That is all. He makes me very happy, and when I’m away, I can’t wait to see him again, and the way he perks up seeing me no matter how tired we both are…aaaah, I just wanna give him all the love, but I’m at work.

What’s one thing you love about your ferrets? I’ll start:

My favorite thing about him is his curiosity. It always make me very giddy and included in his antics when he comes up to me just to check out what I’m doing, or what I’m eating, drinking, whatever…no matter how much mischief he gets into, it’ll always tickle me to no end. I feel like a part of the business, and his whole world when he plays with me, and stuff…

I’m interested in learning about how and when ferrets were domesticated. Does anyone know of any books that discuss this? I can find many books about the domestication of dogs and cats, but not so much ferrets.

So this will be our first year with Noodle friends at Christmas. How should I expect this to work? Or should I just tell my kids we are forgoing a Christmas tree and not put gifts out until Christmas morning? EDIT: Our 4 ferrets typically have the run of the house all day and are not in their cage at night to sleep.

His name is Pablo and he's the youngest baby we got, that doesn't help when you see him next to the other business, they are smaller compared to this titan of a fluff ball

Hi, my ferret suddenly started to pass smaller poops than usually. They are not too thin, but still a bit concerned. He eats, poops, drinks water, a bit lazier than usual but I know that with the winter coming they can become a bit lazier. He also started to get chubby, which I know too is normal sign for winter coming. I gave him a teaspoon of pumpkin pure(he didn’t want to eat more than that). Can it be a partial blockage? I found some hair in his poop, but they were pretty small and he usually passes them in that size when changing coat. Nothing else concerning in the poop except a smaller size. What size poop is considered too small? And should I get him to vet asap or just keep an eye on him?

Hi,

Any one near NYC area? I moved into a new home and the apartment is far too small for my ferrets to have any space to run around. Please lmk if anyone is willing to take them. I have there cage, food, hammocks,food. Ect!!

I have been contemplating this, but it’s only fair for my babies to have a good life..

Looks like the Cerberus costume is going well

hello all, this is my first post and i apologize for the length but i need some help here. back in july i got my first ever ferrets, Mordo and Riggs (from regular show) and i immediately fell in love with them. i did all my necessary research before getting them and even got them from a rescue. Mordo was about 2 and a half and Riggs is about 1 and a half. everything was going great, i had them out to play for at least 3 hours every day, sometimes for the entire day on my days off from work, they were getting fed 2 different foods, they got their Marshall Mush every night, and they got more love than they’ve ever gotten before. A month and a half ago i had to say one of the hardest goodbyes of my life to Mordo, he needed surgery to remove a growth in his stomach and didn’t make it through the night. my heart was broken, yes for myself but more so for Riggs, they were a bonded pair and i knew he must also be hurting. I cracked down and devoted myself to Riggies, spent every moment that i wasn’t working with him, moved his cage into the spare bedroom and now that’s his room, he’s been my everything. but it’s been hard, i have 2 cats and a dog (and a husband lmao) to take care of as well. one of our cats, Mabel loves Riggs though and he likes her as well so they play together when he’s out. He’s still been himself when he’s playing with me and he’s still been eating and drinking the same. He gets his freeze dried chicken piece, salmon piece, and half a chicken heart every day. He chases me around constantly (i call him my little velcro noodle) and i just know he knows i’m his mom, it warms my heart. However, in the quiet moments when he’s in his cage, i can see that he misses his brother, and i know he’s lonely in there by himself. so i decided to get him a friend. I just got Winton (named after bluey), did the quarantine time, and introduced them to each other a few days ago. as soon as i put him down on the floor with Riggs, i could tell he was so excited and happy to see another of his kind. they started hopping around and playing and dooking and all seemed to be going smoothly. It’s been a few days and i’ve noticed Riggs is like latching on to the back of Wintons neck and just holding him there. there’s no blood, pee, or poop, or even puncture wounds, but Winton does NOT like it, he makes very unhappy ferret noises. but other times i catch them sleeping together and they play and do their own thing. I know Riggs is most likely just asserting his dominance and “putting him in line” as it were, but is there any way i can make Riggs chill out? Winton is only 10 weeks old and just wants to play all the time. I feel bad for the little guy. I’m assuming the energy is just a bit much for Riggs and he’ll get used to him in a week or two. their cage is a giant 4 level ferret nation cage and it’s decked out with beds and toys for them so they have room to take a break from each other.

again, so sorry for the long post but i wanted everyone to have all the deets. i’m a first time ferret owner and have already devoted myself to these guys so please go easy on me, thank you in advance for the advice :)

Hello I have recently been approached to take 3 bonded ferrets. The person said her son is allergic and she needs to get rid of them asap. Thing is I have never had a ferret in my life though I have always wanted one. I'm not sure if starting with 3 at one time would be too overwhelming. I'm also unsure if my house would be fit for them.

I have a husky so I would only be able to dedicate one room to them to run around for a few hours a day. That doesn't seem like it would be enough time out of the cage. But from what I was told from the person rehoming them it's a step up. Apparently now they are only let out on the weekends when her oldest kid is home. So I want them out of that situation.

I have only done minimal research. I don't know the best way to take care of them but I'm willing to learn. I also already have a vet for them as the office I take my dog to has a vet that specializes in them. I would do my best to give them a good life but I don't know if that will be enough.

I have spoken to a rescue that will take them if I cannot. I'm torn on what to do. On one hand I have always wanted ferrets but on the other I don't know if I'm experienced enough to take care of 3. What should I do?

Also their ages are 5,4, and 2.

hey guys! so we have three ferrets, two girls - salem (who we call a boy lol) and aspen - and a boy - marshall. we just got marshall recently, hes 5 months old. aspen is 3 and salem is 5. aspen was a rescue who was kept up for most of if not the whole day by her past owners, weve had her for a good year now though. so heres our problem: we leave all three of them out all day, at least a good 8 hours, they have full reign of our room; dig boxes, tunnels, all sorts of toys. we play with aspen and marshall quite a bit (salem is not interested); but i will admit that marshall has been the most focused on since hes new and a baby lol. starting a couple nights ago aspen has started RAGING at night, ripping up the pads in the bottom, rattling the doors, clawing at them - shes even gona as far as flinging poop everywhere too. she does this for hours and only stops when we go to sleep. we put them up an hour or two before we go to bed. tonight aspen was especially brutal and we have given in and are just letting the cage stay open tonight, weve ferret proofed the room and are hoping for the best. she started playing with us and got very excited when let out. as far as we know shes healthy, no concerning things besides this. shes actually been gaining weight and looking better than ever lol. so my question is; do you guys have any idea why she does this? is she claustrophobic and/or having ptsd from her previous home? do we need to pay more attention to her? is she just mad that were putting her up? we plan to just let the cage be open 24/7 (aside from when were not home) but im still curious as to why this was happening. picture of the culprit attached lol

My boys Crash and Harry giving night time kisses

I'm a big fat monster! JK I'm the sweetest girl who kisses and loves and loves sleeping on my sister 😘

Hi my 6yo boy is starting to be a little weak in his back legs, its "normal" he has insulomna and is on prednisolone but i was wondering if anyone had experience with this, what to expect, how to help, and also to motivate him to eat more maybe? Thank you he's our first and oldest ferret so its a bit hard on us❤️‍🩹

Please read all details, i do ❤️ NOT ❤️plan to use this without modification. Please be kind!!

Long story short, I live on 7 acres. I bought this chicken run for my chickens and it didn't work out. I'm burned out on chickens, ive hatched, raised, and have taken care of them only for them to die (either by disease, predator, etc). This just isn't working.

My husband doesnt want me to let this "rot" in the yard though, he told me he would help me modify it to be predator proof or whatever i needed to use it in the future. I started thinking of what animals would enjoy this amount of space and ferrets came to mind.

I would want to enclose all of it as much as possible, make sure it's dig-proof, and solid against predators. The whole 9 yards to make it a nice play space with tunnels, swings, whatever. BUT I am not sure if this even a good idea...? It seems like it could work, but any input here?