Am I crazy or what? But my son has always wanted a few and I must admit, they are cute. So we went to the Ferret Rescue in Denver and got 3 bonded guys.
So, without further ado, I present:
Our two 1 1/2 year olds--we kept all of their original names. Do you think their original owner had an interest in the military?
DOOLITTLE
SHERMAN
And our older guy, 4 1/2 years old. He generally doesn’t look as old as he does in this picture (he is a natural silver), but this is the only even remotely non-blurry picture we could get. They do move fast.
My sister had ferrets however they did not like me at all. They would turn into flying squirrels and lunge at me to bite me. I like them from far away and I mean far away.
These guys follow everyone around like puppies--I think they are so curious they want to know everything that is going on and want to be involved. I have learned to shuffle around whenever they are out so I won’t step on them. They are always between my feet (literally) trying to see what I am doing.
I guess it’s like it is with dobermans--early socialization is important.
My husband and I had a ferret when we were first married, her name was Miss Elizabeth. She ended up going to my mom and dad's house when our apartment found out we had her (dumb kids!). They are so much fun! Enjoy!
They mostly seem to be little balls of curiosity and poop to me. They are totally bendable and ooze in and out of your hands like a Slinky toy.
Actually ferrets are more closely related to dogs--mongooses, which look ferrety, are more closely related to cats. While I was looking that up, I found this: "The ferret is closer biologically and physiologically to humans than the mouse or the rat.” A ringing endorsement!
Sherman has figured out how to open one of the drawers on the computer desk. Get behind it and PUSH! and then come around front and crawl in. Can the other drawers be far behind? Nothing in them anyway except some papers. Which he’ll probably use to poop on.
The bathroom in the basement is free roaming territory--they are only allowed in the basement rec room, the bathroom and the hallway down there (not the son’s room which is also in the basement--gotta draw the line somewhere). It is a garden level basement, fully finished with lots of natural light.
We use newspaper (on top of plain white washable paneling) for their pottys--just roll it up,do a wet paper towel wipe and you’re done. They mostly use the paper in their cage and in the bathroom--”mostly" being the key word here. So they don’t get the fun of watching things flush.
Though if you are kneeling to try to reach the paper in the bathroom (yes, behind the toilet :rolleyesww, they can and will climb up your back trying to get to the sink, where they were allowed to play in the water once (grrrrr son).
Ferrets may seem attention deficit, but they REMEMBER.
Our older guy is kinda skinny, so he gets his diet supplemented with turkey baby food. If you’re not fast enough or forget to pick it up--into the stash goes the jar and lid--licked clean first, of course.
Haha! I'm sure there's fun things I'm missing, but it was a looong time ago. I can barely remember what I did yesterday!
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