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and they love it! it even has enough space for a bathroom so no more potty accidents 🙃

one of them managed to find a slight sliver opening on the side but was only able to poke her head through. there are bars interconnecting though that prevent them from going any further (she is the smallest of them all and if she can’t fit past her head, i’m not worried about the others) she has tried and tried but eventually gave up after learning there was no way out for her. sorry labelle!

if you got a lot of ferrets and are is the market for a stroller, i cannot recommend this one enough! i upgraded from the yellow one (see profile for previous post) after my sister telling me i should try looking for a bigger one, and i couldn’t be more happy with the final decision. they get so much space to themselves to sleep, roam, and not have to climb all over each other. i also love the fact they have so much more visibility to the outside world compared to the other. can’t wait for more warm (but not too warm) weather to take them out more in it☺️

Rarrr

i know cats will open their mouths to smell better is that what he's doing?? the only thing in the closet is my diving equipment and his old cage😭

I’m thinking about getting a companion for my ferret, even though it would be easier for me to keep just one (finances + moving countries soon). I feel like he’d be happier with a friend.

My ferret Mire is 1 year and 1 month old, male, chemically neutered , slightly bigger than average, on a raw and it seems like he’s constantly testing boundaries and strength with others (everyone else but me).

I am thinking of adopting, but I am not sure whats the best option.

Questions:

If adopted, would Mire switch to kibble diet partially (raw and kibble would be in the same cage)

What age should the second ferret be (especially if adopting)?

Is it better to adopt or go with a breeder?

Male or female?

What if they don’t get along?

Also, we live in the Europe

Any advice is appreciated!

Olaf is deaf. He is also not vocal, not that he doesn't do it, he actually does not make noise. When he plays, he has like a huffing sound. Do you have one like him?

this is my stinky boy. His name is Stink. He’ll be a year old in June. I go to bed at 10pm everyday because i have work at 8am and choose to wake up at 6am. All that to say yesterday i let him out his cage at 9pm because we were gone for a good portion of the evening meaning he didn’t get a lot of play time. Another thing you need to know is i live with my bf and his brother and a mutual friend. So we each have our own pet. I have my stinky boy. We know what we should and shouldn’t leave out bc we love our little critters. Last night out mutual friend left what i’m going to call mexican “koolaid” mix out. it’s like koolaid but a mexican version. He left it out on our living room table which we know Stink can jump onto. Last night my bf comes to me at 11pm maybe 12AM and tells me Stink got into the whole mix and and is “cracked out” which i imagine is bc he’s never really had sugar like that. I was very out of it so my bf said he cleaned up the best he could but his face is still tinted a little pink and his paws are a deep red bc of the mix. I asked him if he had gotten mad at the mutual friend and he said he tried but he was high and simply said “i tried to pull it away when he got into it” and my bf said “so you left it open with a spoon in there?” and he just laughed it off. our friend doesn’t hardly get high but when he does he thinks everything is funny. This is the next morning (today) and he seems to be acting fine his poo and pee are colored normal. I just don’t know how much he got into to. and i also don’t know whether to give him a bath. i want to try and only give him 2 a year since i heard giving ferrets too much baths like you would a dog or cat isn’t the best for them. but wipes weren’t working. And i also know ferrets get sick from everything. I just am worried i’m assuming he’s okay when maybe there is something i’m overlooking. Let me know what yall think..

Sometimes she starts shaking like this, it happens when she’s been in one position for more than like 5 seconds

My ferret has been on prednisolone for about 3 months and we've tried the chicken(natural) and duck flavorings from Wedgewood pharmacy and he hated them both. Anyone have a flavor that their ferret liked?

There's so many options (beef, banana, chicken/vanilla butternut, fish, peanut butter) and I don't want to have to try every one to find something he likes. The only treat I give my ferrets are coconut oil and eggs cause they don't like anything else. I just wanna find something he doesn't hate😫

I picked up this little girl from the back store of a pet shop where she had been abandoned with two other ferrets. They were dropped off in a hamster cage with a bag of Meow Mix. The owner of the pet store informed me they had been neglected and abused and that they weren’t friendly. I overheard the owner talking about how she didn’t know what to do with Lady because she couldn’t afford the implant she needed to treat her adrenal disease. I knew I could and asked to see the ferret. She was underweight and nearly hairless. I took her home and to the vet where she received her implant and treatment for the worst case of ear mites the vet had seen in a ferret. We are still working on bite training but she has come so far and I’m so proud of her. If anyone has any bite training advice I’m all ears. She used to really clamp down, shake her head, and occasionally draw blood on our ankles. She now will be giving kisses and then bite hard enough to hurt but not enough to draw blood. Should I be taking any kind of different approach with her due to her history of abuse? If she bites me for the rest of her life, I feel she’s earned that right lol but I would love to get her to stop

Hello, meet Mag. Maggie has lived a wonderful 7 years and his time has unfortunately come. I dont want to make this a sad post as he is such a sweet boy and wouldnt want to see us sad.

He has his appt to meet his siblings in heaven, but until then what foods can I have him try as his last hoorah?

He likes whipped cream and honey 😆 but any other good foods to give this little guy to enjoy his last few days a little more?

For the free roamer homes, what are some of your ferret's favorite sleeping spots?

This is Olivia. 1 of 4, going on 3 y/o. When I canr find her inside the pillow case on the pillow on my bed, she tucks herself inside one of the tubes.