my ferret once did the terror scream and it was horrifying to hear. The only other time I had heard a Ferret do this was with another baby I had who suffered from seizures for a while before she passed away. I immediately ran to check on him and he had just bumped a stool knocking an empty amazon box down on top of him and trapping him underneath it, he was completely fine. gave me a serious scare hearing that noise again though.
@@brittanygidney8921 my female ferret is always very nervous and her reactions are too emotional, so when she bites me (and it’s VERY hard) she starts this screech while hanging on my hand with her teeth clenched. This always freaks me out
i had a ferret, and i had never heard of this call or sound in general until he was having a seizure. hearing it on the video brought back the memories.
I miss my ferret. Thank you for sharing. My ferret did the happy laugh allot and I never knew what it meant so knowing it was an expression of glee or happiness makes me happy.
My spayed Marshall girl would make the mothering call to her toy mice when they were squeaked! She was always very delicate with in how she stashed them away in her sleeping spots.
In the first week of having my ferret I experienced the terror screech. We were trying to take the cage out to be cleaned with a hose. We had left the two of them alone in the bathroom thinking they really couldn’t get to anything. Doughnut had gotten herself stuck in pipes. It was basically strangling her. I felt so bad. The screech was faint at this point. Luckily, she survived and is still doing fine to this day.
How awful. I had a hob that was crawling in the dishwasher as I was putting stuff in, and he got stuck/wedged in the wires and screeched. Then let out a huge stink bomb 💣 🤢
My girl has just begun sleep talking, and it's the cutest thing ever. Thank you for making such a comprehensive video about ferret noises, helps be gauge the situation when my girls says something I'm not familiar with.
You missed a BIG one! The "hiccup"! As best I can tell from the six ferrets I've owned over fifteen years, there is a distinct "hiccup" sound they use to say "Hey! I want something".
@@kingsdownferrets8485 I just got my first ferret and this is the first time I have ever interacted with them at all and the hiccups really had me worried for a solid day because I thought he was sick until I realized what he was doing.
they get the hiccups pretty often actually 💀 but many of these sounds my ferret have never done she’s only hiccuped, whined, dooked, sneezed and farts, i forgot one so i’m gonna edit and add this and grunting while pooping
@@kingsdownferrets8485Our little one is a quiet sneezer but has this obnoxious habit of always sticking her head into your shirt so she can sneeze directly down your neck.
The terror screech. I woke up to that one night going off constantly for a minute. I launched out of bed, got a flashlight and looked around until I found the source: One of my new girls had bumped into my boy in the dark and absolutely freaked out. What was funny was my boy had done nothing to her and was standing there turning his head from side to side in pure disgust at the display, like he was saying "Oh please, pull yourself to together. I didn't hurt you and I don't want to". Her sister too was standing off to one side staring blankly clearly woken up herself wondering what the fuss was all about. The amusing thing was SHE was the one that would attack my boy, not her sis.
I had a Jill that would absolutely torment the sweetest hob I've ever MET, not just owned. She would chew on him and tackle him relentlessly and he would mostly just take it...BUT, eventually he would get fed up and scruff her and IMMEDIATELY she would give the terror squeal. I would run over, separate them and scold my poor hob because I didn't realize what was going on. Eventually after one incident I grew suspicious and pretended to walk away, then snuck back to spy on them and saw her TORMENTING the poor boy right after lol. Some girls just know how to manipulate guys.
@@fshn4x4 Kinda what happened to my boy and the two sisters. The albino kept attacking him, mostly ambushing him when he was found sleeping until he decided to attack on sight (This was the guy who was welcoming them with open arms the minute they arrived and was friends with everyone he met). The screaming girl eventually gave in and he stopped harassing her asap, but the albino sister refused. He'd see her, march up and stare her down on his tip toes and she'd stare at him right back up at him until they'd both find a separate smell on the ground to check out and then wander off mutually deescalating. Neither conceded and they eventually learned to act as if the other never existed.
Another ferret noise: Snoring! One of our ferrets was snoring so loudly when sleeping next to my girlfriend in our bed (I was on a business trip) that she thought a stranger broke into our house! 😅
I am a novice ferret owner and because of you, I am learning so much. Thank you very much for making these videos for people like me who know absolutely nothing about ferrets. And my baby is living a good life because of it.❤
Luckily I never experienced the "Terror scream" with any of my ferrets, though one or two times, our boys fought really hard and had to be separated under a stream of running water to let go of the other. We just adopted a group of 2, and one outsider and we where training them to get along, under the guidance of the ferret-shelter we adopted them from. I had ferrets for 9 years at that point but never had to go through a new-pairing like this. It was pretty bad the first few weeks. Our boy Balin who also was the aggressor most of the time liked to scream like a diva, even when our boy Gandalf didn't actually do anything to him. But if he kept pestering Gandalf, Balin of course got his butt kicked. Sometimes I woke up at 4 am to screaming and hissing. But they eventually got along fine and started cuddling up to each other. I´d like to add a noise though... on veeeery rare occasions you might even get a little snore from under a cubboard if your ferrets are sleeping :)
@@kingsdownferrets8485 OH yeah they are 😖. The boys needed almost a year to get along. Sadly half a year later Balin died of his insulinoma 💔. They had just started to get along. But Gandalf and Balins Sister Sansa get along well, so they are not alone
Once scared my little deaf ferret Mouse, by walking up behind her and she did the terror scream, almost had to change my pants after. Once she realized it was me she calmed down.
One thing to note that deaf ferrets can scream when otherwise a hearing ferret wouldn't. We think this is because being deaf, they can't hear how loud it is so go full scream.
Yes, you're right. Deaf ferrets often make unusual noises and unusual volumes. As you say it's partially because they can't judge volume, but also its partially due to not "learning" sound interactions during childhood like hearing-enabled ferrets do.
Oof hearing that terror squeal breaks my heart. My ferret Bandit made it once briefly when his tail got pinch by a rolling chair. You can hear the pain 😢
Excellent info! I did not know there were multiple types of dooks. It is also nice to know when they are making noises while sleeping, they are not having stomach or any other discomfort. Thank you! I will be referencing this one a few times.
You have such a vast knowledge. We have experienced these with ours.Our choco screamed when any water touched him.We adopted him from the RSPCA. We only tried to bath him once and he screamed so loud, we never ever tried again as it was so distressing for him most of all, but us too.We loved him for many years and him us too. Finding out their likes and dislikes is so important. ❤❤❤
I had 3 ferrets growing up. Brings back fond memories of waking up Smokey from his hidden torpor by playing the harmonica to come attack our feet. Good times. Also seemed to have an affinity for rubber. Wasn’t a big deal unless he attacked my dad’s foot. One was a fake leg with a rubber foot- the other wasn’t. 50/50 chance…
@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 oh yes, I definitely said it, I just don't know where the expression came from 😄 it sounds strange when you just look at the words!
3:46 OOOOOHHHHHHHHH. thank goodness XD for weeks i thought that "happy pant" noise was my 2 ferrets being dehyrated or coughing so thank goodness i know what it is now
It makes me genuinely so happy that the only sounds my boy has ever made so far are happy ones (apart from some hissing he made when he was young and being aggressive over a toy but that stopped like a month after we got him)
I've had my ferret for almost 3 years and i always hear him do the happy dook Its so cute I only heard him do a painful sound once bc i accidentally stepped on his leg :(
My deaf ferret does the happy panting a lot when he plays, I always thought it was because he's deaf and don't "know" how to dook. But he also talks in his sleep and one made the terror screech when he tried to follow his sister in a tight spot and got stuck because he's much bigger (it was very easy to get him unstuck and he was fine and playing again immediately). So he's definitely not mute!
I had one more noise I didn't know a ferret could make. It was from a male, and I had placed him in the bathtub to contain him momentarily, and he DID NOT WANT. (There was no water.) He let out a long low souful moan that sounded like ooooooooooo. It was not a happy noise, and I picked up and cuddled. He was fine, he just never liked slick floors or surfaces.
I miss my sweet boy, I remember he would do the “happy pant” and tail wiggle. I was worried he was out of breath; it comforts me to know he was happily playing🥹 Duke in peace my sweet Clyde💜
Gladly I’ve only herd the happy noises, although my dad told me that one time one of my ferrets was chasing one of my dogs around the house, but not in a playful mood.
Thanks for this! I plan on getting two Ferrets this week! looking forward to hearing them dook and "laugh" - hopefully I never hear any of the bad noises but I'm glad I now know what to look out for if I do
I’m a new ferret parent. I’ve been doing a lot of research because I want my ferret to live its best life, and your video served an important role in it. My lil hob is a bit more on the quiet side (though that could be because I didn’t adopt another ferret, dunno if my place is ready for another). I’ve only heard him dook on several occasions but he does pant a lot! Every time I play with him he makes a happy pant and it makes me so happy that he’s having a great time!
Whilst there are lots of ferret sounds, each individual is different and may not make them in the same way. So some are indeed more quiet and don't dook much, but it doesn't mean they're not perfectly happy or excited.
than you shouldn’t have gotten a ferret that’s messed up don’t mess up a ferrets life just bc you want one and didn’t do the correct research on how to get one ur ferret is 100% depressed and it’s obvious just from reading this paragraph, it’s only content when you play bc now YOUR it’s ferret unless it has issues and HAS to be alone DO NOT get one unless you can get 2 that’s seriously sad that you’re that selfish that you have a ferret but don’t have an area for a second one when the most important things is companionship for them
you willingly got a ferret doing no research clearly i bet the place you got it from had it originally with another ferret than you took it away to be alone that’s seriously so messed up and sad, all bc you want a pet but won’t do what’s necessary to make sure it’s happy and has a quality life so you half ass it and bring it to a place where it has to be alone if you could only get one than you shoulda got one that has some issue where it HAS to be alone like i only have 1 ferret bc her brother died at the rescue i got her from and the people at the rescue tried to bond her to other ferrets and she viciously attacks any other ferrets so she has to be alone and she’s very happy, it’s super sad you’re that selfish i pray that you do what’s right and either give it to a better home or go get another one bc it only gets worse and you should never get 1 unless there’s a reason it has to be alone
I picked up a baby ferret ,he terror screamed for 3 miles in the car ,as soon as he seen my other ferrets he was quiet and has never done it since he's settled now with the other 15 ,I don't know if I'm mad or they are ha ha love ferrets always ❤
Yes, sounds perfectly normal. Ferrets will play, drag and try stash you or your finger places. They don't really understand size well, like most animals. So they are excited, engaged and often frustrated that they can't just take your finger and run off somewhere. They don't necessarily expect "you" to remain attached! 😄
My Chihuahua makes all of those ferret noises I seriously think she was a ferret in her past life because she does the same things, especially the happy dooking sound except that’s her snore sound when she’s asleep. And ferret panting, happily reminds me of how my Chihuahua pants because it’s a quiet and soft sound that it resembles a ferrets. 😂 How are chihuahuas not related to ferrets?! It’s a little freaky in the noise resemblance mine makes when she’s not barking like a dog
My ferret seems to really like hissing when we play tug of war. she absolutely loves to pounce on several objects like an empty harness, and when she does, she lets out that annoyed hiss. I can't tell if she's happily play hissing, or actually annoyed....
i had two ferrets, and my first ferret was the first time ive heard the terror screech. he was having seizures, and we rushed him to the vet, but ultimately had to put him down that night. the sound is definitely sickening to hear.
So helpful now I understand why my ferret do a specific sound ! I bring home a new ferret they are fine but sometimes my ferret is annoying by her and make the number 4 sound😅
Ohhhh…that terror squeak! Only heard it once when my ferret was very young and I’d only had him a few days. I dropped some medication on the floor, and I was afraid he would he would eat it - so I quickly dropped down to the floor in front of him to grab the pill. Obviously caught him off guard and that sound made ME jump. I felt so bad for having scared him.
Also what is it called when my female 2yo when she hears her mouse toy squeak she will do a low repetitive half doot an then go an hide it ? As like she's concerned for it
Ferrets do make the similar dooking sound for many reasons. Its thir go-to noise to make. I guess one that I didn't mention I'm the vid was just dooking for inquisitive reasons. Some people think that squeaky toys generates a mothering instinct in ferrets which would suggest that the dooking is sort of a mothering call. But I don't think that is fully true, not least because i have males who do the same. Its probably a dook to reflect a mix of just general excitement/inquisitive/mothering emotions.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 i was thinking its more so a sound that intrigues them an also excites them but also ive noticed she kinda goes into not panic mode but like on the look out for things while she holding the mouse toy ...she doesnt do this with any of her other toes but its just honestly the cutest sound ill have to post a video i have of her doing the sound onto here when i get a chance to upload it on computer
I stood up from my chair once and my ferret in the corner of my eye screamed at me, it was so loud it nipped my ears i felt so awful, i guess i got up too fast and it really scared her, was so sad :(
My ferret has terror screeched twice in his 3 years so far, once just yelling in the cage at night because he was mad. And then another one time he got into my silverware drawer. He got a fork caught in between his toes and screamed
We've only had 2 ferrets scream, one was in pain and had to be put down the other we don't know why as she's the most placid and loving of ours but I never want to hear it again, it really is heart breaking that they're obviously terrified
I recently got a younger ( spade) female and my male ferret who has been mostly solo hasn’t like taken to her yet … she dooks at him and he doesn’t make much noise he does kinda get bummy when she’s out though I can’t tell if her dook is Agro or not
Her sounds are most likely inquisitive and intended to be friendly. That is, unless she is showing physical aggression. Integrations can take time especially with solo ferrets but it's worth the effort. Just make sure they have room to work it out.
My ferret developed a mass on it’s tail and was later diagnosed with leukemia. She lasted a couple years after the fact but when the seizures came on it was horrifying to hear that terror shreak constantly, and to see their body contort every which way as their muscles spasm. I think about her all the time. Poor baby.
do i split my ferrets up when one makes the pain squeal ? I’ve seen videos of people advising to let them fight into it but I can’t watch when one lets out the pain squeal
It depends on a few factors. Are they new together? Is it just occasionally or nonstop anytime when they are put together? How much space do they have? Like many animals, often ferrets take time to become friends, or just tolerant of each other. During this time fights can break out. We often take the approach of letting them get on with it. Supervised, incase it gets out of hand. The key to that is of course that they have plenty of space, so that they can keep apart when they want to rather than constantly being on top of each other. Also key is to have safe spaces, like little cardboard boxes with a single small entry hole. The ferret who is being attacked or chased will run into this boxes and turn around to defend it. This keeps them safe and usually gives them a break from the aggression. Knowing they have these safe rooms to bolt to helps with the introductions. If aggression becomes prolonged you can try other techniques such as the time-out box. Put the aggressive one in an empty pet carrier for 5mins when too aggressive and hopefully over time they learn that aggression is bad.
When my elderly ferret had her last seizure, she did the "terror screech" for more than an hour until her throat got destroyed. Had to put her down since the seizure wouldn't stop, and it was visibly draining her life. It is a very horrifying sight and sound to witness. It's been about 20 years, and I'm still traumatised by it. Typing this comment, my eyes are getting watery. Thank you for not showing the video. For those who've never had their ferret do it, I really really hope you'll never have to hear/see it.
My ferret once did the terror screech - his paw was trapped in his cage's doors (he did it twice or thrice, he wasn't hurt though except for once when he was bleeding because something happend)
For some reason my ferret only makes one noise which is the happy pant, I’m pretty sure that’s good but he’s not a very talkative ferret. Is there anything wrong with him or is he just more silent than other ferrets? (I adopted him from a shelter where someone gave him up so would that have to do with anything?)
i live in the United States and have had many ferrets over the years....it would be very helpful if you could address health issues in ferrets- in the US there are many cancers that kill ferrets and very few ferrets, VERY few make it to their full life expectancy....what can be done to make ferrets healthier?? How can we avoid cancers in ferrets?? I know it starts with selective breeding...and the US gene pool is terrible...do you have any input??
i know the 1:48 all too well , you dont get the smell out for a week , they sometimes managed to hurt themselves and start screaming like crazy and piss everywhere
Mine made the shreak i tried to get him the help he needed. But he was. Was mentaly gone. I miss him so much. I love my baby boy. Then we lost are other baby. He had a tumor on his liver. It was a veryy shiiiiiiitttttty. Time. I lost both of my beloved baby boys im just glad there noy in pain anymore
My ferret doesn't make any noises. My other one is quite talkative.i do get a pant I guess from both other than that only one makes all kinds of noises
What does the kit sound mean? BC you didnt explain that one. My 6 months old recently rescued ferret just did at 7 am for 10 seconds and now he is just walking around his cage
Im trying to understand my ferret sounds, although he is kinda of a silent ferret (he has a very happy life) so he doesn’t make loud sound often, he’s the kind of ferret that often do a sound kinda like a hissing but different so i went to compare with this video and its not the same hissing, i just wanted to know if im annoying him or not, im guessing not because he always come back to fight
Was it more like the panting I'm the video? Hissing will occur when they are annoyed and will almost always involve them running away to do their own thing. Very unlikely to get a hiss and carry on playing.
I love my ferret. I named him *Weasel* because he was so mischievous in getting into things. If I had any women over I told them if they set their purse on the ground they need to zip it up. If it has a button on it they need to put it up above where weasel can't get at it. He knows how to unbutton a purse. So one time this girl's wallet was missing. I told her hold on I'll go find it I know all of his hiding spots. And I found it pretty quickly. Which weasel wasn't very happy. He would do this funny dance when he was upset if I took one of his toys away. So most of the time it wasn't a toy that was his in the first place. But he sure thought it was. Weasel had stolen lipstick, brushes and some other unmentionables. My roommate didn't like our next door neighbor, so I did something funny. I taught weasel to poop on our neighbors welcome mat. So when our neighbor would come out she would step in his poop. My roommate thought that was so hilarious. I didn't have a problem with that neighbor, but it was funny to see my roommate just laugh hysterically. So it would be kind of late at night, and I would let weasel outside our apartment and I would tell him to go poop on our neighbors mat, so my roommate got to watch him. I miss my ferret weasel. I might get another one, one day. He made his own hammock under my bed. So under the box spring there is a lining and he chewed into that lining so he could get up in there and sleep. He also made it one of his places to hide things. He was smart when I found his hiding places he'd find new places. It was so hilarious when I'd find something he took and I would get it and he'd get so upset... I know I mentioned that before but it was just so funny to watch him get upset. He had a dance he would do when he got upset I called it his weasel dance. I couldn't train him to use a cat box I tried and instead he got inside all that kitty litter and he would knock it all over the place.
@Kingsdown Ferrets she only does it when I feed her dehydrated sardeens or before she drinks. I do live in a dry climate. What about the "happy click" I hear this often. Usually when eating wet food, licking my face, getting salmon oil ect. I hear this most often so I call her nickname is clicker
my ferret once did the terror scream and it was horrifying to hear. The only other time I had heard a Ferret do this was with another baby I had who suffered from seizures for a while before she passed away. I immediately ran to check on him and he had just bumped a stool knocking an empty amazon box down on top of him and trapping him underneath it, he was completely fine. gave me a serious scare hearing that noise again though.
Gosh yeah it's so frightening to hear. Glad he was OK 👍
My deaf girl is a drama queen and does the terror scream for EVERYTHING
Mines doing that now idk what to do
@@brittanygidney8921 my female ferret is always very nervous and her reactions are too emotional, so when she bites me (and it’s VERY hard) she starts this screech while hanging on my hand with her teeth clenched. This always freaks me out
i had a ferret, and i had never heard of this call or sound in general until he was having a seizure. hearing it on the video brought back the memories.
I miss my ferret. Thank you for sharing. My ferret did the happy laugh allot and I never knew what it meant so knowing it was an expression of glee or happiness makes me happy.
You are welcome!
Well.... Just FYI; it's currently ferret season 😉
I have no idea why I've been feeling like watching ferret content lately, but here I am. Look at these living noodles.
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That's so cute! 😄 (and love the "living noodle") ha!
My spayed Marshall girl would make the mothering call to her toy mice when they were squeaked! She was always very delicate with in how she stashed them away in her sleeping spots.
How sweet! Our sleeping spots are stacked with toys and socks etc. Some are not so delicate!
In the first week of having my ferret I experienced the terror screech. We were trying to take the cage out to be cleaned with a hose. We had left the two of them alone in the bathroom thinking they really couldn’t get to anything. Doughnut had gotten herself stuck in pipes. It was basically strangling her. I felt so bad. The screech was faint at this point. Luckily, she survived and is still doing fine to this day.
How awful. I had a hob that was crawling in the dishwasher as I was putting stuff in, and he got stuck/wedged in the wires and screeched. Then let out a huge stink bomb 💣 🤢
My girl has just begun sleep talking, and it's the cutest thing ever.
Thank you for making such a comprehensive video about ferret noises, helps be gauge the situation when my girls says something I'm not familiar with.
Happy to help!
You missed a BIG one! The "hiccup"! As best I can tell from the six ferrets I've owned over fifteen years, there is a distinct "hiccup" sound they use to say "Hey! I want something".
😀 that's a good one. I didn't include sneezing either, 🤧 ferrets sneezes are insane, so violent!
@@kingsdownferrets8485 I just got my first ferret and this is the first time I have ever interacted with them at all and the hiccups really had me worried for a solid day because I thought he was sick until I realized what he was doing.
they get the hiccups pretty often actually 💀 but many of these sounds my ferret have never done she’s only hiccuped, whined, dooked, sneezed and farts, i forgot one so i’m gonna edit and add this and grunting while pooping
@@kingsdownferrets8485Our little one is a quiet sneezer but has this obnoxious habit of always sticking her head into your shirt so she can sneeze directly down your neck.
The terror screech. I woke up to that one night going off constantly for a minute. I launched out of bed, got a flashlight and looked around until I found the source: One of my new girls had bumped into my boy in the dark and absolutely freaked out. What was funny was my boy had done nothing to her and was standing there turning his head from side to side in pure disgust at the display, like he was saying "Oh please, pull yourself to together. I didn't hurt you and I don't want to".
Her sister too was standing off to one side staring blankly clearly woken up herself wondering what the fuss was all about. The amusing thing was SHE was the one that would attack my boy, not her sis.
Crikey, that would be horrible sound to wake up to and panic!
I had a Jill that would absolutely torment the sweetest hob I've ever MET, not just owned. She would chew on him and tackle him relentlessly and he would mostly just take it...BUT, eventually he would get fed up and scruff her and IMMEDIATELY she would give the terror squeal. I would run over, separate them and scold my poor hob because I didn't realize what was going on. Eventually after one incident I grew suspicious and pretended to walk away, then snuck back to spy on them and saw her TORMENTING the poor boy right after lol. Some girls just know how to manipulate guys.
@@fshn4x4 Kinda what happened to my boy and the two sisters. The albino kept attacking him, mostly ambushing him when he was found sleeping until he decided to attack on sight (This was the guy who was welcoming them with open arms the minute they arrived and was friends with everyone he met). The screaming girl eventually gave in and he stopped harassing her asap, but the albino sister refused. He'd see her, march up and stare her down on his tip toes and she'd stare at him right back up at him until they'd both find a separate smell on the ground to check out and then wander off mutually deescalating. Neither conceded and they eventually learned to act as if the other never existed.
@@fshn4x4 some ferrets just like being bullies sometimes! I've got those who are always more of a pain during new introductions 🙄
Another ferret noise: Snoring! One of our ferrets was snoring so loudly when sleeping next to my girlfriend in our bed (I was on a business trip) that she thought a stranger broke into our house! 😅
I am a novice ferret owner and because of you, I am learning so much. Thank you very much for making these videos for people like me who know absolutely nothing about ferrets. And my baby is living a good life because of it.❤
You are so welcome!
I’m glad I’ve only heard the happy sounds from my ferrets so far 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever heard the terror squeal from any of my ferrets. Hopefully I never do.
Mine flipped onto its back and yelled really loud because it wanted to scare my dad
@@sammy2693 That’s a seizure.
“Seemingly quite stimulated by his bad behavior.”
Ferrets in a nutshell. 🤣🤣
Luckily I never experienced the "Terror scream" with any of my ferrets, though one or two times, our boys fought really hard and had to be separated under a stream of running water to let go of the other. We just adopted a group of 2, and one outsider and we where training them to get along, under the guidance of the ferret-shelter we adopted them from. I had ferrets for 9 years at that point but never had to go through a new-pairing like this. It was pretty bad the first few weeks. Our boy Balin who also was the aggressor most of the time liked to scream like a diva, even when our boy Gandalf didn't actually do anything to him. But if he kept pestering Gandalf, Balin of course got his butt kicked. Sometimes I woke up at 4 am to screaming and hissing. But they eventually got along fine and started cuddling up to each other.
I´d like to add a noise though... on veeeery rare occasions you might even get a little snore from under a cubboard if your ferrets are sleeping :)
Introductions can be so stressful 😫 but so worth the effort 👌.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 OH yeah they are 😖. The boys needed almost a year to get along. Sadly half a year later Balin died of his insulinoma 💔. They had just started to get along. But Gandalf and Balins Sister Sansa get along well, so they are not alone
😴🦡😌
Yesss, the little higher pitched but short breath that makes a hmmm sound-very faint but so cute as they exhale!
Once scared my little deaf ferret Mouse, by walking up behind her and she did the terror scream, almost had to change my pants after. Once she realized it was me she calmed down.
Yes, I have heard it too that way on a nervous ferret
😂mom was like get me outta here these honks are driving me crazy!
I know they can be vicious if provoked, but it's hard to take a warning seriously when it sounds like a squeak toy.
Ferrets are literally perfect I love them so much
One thing to note that deaf ferrets can scream when otherwise a hearing ferret wouldn't. We think this is because being deaf, they can't hear how loud it is so go full scream.
Yes, you're right. Deaf ferrets often make unusual noises and unusual volumes. As you say it's partially because they can't judge volume, but also its partially due to not "learning" sound interactions during childhood like hearing-enabled ferrets do.
Oof hearing that terror squeal breaks my heart. My ferret Bandit made it once briefly when his tail got pinch by a rolling chair. You can hear the pain 😢
Thank you so much! I'm a new ferret mommy and it is good to know all the sounds. Luckily I have only hear the good/happy sounds from my Anja.
I love how a ferret's hiss is not the standard "ssshhhhh" like other animals, but is a "sssshhhh-up".
1:08 “Even just his presence irks her”
Me: girl, I feel the same with some coworkers!😂
Excellent info! I did not know there were multiple types of dooks. It is also nice to know when they are making noises while sleeping, they are not having stomach or any other discomfort. Thank you!
I will be referencing this one a few times.
Glad it was helpful!
You have such a vast knowledge. We have experienced these with ours.Our choco screamed when any water touched him.We adopted him from the RSPCA. We only tried to bath him once and he screamed so loud, we never ever tried again as it was so distressing for him most of all, but us too.We loved him for many years and him us too. Finding out their likes and dislikes is so important. ❤❤❤
The first time you hear them hiss, it's so weird if you're used to other animals hissing...it sounds so quiet and harmless.
Lol- gaggle 'o ferrets at 0:30 ☺
I found out my ferret died when I woke up today
Ty for posting this I really needed it
omg that's so sad, so sorry to hear your news. They always depart us too soon 😢
I had 3 ferrets growing up. Brings back fond memories of waking up Smokey from his hidden torpor by playing the harmonica to come attack our feet. Good times. Also seemed to have an affinity for rubber. Wasn’t a big deal unless he attacked my dad’s foot. One was a fake leg with a rubber foot- the other wasn’t. 50/50 chance…
haha yes mine have a thing for rubber too!
Mine used to attack my dad's foot. My dad would respond with "f6#^ck$%g weasels!"
I hope that one ferret is okay I started to cry my eyes out hearing it 😢
I love the expression " had a whale of a time" so good
😁 I've no idea where that comes from! Will have to look it up now 😄
@kingsdownferrets8485 I thought you said it in the video so that's why I said it 😅
@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 oh yes, I definitely said it, I just don't know where the expression came from 😄 it sounds strange when you just look at the words!
Maybe whales are well known for having fun! 😄
@@kingsdownferrets8485 maybe
3:46 OOOOOHHHHHHHHH. thank goodness XD for weeks i thought that "happy pant" noise was my 2 ferrets being dehyrated or coughing so thank goodness i know what it is now
Glad to help! I find it an adorable little sound :)
It makes me genuinely so happy that the only sounds my boy has ever made so far are happy ones (apart from some hissing he made when he was young and being aggressive over a toy but that stopped like a month after we got him)
I've had my ferret for almost 3 years and i always hear him do the happy dook
Its so cute
I only heard him do a painful sound once bc i accidentally stepped on his leg :(
My deaf ferret does the happy panting a lot when he plays, I always thought it was because he's deaf and don't "know" how to dook. But he also talks in his sleep and one made the terror screech when he tried to follow his sister in a tight spot and got stuck because he's much bigger (it was very easy to get him unstuck and he was fine and playing again immediately). So he's definitely not mute!
I had one more noise I didn't know a ferret could make. It was from a male, and I had placed him in the bathtub to contain him momentarily, and he DID NOT WANT. (There was no water.) He let out a long low souful moan that sounded like ooooooooooo. It was not a happy noise, and I picked up and cuddled. He was fine, he just never liked slick floors or surfaces.
That's an interesting one
I miss my sweet boy, I remember he would do the “happy pant” and tail wiggle. I was worried he was out of breath; it comforts me to know he was happily playing🥹 Duke in peace my sweet Clyde💜
Gladly I’ve only herd the happy noises, although my dad told me that one time one of my ferrets was chasing one of my dogs around the house, but not in a playful mood.
this sounds like my baby she terrorizes my 40 pound mean old cat the cat has hurt me but my little ferret loves to mess with her
Thanks for this! I plan on getting two Ferrets this week! looking forward to hearing them dook and "laugh" - hopefully I never hear any of the bad noises but I'm glad I now know what to look out for if I do
Good luck!
I do not have a ferret. I have never owned a ferret; but it could not resist hearing their little sounds
Great summary of them!
Glad you liked it
My 3 month old girl makes the mothering call to me whenever I’m near her cage❤
I’ve only heard the terror screech once when my ferret got hurt after she got stuck under a pan next to the fridge.
My jill hisses for attention and she dose mother call when happy and bouncing around shes been done
I’m a new ferret parent. I’ve been doing a lot of research because I want my ferret to live its best life, and your video served an important role in it. My lil hob is a bit more on the quiet side (though that could be because I didn’t adopt another ferret, dunno if my place is ready for another). I’ve only heard him dook on several occasions but he does pant a lot! Every time I play with him he makes a happy pant and it makes me so happy that he’s having a great time!
Whilst there are lots of ferret sounds, each individual is different and may not make them in the same way. So some are indeed more quiet and don't dook much, but it doesn't mean they're not perfectly happy or excited.
than you shouldn’t have gotten a ferret that’s messed up don’t mess up a ferrets life just bc you want one and didn’t do the correct research on how to get one ur ferret is 100% depressed and it’s obvious just from reading this paragraph, it’s only content when you play bc now YOUR it’s ferret unless it has issues and HAS to be alone DO NOT get one unless you can get 2 that’s seriously sad that you’re that selfish that you have a ferret but don’t have an area for a second one when the most important things is companionship for them
you willingly got a ferret doing no research clearly i bet the place you got it from had it originally with another ferret than you took it away to be alone that’s seriously so messed up and sad, all bc you want a pet but won’t do what’s necessary to make sure it’s happy and has a quality life so you half ass it and bring it to a place where it has to be alone if you could only get one than you shoulda got one that has some issue where it HAS to be alone like i only have 1 ferret bc her brother died at the rescue i got her from and the people at the rescue tried to bond her to other ferrets and she viciously attacks any other ferrets so she has to be alone and she’s very happy, it’s super sad you’re that selfish i pray that you do what’s right and either give it to a better home or go get another one bc it only gets worse and you should never get 1 unless there’s a reason it has to be alone
I read a paper about laughter in animals, and I feel pretty confident that the "happy pant" does scientifically count as "ferret laughing."
Yay! I think it makes sense!
I heard the terror scream once while playing with my girl Kodiak. I touched her back foot while playing tag and she panicked.
My ferret is very quiet. I've only heard her doing occasional happy dooks when playing and whimpering in her sleep sometimes.
I've had my ferret for 4 years now and have only ever heard him make happy noises 😊
I picked up a baby ferret ,he terror screamed for 3 miles in the car ,as soon as he seen my other ferrets he was quiet and has never done it since he's settled now with the other 15 ,I don't know if I'm mad or they are ha ha love ferrets always ❤
Thank you for this video! It is extremely informative and well put together. cheers! ^_^
Glad you enjoyed it!
My ferret will do a fighting dook and happy pants when she tries to drrag my finger under something is that normal
Yes, sounds perfectly normal. Ferrets will play, drag and try stash you or your finger places. They don't really understand size well, like most animals. So they are excited, engaged and often frustrated that they can't just take your finger and run off somewhere. They don't necessarily expect "you" to remain attached! 😄
My Chihuahua makes all of those ferret noises I seriously think she was a ferret in her past life because she does the same things, especially the happy dooking sound except that’s her snore sound when she’s asleep. And ferret panting, happily reminds me of how my Chihuahua pants because it’s a quiet and soft sound that it resembles a ferrets. 😂
How are chihuahuas not related to ferrets?! It’s a little freaky in the noise resemblance mine makes when she’s not barking like a dog
Thank you for a very good video.
I did the happy pant back at my 3 ferrets and they all did the war dance and happy dooked all around me.
My ferret seems to really like hissing when we play tug of war. she absolutely loves to pounce on several objects like an empty harness, and when she does, she lets out that annoyed hiss. I can't tell if she's happily play hissing, or actually annoyed....
In nearly 10 years of ownership I have only ever heard one bark and it was only 1 time, glad I did, it's exceedingly rare.
i had two ferrets, and my first ferret was the first time ive heard the terror screech. he was having seizures, and we rushed him to the vet, but ultimately had to put him down that night. the sound is definitely sickening to hear.
So... Ferrets are just Foxes when it comes to happy pants. 😂
The sleep talking sounds so cute🥺🥺
My boy Miles had the terror scream. Seizures. It's like a kid throwing their head back and screaming.
So helpful now I understand why my ferret do a specific sound ! I bring home a new ferret they are fine but sometimes my ferret is annoying by her and make the number 4 sound😅
Ohhhh…that terror squeak! Only heard it once when my ferret was very young and I’d only had him a few days.
I dropped some medication on the floor, and I was afraid he would he would eat it - so I quickly dropped down to the floor in front of him to grab the pill.
Obviously caught him off guard and that sound made ME jump.
I felt so bad for having scared him.
Ow poor lad. Yeah kits are quite skittish and can react strongly to being caught off guard. But they get over it quickly 🙂
Also what is it called when my female 2yo when she hears her mouse toy squeak she will do a low repetitive half doot an then go an hide it ? As like she's concerned for it
Ferrets do make the similar dooking sound for many reasons. Its thir go-to noise to make. I guess one that I didn't mention I'm the vid was just dooking for inquisitive reasons. Some people think that squeaky toys generates a mothering instinct in ferrets which would suggest that the dooking is sort of a mothering call. But I don't think that is fully true, not least because i have males who do the same. Its probably a dook to reflect a mix of just general excitement/inquisitive/mothering emotions.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 i was thinking its more so a sound that intrigues them an also excites them but also ive noticed she kinda goes into not panic mode but like on the look out for things while she holding the mouse toy ...she doesnt do this with any of her other toes but its just honestly the cutest sound ill have to post a video i have of her doing the sound onto here when i get a chance to upload it on computer
I stood up from my chair once and my ferret in the corner of my eye screamed at me, it was so loud it nipped my ears i felt so awful, i guess i got up too fast and it really scared her, was so sad :(
A sudden shock I guess. Can happen but I guess at least they quickly realised what was happening.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 They were just a baby, big and strong now, I was worried because everyone here was talking about how they have never heard it.
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My ferret has terror screeched twice in his 3 years so far, once just yelling in the cage at night because he was mad. And then another one time he got into my silverware drawer. He got a fork caught in between his toes and screamed
Ouch!! Yeah that'd do it!
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GREAT VIDEO! TY for making this i will 100% share!
We've only had 2 ferrets scream, one was in pain and had to be put down the other we don't know why as she's the most placid and loving of ours but I never want to hear it again, it really is heart breaking that they're obviously terrified
I recently got a younger ( spade) female and my male ferret who has been mostly solo hasn’t like taken to her yet … she dooks at him and he doesn’t make much noise he does kinda get bummy when she’s out though
I can’t tell if her dook is Agro or not
Her sounds are most likely inquisitive and intended to be friendly. That is, unless she is showing physical aggression. Integrations can take time especially with solo ferrets but it's worth the effort. Just make sure they have room to work it out.
@@kingsdownferrets8485 aghhhhh thank uuu, that honestly helps a ton
Thank u so much i got a ferret Recently and he been making the happy dook and am happy that he is happy ❤
My little girl Iko dooks a lot, and snores alot (the 14th one on the list) :) She has never hissed or squealed yet though (thank goodness)
My ferret developed a mass on it’s tail and was later diagnosed with leukemia. She lasted a couple years after the fact but when the seizures came on it was horrifying to hear that terror shreak constantly, and to see their body contort every which way as their muscles spasm. I think about her all the time. Poor baby.
Poor girl 😥
do i split my ferrets up when one makes the pain squeal ? I’ve seen videos of people advising to let them fight into it but I can’t watch when one lets out the pain squeal
It depends on a few factors. Are they new together? Is it just occasionally or nonstop anytime when they are put together? How much space do they have? Like many animals, often ferrets take time to become friends, or just tolerant of each other. During this time fights can break out. We often take the approach of letting them get on with it. Supervised, incase it gets out of hand. The key to that is of course that they have plenty of space, so that they can keep apart when they want to rather than constantly being on top of each other. Also key is to have safe spaces, like little cardboard boxes with a single small entry hole. The ferret who is being attacked or chased will run into this boxes and turn around to defend it. This keeps them safe and usually gives them a break from the aggression. Knowing they have these safe rooms to bolt to helps with the introductions. If aggression becomes prolonged you can try other techniques such as the time-out box. Put the aggressive one in an empty pet carrier for 5mins when too aggressive and hopefully over time they learn that aggression is bad.
When my elderly ferret had her last seizure, she did the "terror screech" for more than an hour until her throat got destroyed. Had to put her down since the seizure wouldn't stop, and it was visibly draining her life.
It is a very horrifying sight and sound to witness. It's been about 20 years, and I'm still traumatised by it. Typing this comment, my eyes are getting watery.
Thank you for not showing the video.
For those who've never had their ferret do it, I really really hope you'll never have to hear/see it.
😥 seizures are horrific to see and hear 😢
My ferret once did the terror screech - his paw was trapped in his cage's doors
(he did it twice or thrice, he wasn't hurt though except for once when he was bleeding because something happend)
poor little dude!
@kingsdownferrets8485 yeah :(
hes ok now, i replaced his cage a bit after that :)
Thank you for this! I need accurate descriptions of the noises because I'm playing Pathfinder with a ferret companion! (under Badger stats!)
I’ve had ferrets for almost 8 months now, luckily only heard 12, 13 and 14! I wish to never hear the horrific one when the ferret is in pain.
It is honestly a sound of nightmares for me.... I don't wish anyone to go threw what I did.
Very informative!
For some reason my ferret only makes one noise which is the happy pant, I’m pretty sure that’s good but he’s not a very talkative ferret. Is there anything wrong with him or is he just more silent than other ferrets? (I adopted him from a shelter where someone gave him up so would that have to do with anything?)
He's absolutely perfect! Ferrets all have their own characters and some just don't talk. 🙂
i live in the United States and have had many ferrets over the years....it would be very helpful if you could address health issues in ferrets- in the US there are many cancers that kill ferrets and very few ferrets, VERY few make it to their full life expectancy....what can be done to make ferrets healthier?? How can we avoid cancers in ferrets?? I know it starts with selective breeding...and the US gene pool is terrible...do you have any input??
Oh boy thats a big topic. I'm not really qualified to comment on the US market and the issues there tho
Thank you it was very informative, it's hard to find information on ferrets
Our pleasure!
The terror squeal makes me wanna cry 😢
Wonderful video!
i know the 1:48 all too well , you dont get the smell out for a week , they sometimes managed to hurt themselves and start screaming like crazy and piss everywhere
Yup the ferret stink bomb is potent alright!
Baby squeek souns like a bumch of balloons rubbing against each other
Mine made the shreak i tried to get him the help he needed. But he was. Was mentaly gone. I miss him so much. I love my baby boy. Then we lost are other baby. He had a tumor on his liver. It was a veryy shiiiiiiitttttty. Time. I lost both of my beloved baby boys im just glad there noy in pain anymore
So sad 😞
I have heard all these noises and am happy that I knew what they were and that you have confirmed them. .
I miss my 5 buddies
This video helped me understand what noises are what so thanks
You're welcome, I'm glad it was useful
Watching this while my ferret is sleeping with me
I wonder if he perked up to see what the sounds were 😀
@@kingsdownferrets8485 nope she was sound asleep like usual
My ferret doesn't make any noises. My other one is quite talkative.i do get a pant I guess from both other than that only one makes all kinds of noises
What does the kit sound mean? BC you didnt explain that one. My 6 months old recently rescued ferret just did at 7 am for 10 seconds and now he is just walking around his cage
Which sound? The older kit honk? It's a sort of call to mum. Can mean hungry, unsettled, wants company. It's not a problem call.
@kingsdownferrets8485 okay, thank you very much ❤️
Thank you! This is very interesting
Glad you think so!
I always thought number 13 as a laugh too
Thank you I am thinking about getting one .
Im trying to understand my ferret sounds, although he is kinda of a silent ferret (he has a very happy life) so he doesn’t make loud sound often, he’s the kind of ferret that often do a sound kinda like a hissing but different so i went to compare with this video and its not the same hissing, i just wanted to know if im annoying him or not, im guessing not because he always come back to fight
Was it more like the panting I'm the video? Hissing will occur when they are annoyed and will almost always involve them running away to do their own thing. Very unlikely to get a hiss and carry on playing.
@@kingsdownferrets8485oh yes it’s exactly the happy pant! Thank you!
I love my ferret. I named him *Weasel* because he was so mischievous in getting into things. If I had any women over I told them if they set their purse on the ground they need to zip it up. If it has a button on it they need to put it up above where weasel can't get at it. He knows how to unbutton a purse. So one time this girl's wallet was missing. I told her hold on I'll go find it I know all of his hiding spots. And I found it pretty quickly. Which weasel wasn't very happy. He would do this funny dance when he was upset if I took one of his toys away. So most of the time it wasn't a toy that was his in the first place. But he sure thought it was. Weasel had stolen lipstick, brushes and some other unmentionables. My roommate didn't like our next door neighbor, so I did something funny. I taught weasel to poop on our neighbors welcome mat. So when our neighbor would come out she would step in his poop. My roommate thought that was so hilarious. I didn't have a problem with that neighbor, but it was funny to see my roommate just laugh hysterically. So it would be kind of late at night, and I would let weasel outside our apartment and I would tell him to go poop on our neighbors mat, so my roommate got to watch him. I miss my ferret weasel. I might get another one, one day. He made his own hammock under my bed. So under the box spring there is a lining and he chewed into that lining so he could get up in there and sleep. He also made it one of his places to hide things. He was smart when I found his hiding places he'd find new places. It was so hilarious when I'd find something he took and I would get it and he'd get so upset... I know I mentioned that before but it was just so funny to watch him get upset. He had a dance he would do when he got upset I called it his weasel dance. I couldn't train him to use a cat box I tried and instead he got inside all that kitty litter and he would knock it all over the place.
He sounded like a right character! 😊 thanks for sharing!
What about the "clear throat cough"? Wile licking lips, or is that only my ferrets?..
Hmm thats an interesting one, not heard a clear-throat-cough
@Kingsdown Ferrets she only does it when I feed her dehydrated sardeens or before she drinks. I do live in a dry climate. What about the "happy click" I hear this often. Usually when eating wet food, licking my face, getting salmon oil ect. I hear this most often so I call her nickname is clicker
@@kyliecunnington7711 sounds like a dolphin 🐬 😄