Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / December 2003

My sweet boy, Chunk (who is about 2 yrs old), has an enlarged
speen...around 4x normal size. We took him for check up because he is
somewhat (about 1/4 to 1/2??) more lethargic and less playful then
usual. He also seems to make a lot of trips to the poopy box yet not

Today marks Diana's second anniversary of surviving lymphosarcoma - and she is
doing great! We started the day for her with a manicure - and some specially
cooked chicken breast just for the party girl...
Its been a long road - but the vet is thinking that she may live out a normal

I read in someone's post earlier that there were too many ferrets and not enough homes for them?  If this is true, then maybe I should see if there are any out there that really need one before I go to the pet store.  I have owned a ferret before, and am looking for one at a ...

Onyx was rescued from a ferret shelter about 3 years ago. We don't know her
age, but we are guessing that she is around 6.
I weigh all three ferrets every night and keep a log. Two weeks ago Onyx
dropped a little over half an ounce (she only weighs

This porgramme has been on Sky Uk for a few weeks and they seem to have
stric bans on what animals can be kep. Are ferrets allowed as pets there and
if not, why?
Temperance

I got a great ferret calendar last year. Does anyone have any url for an
internet source for a new calender this year?

Does anyone here remember the name of the lady whose husband made the wheels
for paralysed ferrets ? And if so, her email address ?
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Nanny

I'm in a situation where I can't keep my two ferrets, so I thought I'd
try here before I put an ad in the paper.
I have two sable ferrets, one male, one female, both fixed and
descented. They were purchased at Petsmart. I believe they're about

anyone ever use ping pong balls? i was going to buy 144 ping pong balls and
let wilson jump in an them.. Is that ok? i don't wat tryig to eat the
plastic.
brian

Last night I noticed one of my ferrets had a watery looking eye.  This
morning the eye had a fairly thin, greenish-yellow crust on the fur; it
seemed to keep his eye shut.  Using a warm, wet washcloth, I removed the
crud.

I suppose the guy Gary has got what he wanted. Namely to annoy the genuine
posters on this group but how do you go about reporting them or blocking
them? I want to go back to chatting about ferrets!
Temperance

Warhol, my lovely Albino ferret who was the first Guinness World Record
holder for the fastest ferret down a tube died in his sleep on Sunday. I
think he was around 7 years old and he had had a good life but a kinda
lonely one at the end. He outlived the other three in his cage and ...

Hi we have 3 ferrets 2 of them are ok you can cuddle them but the other one
if you are sat on the floor he will make a B line for you and bite (he still
get cuddles thought) I know younger ferrets bite and he is only 5 mounths
old (but so are the other two) so how do you think we ...

i just recently purchased 2 ferrets from pet co they were in the same cage and seemed to get along. there is a female and a male. the female would instigate fights with the male.somtiemes its the other way around. it doesnt seem like there playing due to the hissing and yelps ...

Well, after getting my 2 ferrets to happily live with my Fiancée's 3, we
have taken the plunge and stopped at the local RSPCA to look into adopting
another ONE to even up the numbers.
Mistake number 1, never set a number to adopt!!