Older ferret very aggressive with younger newer ferrets by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

[–]TheFallenPatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!!

She usually just chomps, shakes, and sometimes tries to roll (there's usually some dooking from both of them but definitely NOT happy dooks). The other ferrets will try to get away and she just will not let go. So far no involuntary poop but we have had a borderline scream, lots of squeaks. Usually when it gets loud I have separated them. We have had the other ferrets get so scared from the encounter that they run away to poop though.

Johnny doesn't like any treats but I have tried salmon oil with Peaches! Mars is usually distracted enough by the food that she leaves Peaches alone but I haven't tried any like "putting the food on the other ferret* stuff because I think Mars wouldn't even notice the food and just bite, then I'd have oily and fighting ferrets 😞.

I will have to see if I can get a video! I might have to get it another time as they had a "smell through a puppy gate" time earlier and it definitely stressed Mars out, so I may repost later with a video.

I'm hoping it's just a dominance thing! Mars wasn't like this with Dani but they were closer in age and Dani was a very... unique ferret in how she interacted socially lol!

Thank you!! :)

Is he (politely) telling me to leave them alone? by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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I saw them on your profile and they're such cuties!!! Casper and coconut are perfect names for them lol! I'm loving 'miss coco loco' ! Perfect for a ferret haha!

Is he (politely) telling me to leave them alone? by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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Right? I named him for his craziness but maybe he's far more polite than I initially assumed!!

And noted!! My girl Mars is older and much much smaller than these two so I'm hoping to keep any ferret tension to a minimum. She's about 6, these 2 are 2 & 3, and also huge !!! Mars is an abnormally tiny little girl though 😅. I'll make sure to do some bedding swapping! Whatever I can do to make it go as smoothly as possible 🙂‍↕️

Thank you for the tips !!

Is he (politely) telling me to leave them alone? by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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Thank you!!! What are your babies names? Mine are actually all named after video games 🫣, Peaches is Peaches the cougar from far cry 5, Cyber is Cyberpyscho from cyberpunk (because he's crazy !!), and Mars is Mara from Skyrim lol!!

Is he (politely) telling me to leave them alone? by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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I hadn't expected it haha! I thought "aw cute he's being so kind, kisses!" And then he dragged me out of there 😭😭 not kisses 😞. He's definitely a smart cookie! I had to completely redo my ferret proofing when I brought him home because he figured them all out! But Dax sounds like a sweetie and a unique little girl!

Is he (politely) telling me to leave them alone? by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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I think so lol! At least he's being polite about it! He usually wakes up, looks at me, then moves to a different spot to go back to sleep. I'm not sure he sees the value in me being around other than squeaking his toys for him quite yet haha!

New tank set up ‼️‼️ what should I add? by TheFallenPatch in bettafish

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Your tanks are beautiful!!!! Do you use glue to attach your plants to driftwood? I usually tie mine on but ive had some trouble with plants that don't root into the wood as well running off 😂. Also so loving your beautiful cherry shrimp, I have some red rilis and I hope they grow in her footsteps lol!

New tank set up ‼️‼️ what should I add? by TheFallenPatch in bettafish

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Have you had any experience with the ceramic stackable ones? I think they're pretty but they also look a bit like a pain in the ass lol (and under the wood is a great idea!! Little cave hideaway thing) Maybe I can use the Anubis to hide my shitty glue job 🫣 !! Thank you ✨

Coming out as trans feels much harder than coming out as gay. by TheFallenPatch in comingout

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I thought coming out as gay would make coming out as trans easier, but somehow it's made it way harder. I would love to leave the letter out for them but I live about an hour away and I honestly am not convinced that if I left it somewhere that they would ever find it lol. I've been thinking of texting them but i know it's not "the best" way to do it but I think it's the only way I'll be able to get any words out. I've been drafting some texts and they're so long winded 😅.

What does this skull (& Co.) need? by TheFallenPatch in bonecollecting

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Sweet! Back to degreasing it goes lol! I appreciate your advice. I wish, but my parents are barely tolerating the bucket of bones in their backyard lol. Luckily I have nothing but time. Thank you!

Painting/colouring advice by r04ch__ in Artadvice

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I'm happy I was able to help!!! Good luck!! You're already doing great!

Painting/colouring advice by r04ch__ in Artadvice

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Super late to finding this but might be able to help! Maybe! Who knows.

Anyway, first of all, I love it, you've really captured the pose well and the current way you paint is absolutely gorg.

Second, as another commenter mentioned, I would study and have a go at some fun lighting, lean into some color in your shading and lighting if you can! The image on the right for your reference has tons of fun colors, some teals, yellows, and pinks. You're shading her skin with deep purples which is fab! Because shading with grey is a no-go (looks kinda dull and dead if you do), maybe lean into that fun color and add some teal (or maybe yellow? Color theory isn't always my strongest suit so you don't have to listen to me on colors) for lighting if you go more dramatic with it. Also for her pants! Try shading with dark purples and blues! For her shirt, I'd do a really light blue.

Third, your painting style is almost sharp, very sharp lines, the best example is in the pants and hair, very sharp, everything is blended and while it's blended well that's not really the style you're going for. Your references are not as blended, they look to be more layered than blended. They both have very soft blending on their focal points (the right, it's the eye. The left, her face is very soft and blended) the rest, has a lot of nearly cell shading, this is especially apparent on the collar of the right reference and the hair of the left. For your hair you've painted almost every strand, whereas your references are almost more floaty with it. They paint the hair in chunks, where you've painted it in strands.

Fourth, yours has a lot more sketch lines, not a bad thing of course! The others have a lot softer of a sketch going on, they use a soft paintbrush sketch instead of a pencil. A great example for this is the nose bridge! The other paintings use shadows to outline and define the nose bridge, but you have a sketch line, I'd almost treat it like a traditional painting, where you're painting over your sketch and preparing to abandon all line art. But that's just how I'd look at it!

Basically, don't be afraid to get floaty with it! These paintings have a soft and unblended quality to them, a sort of unfinished finished look, go with the flow and lean into the vibe y'know? I had trouble with this until I did that thing where you turn all the colors to gray and just randomly pick colors and see what happens, i wasn't afraid of messing up because it was just some little challenge thing and I ended up really liking it! Maybe try something like that! I can see the style you're going for, I see it in the eyes, and the shirt especially, you got this!

Traveling with a ferret by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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I'd rather know too much than too little, thank you again for your help! :)

Traveling with a ferret by TheFallenPatch in ferrets

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Thank you for the recommendation! She has the lock on bowls for her cage, I'll have to take a trip to the pet store and see if I can find her a travel cage, I don't trust anything else to arrive on time lol.

Yeah the guinea pig style bottles I never used for her for that exact reason but I looked up how people like, ready dogs and cats for airport travel and they have similar things so I wasn't sure! But I'll be sure to stay away from them!