Ferrets are like dogs. When fighting, they only have one mode: KILL. If they can't do that, they're sort of at a loss.

That's why you see cats beating up on dogs. The dog knows he can't just grab the cat in his jaws and shake it to death as he naturally would, so he doesn't have a lot of options. Sort of lucky that dogs and (this particular) ferret are smart enough to know they're just playing.

Cats have a whole assortment of non-lethal fighting methods to fall back on. They can be pretty vicious too though. If a cat wanted to, it could sink it's teeth well into your (or another animal's) bone. Causes nasty infections.

I think that's what makes the whole play fighting thing so interesting. They just instinctively know how far they're allowed to go.

That ferret was getting his butt kicked . . . which is why he ran. Face it people, the ferret got his balding arse kicked . . . . lol

my girlfriends ferrets arse is balding...

Do not -- repeat: DO NOT -- try this at home lest you find yourself the proud owner of a ferret and a cute, furry pile of kitten meat.

It's a good thing they were just playing, or that ferret would have likely torn open the kitten's throat.

User is definitely promoting open source software and user's own site, but language may have been a barrier to understanding the rules. Perhaps a very strongly worded comment in spanish on the profile page combined with a discard of the post will ferret out the situation.

cute kid with the attention span of a ferret on speed. good job kid.

Actually you do use milk. Yes, Scoville used sugar water for his measurement scale, but milk does a much better job at removing the capsaicin from the receptors on your tongue. Capsaisin isn't very soluble in water, so water tends to just spread it around. However, you shouldn't actually swallow the milk, and should spit it out to prevent it from traveling farther down the throat, which a ferret certainly isn't going to know to do. The chocolate thing might work since there's lots of fats in it.

And anyway, this is exactly the reason that the peppers evolved the way they did, so that animals would learn not to eat them. That ferret will never have another one. Lesson learned. Darwin wins again.

Not the funniest thing I've seen, but I don't really think it's cruel, either. The ferret licked it, they didn't force her to. My best friend's cat LOVES those spicy Cheetos... I mean, she just snarfs 'em down! And my parents' dog used to eat jalepenos all the time... he'd make the weirdest face, shake his head around--and go right back for more!

A lot of irritation when the pricks give the little critter more of the pepper.

actually, chocolate will work against hot peppers. Although I dont think it's a good thing to give a ferret.

Having some ferrets myself, I felt bad for the poor little fuzzball but amused as well. Obviously the water isn't helping, so a bit of irritation from them not getting the animal something more helpful. A lot of irritation when the pricks give the little critter more of the pepper.

I think people are overreacting a bit much here. It's not like they forced the ferret to lick the pepper. And they didn't allow her to eat it. Plus it looks like she had plenty of access to the water. (Smaller animals like that don't chug water down, they take tiny sips.)

Upvote because it's cute in any case.

Actually, sugar (in a solution of water) kills heat in peppers, not milk. Scoville figured this out and it's now the basis for Scoville Units, the unit of measurement for "heat" in peppers.

From Wikipedia:

Scoville's original method for testing hotness was called the Scoville Organoleptic Test, which he developed in 1912. As originally devised, a solution of the pepper extract is diluted in sugar water until the "heat" is no longer detectable to a panel of (usually five) tasters; the degree of dilution gives its measure on the Scoville scale.

Sorry, Arvana, I had a ferret and it's just painful watching the little guy. Downvote not personal.

I am usually dead against "pain as humour" comedy, but I laughed at this one -- who hasn't done physiological experiments on their pets at some time in their life? And how do you know if ferrets are affected by spiciness until you try? The expression on her little face when her tongue catches fire is priceless.

And for everyone complaining about her not being able to access water, watch the video again -- she is drinking it down like crazy! A ferret would have absolutely no trouble getting to the bottom of the glass if needed, and they are definitely not withholding water from her, they're just holding the glass so it doesn't tip over.

The controversy that this is stirring up is fun though!