Anyone Heard Of "dead Ferret Sleep"

[mrmick 7]

Hi I have recently got a jill for the new season and she seems to have a sleep dis-order, I have googled and found on a few forums pictures and descriptions which seem to match her behavior and they call it "Dead Ferret Sleep". She is perfectly normal when awake but I find her regularly in a very deep sleep that you cannot wake her from. Has anyone any experience of this, I would appreciate any information

Thanks

[ginger beard 4,652]

i had it with a jill once.called her and she never came which was odd,went into the sleeping box and she looked dead.she was perfectly healthy earlier so picked her up and she was dead,laid her on a cold wall still dead.went to get a shovel came back and she was perfectly healthy again.

since found out it's quite common.don't know what causes it and i've not had it since.

[Bobtheferret 1,224]

I have had ferrets do something very similar, seems a lot worse in the warm weather. If you don't already suggest you use a collar when working her as if goes to sleep underground you could be waiting a while!!!

[rabbit demon 301]

That picture is class lol. Iv a jill the same and one of my new hob kits seems to have it too. Hes not as bad as my jill. She does be limp and oblivious to everything going on around her. Fairly common.

[Welsh_red 4,306]

I started a thread on this month or so ago . Seems it's something that happens to some ferrets. Mine is dead to the world. Freaked me out loads . Picked her up ,thought she was dead, put her back down, freaked a bit. Picked her up again and she moved. Since I've seen her sister bound over her and she hasn't moved. I think it must be a really really deep sleep

[gnipper 5,945]

I've not had one like that but I have had a deaf one that was difficult to wake. It also struggled to get on with it's cage mates too and I think it was because they startled her.

[Aussie Whip 3,827]

I've had a couple over the years,also a son who was like that when waking him to go to school.

[The one 8,397]

We used to call it deep sleep syndrome had a scare a couple of times but as there usually asleep till you need them theres no real problem

[Cliff Ray 185]

Is she sneaking out to the local ferret pub when you are not looking?

[janine 53]

I thought my Jill was dead didn't move for ages!

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2017 by janine

[Sirblessed 2,511]

I have a couple that do this, scared me a few times now i'm use to it. PS if they arn't stiff dont bury them

[Guest Navek]

Lucky ferret ,.. not had a full night sleep in years

[Mr Wilkes 2,915]

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