Same with my two. I have them out to play in Ferret Disneyland upstairs and downstairs a LOT….but it’s mostly the sweet little dooks…not the squeaks here.
@ferret thank you. But if it was left to me he would have been called gadget or scratch. But he’s my daughters pet ferret and she got to pick his name. He’s a cheeky wee sod but a wouldn’t change him for the world. They are lovable wee creatures they just want love and attention. Their also great company.❤️
We had a really, really vocal ferret, she passed away in November, but she would squeak and yap and honk all the time, we thought she was unusually talkative for a Ferret, it turns out she was actually deaf~ Hearing these little fellas reminds me of her lots~ very cute~
I'm sorry for your loss! We lost our Opal in November too. Thank you for sharing your baby's story though, It's cool to finally hear that yes, some girl ferrets do vocalize like this! ^_^
I wouldn't call it dooking either, we call it squeaking! ^_^ I should note, we've only ever heard our boys doing it. None of the girls makes this noise as far as I know.
Yes! Oh my goodness the mess! I just deep-cleaned and rearranged the ferret room, so now they've chosen two new places to start pooping and peeing. So we added a potty pad and litter box to one corner that used to have stuff in it, and put blankets and toys in another spot that they have sometimes gone in the past. It's like an adventure, finding what creative place they've decided to use as a toilet today. Not to mention flinging litter and food and water everywhere. They bring me so much joy that they're totally worth it.. but I do warn prospective ferret parents that they have to be ready for a LOT of cleaning! :D
My little boys, Oscar and Oliver, don't make much noise, but when they do. They're very loud. Their dooking is a little bit lower than a regular Jills. Lmaoooo, I love your ferrets in the video, and I hope you and your ferrets are doing well :)
Mine sound like that when in full wrestle play like those two. Then they'll break apart and chase each other while making the (dooking) chitter-giggle.
It's so cute! But also I sometimes hear it from across the house and think maybe someone is in trouble, like has a paw stuck somewhere or something, so I run over there and no, it's just these two playing. :D
ferret play looks rough but they are happy & having fun .. its when they star hissing its a real fight , ever heard them hiss at each other .....??? they do it when they get angry , & will skunk you when realy pissed off
They can also hiss while playing, as demonstrated by Amber in this video! ^_^ (start at 01:34) th-cam.com/video/DonVOxcUiNM/w-d-xo.html The real indicator that they're fighting is that somebody poops. They usually also have poofy tails, but that could just be because they're excited, too. But when they're fighting, somebody's probably gonna poop. I have a Playing vs Fighting video too! th-cam.com/video/YPImx7JWqHk/w-d-xo.html
My fursona is a ferret, and my gf's fursona is an arctic fox, I think the fox is more noisier than the ferret, but I am way less noisier than them, lol
I am not sure how common this kind of vocalization is. Both our boys do it, none of the girls do. But I dunno if that means it's more common in males, or if that's just how it turned out for us. :)
One of my coworkers also thinks they're like rats and is phobic, so I had to remove all my ferret themed zoom backgrounds. :\ I'm working on a presentation about ferrets that shows how they are NOT rodents, I'll upload to TH-cam if I ever finish. ;) A heads up though: ferrets are lots of work and require specialized care, so I encourage anyone who wants a ferret to do lots of research first! I put up an informational pamphlet here: coloden.com/FerretParent
Hi🤗I was wondering how you trained Ur Ferrets not bit?I have to 8wk old girls & there nippy.there getting better now they know me but if U have any tips that don't involve smacking I'd love to read them plssssss.oh"cool vid👍😎✌️🌷✅
Thank you! We never smack our ferrets, as it's not a good way to train animals. I did not put any effort into stopping Onyx from biting when she plays, so she still bites really hard. I learned my lesson though. With the rest of our ferrets, when they bite me I react as if they hurt me very badly. I say "Owww!" very loudly and pull my hand away, and then stop playing with them for a minute. They aren't hurting us on purpose, we just have much thinner skin, and are more easily hurt than other ferrets. So by letting them know very clearly that they've hurt you, they learn to be more gentle when playing with you. That said, ferret kits do of course need chew-toys to help with teething!
@@kwsapphire omg"I just found Ur reply.tyvm 4 it☺️Ur right ,they don't understand that our skin is much thinner.I luv playing with them bcos as U would know there awesome fun.So hopefully they will grow out of the nipping stage.ifvnot I will look into some training vids.Thx heaps.And Goodluck with the Lacey thing if Ur in America.Trying to ban Ferrets all over America.i hope there unsuccessful!! Have a great day 🤗✌️💋🌷✅
@@samm2392 Thank you! Yes I wrote to my representatives and asked them to remove their support for the Lacey Act amendments. I live in Florida though so my representatives never listen to me. I still hope it fails!!!
@@kwsapphire yeh"if I thought my words would help from Australia believe me I'd be voicing them too 👍 I'll be praying that it doesn't go through in Ur state or any other state's."Best of Luck"4 Ferret Power🤘If there was something I could do pls just Holla.Thx🙏😉✌️🌷✅
As long as none of them are pooping in fear, and nobody is bleeding, it is very likely just playing. I uploaded a video of some rough play and some actual fighting, hopefully that can give you some insight!
We have 6 ferrets. Our girls make this noises when Princess is on a war path but she is biting too hard. They hiss a lot when one hurts the other ( not saying they are ). Our boy does a low dook sound. Princess will do that sound when he is hurting her back. As I said we have girls and 1 boy, never had more the one male. So do not know how they act to each other.
@@kwsapphire yes but are 2 sweetest that do girt no one are out 2 youngest. Our snow aka born in May is as big as a male. I do need to know a few things about male behavior thou. We need to find anther Hub. Our is 6 yrs. Old still plays but does not want to knock princess out off heat. The shot now cost 109.00 dollars each time and the surgery is going to cost 700 dollars. So we have to save. What do I have to watch out for with males. I know our girls tail wiggles like a snake when they want to play woth the dog. Stuff like that to give you clues.
I've seen all 3 of our oldest ferrets (2 girls, 1 boy) wag their tails briefly while playing. I don't think I've seen our youngest 2 do it, but we are also now using opaque tubes. All of our ferrets were spayed/neutered before we got them so I don't have any experience with them going into heat.
@@kwsapphire only princess was from a breeder. So she still has her butt glands. Super stinky lol. She has to be forced by a male to be brought out of heat or she can bleed to death. Like most people know breeding them is a big chance of losing the mother during birth aka her mother. The vets said they can not make new blood while they are in heat. So what blood they have before seasoning is all the blood until it is over. The shot is only suppose to work for a month but we got luck it last her about 2 months. This is just 411 for those whom read that do not know much about ferrets. Ours are free range aka they have the whole house all day long. We do take them outside for a bit each day. We do have 2 meat eaters, then rest eat kibble. It can be a lot of fun. But meat eaters will wake you up like a small baby every 3 to 4 hours for a feed thou.
@@aleta9134 Have you thought about getting Princess spayed? I am so glad I don't have to worry about it with any of my girls. I read early on that females must either be spayed, breed, or die. How terrifying!
Yes, Jasper and Rusty only squeak like this when playing together. The girls don't do this at all. Though from other comments I think it's based on personality, not gender. Some people have said their girl ferrets do this too! After having had dogs, it's nice to have ferrets that are much more quiet. No barking! :D
That's awesome! Good luck with your new fur babies. :) I'm sure you've already done your research and know that they require specialized care. I put together a pamphlet/infographic that summarizes the most important things I learned as a ferret parent, I hope it helps as a quick reference guide. :) coloden.com/FerretParent
You have MUCH noisier ferrets than mine. One of mine dooks a lot when playing, but the other is silent almost all the time
Our boys tend to be the most vocal! Out girls will dook from time to time, but they never make this much noise. ^_^
Same with my two. I have them out to play in Ferret Disneyland upstairs and downstairs a LOT….but it’s mostly the sweet little dooks…not the squeaks here.
Can I have your ferrets then -.-
Mine always fight me and it’s siblings lol
Same. My male dooks constantly, my female is a silent assassin.
Who needs a TV when you've got this much entertainment?
I know, right? They always bring me so much laughter and joy. Even when they're biting my foot. :D
They play hard, glad your there to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.
It does almost sound like fighting when heard from across the house. Luckily it never goes too far, they just love to play with each other!
they sound like hyenas and squeeky toys all at the same time UwU
Those are some really squirmy squeaky toys you got there
Definitely loud. Love their noise.
My daughters albino white ferret is called LUPIN and he's nutts 😂😂
@ferret thank you. But if it was left to me he would have been called gadget or scratch. But he’s my daughters pet ferret and she got to pick his name. He’s a cheeky wee sod but a wouldn’t change him for the world. They are lovable wee creatures they just want love and attention. Their also great company.❤️
So is my albino ferret....I have 6 ferrets, they're all nuts
We had a really, really vocal ferret, she passed away in November, but she would squeak and yap and honk all the time, we thought she was unusually talkative for a Ferret, it turns out she was actually deaf~ Hearing these little fellas reminds me of her lots~ very cute~
I'm sorry for your loss! We lost our Opal in November too. Thank you for sharing your baby's story though, It's cool to finally hear that yes, some girl ferrets do vocalize like this! ^_^
Ferrets are awesome
those are some energetic squeaky toys you got there
My 6 ferrets sound like this too, like pups when they play lol
this grabbed the attention of my own Luke 😂
Same as my daughters.😂
Love to watch them playing 🥰
Love when they playing like that 😍
Beautiful babies
This is so cute!
Who else here thinks that ferret squeaks and dooks are the cutest thing? 🙋🏻♀️
I do! I do! Of course I admit I am extremely biased. :)
✋😂 they are loveable wee creatures. I could just hug him and give him his wee kisses all day long if he would let me!
@@sharonsmith8331 Me too! I often ask "Can I snoggle you forever?!" as I bury my face in their belly.
I've never heard this type of "play noise" ever with my ferrets. This is not dooking.
I wouldn't call it dooking either, we call it squeaking! ^_^ I should note, we've only ever heard our boys doing it. None of the girls makes this noise as far as I know.
This is called talking. This is a sound to many ferrets who are vocal. Some hiss, some dook, some talk and some say nothing at all.
@@christopherfrawley2560 I love it! :D
She never said these were DOOKING sounds numbjugs
OMG!!! SO SUPER CUTE!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤ THEIR NOISES ARE PURE BLISS!❤❤❤🦦🦦🦦🦡🦡🦡
While I was watching this my silver/Sandy ferret came over and started making these noises while looking at the screen
That's so cute! :D
They are so adorable I own 3 of them but they make such a mess lol 😆 the boy is so hyper I love my babies
Yes! Oh my goodness the mess! I just deep-cleaned and rearranged the ferret room, so now they've chosen two new places to start pooping and peeing. So we added a potty pad and litter box to one corner that used to have stuff in it, and put blankets and toys in another spot that they have sometimes gone in the past. It's like an adventure, finding what creative place they've decided to use as a toilet today. Not to mention flinging litter and food and water everywhere. They bring me so much joy that they're totally worth it.. but I do warn prospective ferret parents that they have to be ready for a LOT of cleaning! :D
My little boys, Oscar and Oliver, don't make much noise, but when they do. They're very loud. Their dooking is a little bit lower than a regular Jills. Lmaoooo, I love your ferrets in the video, and I hope you and your ferrets are doing well :)
Thank you very much! ^_^
They sound like squeaky toys
Mine sound like that when in full wrestle play like those two. Then they'll break apart and chase each other while making the (dooking) chitter-giggle.
It's so cute! But also I sometimes hear it from across the house and think maybe someone is in trouble, like has a paw stuck somewhere or something, so I run over there and no, it's just these two playing. :D
Yours are very vocal compared to my 3 😁
2:10 I didn’t know ferrets growled until i watch this
Haha, does this really count as growling though? I call it "squeaking" although the do sometimes also hiss. :D
OMG thats SO CUTE!!!!!!!
This was really interesting to see. Thanks Kelly!
ferret play looks rough but they are happy & having fun .. its when they star hissing its a real fight , ever heard them hiss at each other .....??? they do it when they get angry , & will skunk you when realy pissed off
They can also hiss while playing, as demonstrated by Amber in this video! ^_^ (start at 01:34) th-cam.com/video/DonVOxcUiNM/w-d-xo.html
The real indicator that they're fighting is that somebody poops. They usually also have poofy tails, but that could just be because they're excited, too. But when they're fighting, somebody's probably gonna poop. I have a Playing vs Fighting video too!
th-cam.com/video/YPImx7JWqHk/w-d-xo.html
@ferret Thank you for this lil tip!! I'm a new ferret owner and got a bit worried hearing them hiss at each other when playing
This gives me life
Jajjjj preciosos 😍como juegan jejjjj ❤️❤️❤️🙏
Lol they'll NEVER stop chewing on your shoes lol sorry but, that's just the one of many things that won't happen unless you keep them away
My fursona is a ferret, and my gf's fursona is an arctic fox, I think the fox is more noisier than the ferret, but I am way less noisier than them, lol
I am not sure how common this kind of vocalization is. Both our boys do it, none of the girls do. But I dunno if that means it's more common in males, or if that's just how it turned out for us. :)
@@kwsapphire oof, I really want a ferret, and the noises are adorable, like I would kill a man for a ferret
@@Tombstone00 You might consider switching to decaf
@@Astro_touches_children nah, I'm good
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You see these 2 playing, but the other girl does not have any one to play with. I think it is better to have 4 ferrets.
I have FIVE ferrets! ^_^
Rough housing bums. Lol
omg they sound so cute i want a ferret so bad but my mom says no bc they look like rats even tho they apart of the otter family 🙄😭
One of my coworkers also thinks they're like rats and is phobic, so I had to remove all my ferret themed zoom backgrounds. :\ I'm working on a presentation about ferrets that shows how they are NOT rodents, I'll upload to TH-cam if I ever finish. ;) A heads up though: ferrets are lots of work and require specialized care, so I encourage anyone who wants a ferret to do lots of research first! I put up an informational pamphlet here: coloden.com/FerretParent
I have a ferret
Nice! They're such joyous furbabies!
Yay fewwit!
Hi🤗I was wondering how you trained Ur Ferrets not bit?I have to 8wk old girls & there nippy.there getting better now they know me but if U have any tips that don't involve smacking I'd love to read them plssssss.oh"cool vid👍😎✌️🌷✅
Thank you! We never smack our ferrets, as it's not a good way to train animals. I did not put any effort into stopping Onyx from biting when she plays, so she still bites really hard. I learned my lesson though. With the rest of our ferrets, when they bite me I react as if they hurt me very badly. I say "Owww!" very loudly and pull my hand away, and then stop playing with them for a minute. They aren't hurting us on purpose, we just have much thinner skin, and are more easily hurt than other ferrets. So by letting them know very clearly that they've hurt you, they learn to be more gentle when playing with you.
That said, ferret kits do of course need chew-toys to help with teething!
@@kwsapphire omg"I just found Ur reply.tyvm 4 it☺️Ur right ,they don't understand that our skin is much thinner.I luv playing with them bcos as U would know there awesome fun.So hopefully they will grow out of the nipping stage.ifvnot I will look into some training vids.Thx heaps.And Goodluck with the Lacey thing if Ur in America.Trying to ban Ferrets all over America.i hope there unsuccessful!! Have a great day 🤗✌️💋🌷✅
@@samm2392 Thank you! Yes I wrote to my representatives and asked them to remove their support for the Lacey Act amendments. I live in Florida though so my representatives never listen to me. I still hope it fails!!!
@@kwsapphire yeh"if I thought my words would help from Australia believe me I'd be voicing them too 👍 I'll be praying that it doesn't go through in Ur state or any other state's."Best of Luck"4 Ferret Power🤘If there was something I could do pls just Holla.Thx🙏😉✌️🌷✅
is this type of ferret noise a good thing, i have 3 ferrets and 1 like to play fight ALOT so idk if there hurt or just like play fighting
It's playing, they are really tough animals.
As long as none of them are pooping in fear, and nobody is bleeding, it is very likely just playing. I uploaded a video of some rough play and some actual fighting, hopefully that can give you some insight!
if the yelping one actively seeks the other and isn't just being chased around, that's usually a good sign
We have 6 ferrets. Our girls make this noises when Princess is on a war path but she is biting too hard. They hiss a lot when one hurts the other ( not saying they are ). Our boy does a low dook sound. Princess will do that sound when he is hurting her back. As I said we have girls and 1 boy, never had more the one male. So do not know how they act to each other.
My goodness, what a handful! Lots of snuggles! ^_^
@@kwsapphire yes but are 2 sweetest that do girt no one are out 2 youngest. Our snow aka born in May is as big as a male. I do need to know a few things about male behavior thou. We need to find anther Hub. Our is 6 yrs. Old still plays but does not want to knock princess out off heat. The shot now cost 109.00 dollars each time and the surgery is going to cost 700 dollars. So we have to save. What do I have to watch out for with males. I know our girls tail wiggles like a snake when they want to play woth the dog. Stuff like that to give you clues.
I've seen all 3 of our oldest ferrets (2 girls, 1 boy) wag their tails briefly while playing. I don't think I've seen our youngest 2 do it, but we are also now using opaque tubes. All of our ferrets were spayed/neutered before we got them so I don't have any experience with them going into heat.
@@kwsapphire only princess was from a breeder. So she still has her butt glands. Super stinky lol. She has to be forced by a male to be brought out of heat or she can bleed to death. Like most people know breeding them is a big chance of losing the mother during birth aka her mother. The vets said they can not make new blood while they are in heat. So what blood they have before seasoning is all the blood until it is over. The shot is only suppose to work for a month but we got luck it last her about 2 months. This is just 411 for those whom read that do not know much about ferrets. Ours are free range aka they have the whole house all day long. We do take them outside for a bit each day. We do have 2 meat eaters, then rest eat kibble. It can be a lot of fun. But meat eaters will wake you up like a small baby every 3 to 4 hours for a feed thou.
@@aleta9134 Have you thought about getting Princess spayed? I am so glad I don't have to worry about it with any of my girls. I read early on that females must either be spayed, breed, or die. How terrifying!
Are they only noisy when they are playing? Coz I don’t what a ferret honking at me 24 7
Yes, Jasper and Rusty only squeak like this when playing together. The girls don't do this at all. Though from other comments I think it's based on personality, not gender. Some people have said their girl ferrets do this too! After having had dogs, it's nice to have ferrets that are much more quiet. No barking! :D
@@kwsapphire wow thanks. I’m very excited to be getting a pair of ferrets soon, I hope they play and wrestle like urs!
That's awesome! Good luck with your new fur babies. :) I'm sure you've already done your research and know that they require specialized care. I put together a pamphlet/infographic that summarizes the most important things I learned as a ferret parent, I hope it helps as a quick reference guide. :) coloden.com/FerretParent
so noisy lol
Yes they are! :D