird, but if kisses are important to you, you will have to be creative and convince your ferret that they will like kissing you.    

Answer 2

You taste badly perhaps. Be careful of putting on too much lotion, perfume, dung, etc.

Answer 3

maybe its different

Answer 4

Some will, some won't.

They have different personalities.

I let mine eat baby food off of my fingers on occasion, as it is the main ingredient in the mash I feed them when they're sick (softened kibble mixed with Gerber stage 2 turkey or chicken).

Other than that, I don't let them l**k me, but my younger female will sneak in a kiss on the cheek when I don't expect it.