I'm thinking adopting a cat but I prefer if it is a kitten because I believe it would be easier and safer to introduce to my ferrets (one of them bites quite a bit but because she likes to play a lot). What do you think??

Also, my two ferrets don't get along and I thought it could be good company for them as well. But I'm a bit scared for my ferrets one the cat gets older and bigger. I would love your opinion.

hi everyone Ive been loooking into wanna a ferret and I would like people to tell me about them I heard mix about I need 2 or I can get one if I want I found a cage is this big enough I also have 3 dogs and 2 cats

Many of you may remember I posted a pic of a released ferret that was caught roaming, you’ll be happy to know that I adopted him and he has been settling in really well to life indoors. However, although he uses a litter box in his cage, when he is out in the house, he has taken to toileting on our sofa. I haven’t been able to pick up on signs that he’s about to do this yet and I don’t know what to do about it so I figured I would return here to ask you all if you have any tips and tricks for this. Thanks!

Hi, I'm looking to redo their dig box with pasta, and I'm wondering what size and shape of noodle people recommend? I'd imagine something rounded and sturdy would be best but does anyone know what size makes the least choking hazard if they decide to try and take a bite before I can stop them?

So peaceful, I wish I was that pretty when i sleep

Not sure if anyone hasn’t seen my other posts, I’m in the process of moving across country from IL to AZ. Now me and Molly are dealing with a mildly prolapsed anus😭. I called my vet back home and emailed them a picture while I wait for her to get back to me. I called the new vet she recommended for me in AZ and was told since it’s an emergency the vet visit itself will be $194 but she doesn’t know A) what the price of the manual fix , potential meds etc. and B) if they can even see her today. I’m still 7 hours away from where we’re going in AZ. I read online that it may be due to lack of water (which I’ve been trying very hard to be good with that but Bella spills it all over their travel cage so I can’t leave it in there consistently) which could make sense, and I also read that it may be due to over straining while going potty. I know it is not a blockage, I would assume not colitis or anything (they don’t eat anything besides their kibble & Bella is looking fine? Bold assumption I have no idea how colitis works) so the lack of water and or extra strain makes sense to me…

With that being said I have seen on Reddit in my hectic searching in the past half hour a handful of people say A) it disappears on its own B) it absolutely does not disappear without manual massaging back into place by vet C) it can get infected D) first before vet try dipping said anus into granulated sugar and within a few hours it sucks itself back in??? Is this real?? Is this dangerous???

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Hi all! Today I introduced my ferrets in neutral room. Boy was pretty chill, they didn’t seem to bite each other hard, tails were poofed , no blood or pee, but the new girl pooped. I know it’s a sign of stress and I separated them. The question is when I can reintroduce them again? I am switching the bedding for them to get used to the smell and giving them opportunity to explore each other’s room alone. What else can I do? I’m doing this for the first time. Also I did 2 weeks quarantine.

I've kind of made up my mind to get a ferret, but people talking about the vet bills are making me reconsider. Some say they're much cheaper than cats, but I'm not sure if that's true. I have three cats, and their early vet bills were probably around $500 total. All my cats are very friendly with other animals, so I don't think that would be a problem.

i just noticed how gray he’s becoming and i just saw a baby picture pop up in my memories and i just love him so much he’s my son and im literally sobbing he deserved so much more than what i could give him i hope he was never sad or upset with me ive had him for so long it’s so hard to see him aging i wish i could go back and spend all my time with him everyday

he’s doing fine for right now but it’s just hard to watch him get gray i don’t know if i’m gonna get another ferret after him just because he was so special

Hi my name is Audrey. My ferret's name is Sabel. She got very sick around December 31st and had to have emergency surgery for a what the vet thought was a possible blockage. They said, due to her condition, that she was more than likely not coming out of the surgery. But our "Baby Little Thingy" being the warrior she is, made it out of surgery. What they found during the surgery was not a blockage but a swollen lymph node the size of a golf ball. They pulled a sample for a biopsy before closing her up. Sabel stayed at the vet for 2 nights, which was probably 2 of the hardest nights my husband and I went through. Not having Sabel home and not knowing if we were going to be able to bring her home at all. We stayed up for 2 nights wiping each others tears and trying to comprehend what was happening. After 2 days the vet said that Sabel was doing the best she can and we can bring her home with antibiotics. At this point we had no answers as to what was happening with Sabel. For the next 3 days we had Sabel at home. We were monitoring her very closely as she was running very high fevers and was just non responsive to pretty much anything. It was a Sunday night that Sabels temp skyrocketed to 105.7 we really thought that we were going to lose her that night. We just held her between us and cried our souls to her all night. Little did we know just how much of a warrior Sabel really is. She stayed with us and made it to the morning so my husband and I made a promise to her and to ourselves. If Sabel is going to fight this hard to stay alive then we will fight as hard as we can beside her. That morning we took her straight back to the vet. (Our vet or any vet in our area do not do emergancy services for exotic anilmals in our area. Our vet told us that there was nothing more they could do for Sabel because they were just not that equiped and suggested that we take her to University of Tennessee exotic animal hospital which is 2 1/2 hours away. So we left right away and got her there. They took her in immediately. There she stayed in ICU for a week. She was given IV fluids and antibiotics. They have staff all night long so there was someone with her the whole time. The vets there took blood tests and waited on the results of the other tests from our primary vet. Her blood test came back as her white blood cell count was supper high so they knew she was fighting something, they just didnt know what? After 2 weeks we finally got the result of the lymph nodes and they were negative for cancer. At this point the vets were pretty sure she has DIM. DIM ( Disseminated idiopathic myofasciitis) is a severe inflammatory disease in ferrets that affects primarily skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles. One way to test for DIM is to take a muscle biopsy. So we opted for the tests even though we knew the risks to Sabel having to put her under anesthesia again. We also took the advise of the of vet and started her on the treatment for DIM right away. The treatment includes; Prednisolone, omeprizole, antibiotic and Chemo. The result of the muscle biopsy came back after a week. And at that time they also got the result from her poo sambles. Her muscles showed signs of inflamation which indicated DIM. Her poo sample came back as her having enteric coronavirus. So now Sabel is facing 2 deadly deseases. The vet said at this point we need to chose what treatment for follow. We opted to continue treating for for the DIM as our vets said that Sabel was showing text book signs of DIM. Now having made that decision we sent out for another test to help determine which desease we should be fighting 1st. Bad thing is that the test results usually takes 3 weeks or so for results. Good thing is that the method to fight both deseases are not that different from each other. So fast forward 2 weeks,we are now at the beginning of February and she has had 2 treatments of chemo. She has been home in our care. She has been responding very well to the treatment and we have seen such a difference. i have a etsy i make hammocks and cover beds for small animals and i also have a gofund me as well to help pay for all of her bills and future vet visits. We have maxed out our care credits and are 7,000 in the hole. We are trying everything we can to continue treatment and support our little baby, each visit is around $250 to $350 every two weeks so if anyone can help please do

I love them. I really do, but I’ve had them for weeks at this point and have given them beyond perfect living conditions and they are kinda just insufferable.

The four of them never play, they don’t cuddle, they don’t do anything except walk around and ignore everything.

The only thing they do is poo poo poo poo poo which is fine if they’re being actually fun at other times but they aren’t, ever!

I know some ferret snob is gonna be like “erm you actually haven’t been massaging them 4 times a day with vanilla sweetener and scenting them with bottled liliac 🤓” but like is there any real tangible help I can get because they just don’t do anything ever.

I’ve been a ferret owner for a few years now I recently got a new ferret in August and she’s almost a year old now. Potty training her was a bit of a struggle but I thought I had succeeded but I didn’t… since I’ve had her she had had multiple accidents on my bed in the same corner to the point I got those waterproof bed covers so she’d not wet the actual mattress. I got a new bed mattress and all to hopefully solve the issue as at my bf house she didn’t pee on his bed bc his bed didn’t have a front baseboard like mine did so I assumed she thinks the base board is a “corner” like she has with her peee pads. Tbis new bed is like the most plane bed ever no base board anywhere but today she pees in the corner 2 times while I wasn’t in the room. But on the side of the bed where the wall hits it. I just wanted to know if any one else had a ferret who pees on the bed? I do have a waterproof cover on this need bed too and used a cat peee cleaner to clean the area so the smell wouldn’t stay. Any tips?

1st. Bad thing is that the test results usually takes 3 weeks or so for results. Good thing is that the method to fight both deseases are not that different from each other. So fast forward 2 weeks,we are now at the beginning of February and she has had 2 treatments of chemo. She has been home in our care. She has been responding very well to the treatment and we have seen such a difference. i have a etsy i make hammocks and cover beds for small animals and i also have a gofund me as well to help pay for all of her bills and future vet visits. We have maxed out our care credits and are 7,000 in the hole. We are trying everything we can to continue treatment and support our little baby, each visit is around $250 to $350 every two weeks so if anyone can help please do

Hello! Currently my SO and I have pet rats but we talked and are considering getting a couple ferrets after our rats pass, if you can please share cage ideas, and all you think we should know before getting them! We are doing care research (I’m also pre vet so it’s important to me they get the best care) thank you!!

Please help, my ferret is eating and regurgitating everything, she’s still very playful going crazy here on the bed, but she keeps eating and vomiting I just got home and she’s doing this just now

I want to have a ferret but I don't know what care it needs, could you give me some advice!?

These are my ferrets Gerard (brown) and Helena (blonde)