Fuzzy Ferrets!

Here are my favorite pics that I took of my two ferrets.

This first one is Panda, a tiny female

This one is Blanki in one of his favorite spots, my paper shredder. I removed the top of the paper shredder to take this shot.

I also have to comment that Blanki loves it when I shred papers on him. They snow down on him, and he squirms around.

Here is Blanki again this time about to climb onto my computer desk. This is an off limits place for him, but how do you convince that to a ferret?

Finally, here is Blanki striking a pose among family pictures. This is also an off limits area as the ferrets love to knock down as many pictures as they can. Again, all I can really do is pick them up, say NO, and take them back to their cage. They don't care, they just go do it again some other time.

Ferrets are very stubborn.

I have some more pics I can post if folks are interested.

Ok - in person - I don't care for ferrets but that has to do with my Aunt and her lack of any training whatsoever and one of them biting me on the nose when I was 5 while the other bit my ear.

But your two are cute. In pictures. I'd probably cry and run away from them in person.

very cute! I used to have some too. blanki looks exactly like one that we (when i was married) had but had escaped out the door one night via my (ex)wife not paying attention. when she left a year ago all the ferrets and cats went with her. no worries here though. i got tired of picking up their little "presents" that they would leave in the corner. try as we might, they would still use the corner instead of the litter box every now and again.

Originally posted by plthijinx
i got tired of picking up their little "presents" that they would leave in the corner. try as we might, they would still use the corner instead of the litter box every now and again.

From what I've read, it's because they have a short digestive tract and when they have to go, they really have to go! My ferrets are potty trained, they are just not very consistent with it.

And my ferrets like to nip, though they do it much less now then when I first got them. Blanki especially like to attack toes that are sticking out of sandles. Panda prefers to lurk in the couch behind the cushions and bite if you reach into it to try to get her.

Originally posted by Slartibartfast
From what I've read, it's because they have a short digestive tract and when they have to go, they really have to go! My ferrets are potty trained, they are just not very consistent with it.

that or if you piss them off:rolleyes:

yeah, they like to be sneaky! i would walk by the couch barefoot and amanda (she replaced the one that got away) would leap out and grab my toes, it always scared the shit outta me
:D

shannon (my ex) is down to two now. amanda and samantha. williie, a 7 y.o. male had to be put down two months ago. he was cool, i had bought him for shannon for xmas before we got married years ago.

This is an off limits place for him, but how do you convince that to a ferret?

all I can really do is pick them up, say NO, and take them back to their cage. They don't care, they just go do it again some other time.

biting me on the nose when I was 5 while the other bit my ear.

they would still use the corner instead of the litter box every now and again.

attack toes that are sticking out of sandles. Panda prefers to lurk in the couch behind the cushions and bite if you reach into it to try to get her.

would leap out and grab my toes, it always scared the shit outta me

I don't get it. Never did. Never will.:confused:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't get it. Never did. Never will.:confused:

my excuse is that they came with "the package" of the ex-wife. man, 8 years total. i could bitch but that would be another thread.....

I have no excuse :p

Well obviously they must have an up side or people wouldn't put up with the crap. There can't be that many masochists, can there?

I have two ferrets as well. Mine are very good about using their litter boxes though. Mine are also very cuddly. We got them when they were only 7 weeks old so they are very tame. The boy is deaf and acts more like a dog than a ferret. The girl is a mama's girl and likes me above everyone else.

They are a riot when they decide to play and chase us around or grab and hide all their toys. However, their favorite activity is sleeping which is one reason they are a good pet for people who are away from home during the day.

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Well obviously they must have an up side or people wouldn't put up with the crap. There can't be that many masochists, can there?

Ferrets are the one of the funniest animals I have ever had, and I've had cats, dogs, and gerbils. Ferrets are as playful and hyper as kittens on meth.

And, as Beletseri mentions, ferrets sleep a good deal. They sleep more than cats, so they are out of the way except for a short while every day.

When my ferret bounces around with his favorite plush toy bear (twice his size), that makes my day.

Ferrets when they are especially happy do something called the ferret war dance. They jump around and make clucking noises. If this doesn't make you smile, you are made of stone.

Oh, and ferret's droppings are pretty much odorless. Having had a cat, I can say that is a very very good thing.

Being burrow dwellers they evolved to sleep very deeply because they didn't need to have hair trigger escape responses when they were safe at home. That means that you can pick them up and they don't wake up and in fact they are often so limp that they look dead. I know neofite ferret owners who have been scared out of their wits thinking that they are dead.

Anyway, they make good lap warmers when they are asleep. You can also dress them up in silly clothes and take their photos while they sleep if that entertains you.

Their tails smell like grape soda. Weirdest thing.

Ferrets are hilarious -- I've caught myself watching them for hours at the pet store.

One concern I have about pets is my traveling. How do they handle being alone? And do you have to buy them in pairs? I think I remember reading something that having just one was a bad idea.

As long as you have someone come in to check on them and you have them in a ferret proof environment, being gone doesn't really do them any harm. I think they like having the company of another ferret but that only works if they grow up together. They will sometimes fight if you introduce them as adults. Before these two I had a solitary male for 9 years and he did just fine. Even my two now will often sleep apart during the day. In nature they are solitary animals and territorial with the male's territory overlapping that of several females and only seeking "company" during breeding season.

Originally posted by Kitsune
Ferrets are hilarious -- I've caught myself watching them for hours at the pet store.

One concern I have about pets is my traveling. How do they handle being alone? And do you have to buy them in pairs? I think I remember reading something that having just one was a bad idea.

I wouldn't leave my ferrets alone for more than two days. As I've had my parents take care of them when I vacation, this hasn't been a problem for me. However, it might be a problem for you if you don't have anyone that could watch them.

I keep my ferrets in a cage when they are sleeping and chillin, but they really should be let out at least once a day, usually twice. Also, their water bottle lasts about two days and should be kept fresh.

One ferret all alone might get lonely. Yes, it could play with a human or another pet, but it's not the same. You can't have a business of ferrets with just one ferret. And you would also miss out on the ferret conga line when they follow each other all over the house.
:)

My ferrets aren't caged although they are confined to two rooms (bedroom and bath) when we are gone. That is to prevent them from finding fiendish ways to torture the orchids that I also grow in the house. At night, they are restricted to the bathroom where they have a set of drawers that they sleep in and where their main litter box and food and water are kept. They are only restricted to the bathroom when my husband is home. For some reason he doesn't trust the female not to bite him when he's sleeping :) . It just makes him jumpy I think although she never has done him any injury. She will come up on the bed though and stick her whiskers in your face or slither around down by your toes and wake you up.

Fuzzies on the rampage!

Intruder alert!

When will they stop!!?

more pics! they are crazy cute.

Here they are recharging their batteries

Sleep!

Hey, that little one needs her toenails clipped! Yours are pretty small - how old are they?

Get that camera out of my face!

This is Boris, the deaf boy

And Boris again - he's a big boy. At one point he was 4lbs but he lost a bit of mass after he was neutered.

And this is sweet Natasha

Originally posted by Beletseri
Hey, that little one needs her toenails clipped! Yours are pretty small - how old are they?

Clipping their nails is something I have to keep on top of. Their nails grow so fast!

My white male Blanki is probably about 3+ years old. My black female Panda is about 3. I don't know their exact ages as I got them at a pound two years ago.

Panda knocks over yet another photo

Photo-finish

ferret proofing is a HUGE deal. you have to make sure they can't get into furniture, under/behind refridgerators and the like. when my ex and i bought a new wicker sofa/loveseat combo i had to make a frame to set underneath as to prevent them from climbing up into to arms of the set. yeah, they'll come out eventually but it was never when it was time to go to bed. samantha (the one that looks like blankie) would finally come out and wake me up in the middle of the night by attacking my toes!:D

Most ferrets, if they aren't deaf, will come running to a squeaky toy. I think it sounds like what their mom's warning call might have sounded like. Anyway, it works pretty well usually with no training.

I always use a squeak toy. But with my ferrets, if they are asleep, the world could blow up and they would sleep through it without distraction!