Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / February 2005

I brought Max in for his regular checkup today. He had been acting a
little lethargic the last two days and I thought maybe he had just
picked up a bug or something minor like that. He was very alert. I
know he was drinking and peeing and at the very least he was eating

Well not so new. He has been here for about 24-25 days. He is a cinnamon i
believe and the one picture with just a shirt in the cage is when he first
came home. he has grown 4.5 or more inches in the last couple weeks and also
dropped his baby teeth.

I'm a longtime lurker here: I have learn much reading your posts but
have rarely made any of my own.
We have 4 ferts: Gadget, Boris, Penny and Natasha.  Gadget is, we think,
about 5; the others are all around 2.  Most of the time they all get

Sometime during the night, Druid the ferret, crossed the Rainbow
Bridge.  He was named for the white robed priests of ancient Ireland.
He had been separated out from the ferret room and brought into the
house to be watched.  He was 5 yrs old and had a balding tail.  A

Great news about a great group!!!  Back and under new management, I
guess.  Open to the public.
The all new Addicted To Ferrets is up and running....
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/addictedtoferrets/

I had mentioned the size difference in my Marshal Farms ferrets before. Now
I have a picture to show it.
The smaller one is Mooka. She's 3 years old and weighs 2 pounds. The other
one is Sid. He's 9 months old and weighs at least 5 pounds. He won't sit

I was going to post a question regarding the importance of sunlight
(ultraviolet) to Ferrets, searching Google found this site with a lot
of information regarding Ferrets and light;
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/lighting.htm

I am a life & career expert who is working on a new project and I need your
help!
I am seeking INTERVIEW SUBJECTS who are willing to share how they met their
best friend, how they met their spouse or significant other (same sex

We have had many rescued ferrets live out their lives in out home. They
usually past on due to cancer.
Many photos our past friend on my photo pages. We love ferrets, but I am
very saddened by the fact I have become allergic to them, and most other

I got the 10 year old and his cage mates on Sunday. No vaccines for years.
No adrenal surgeries. Too expensive. Their main kibble? Cheerios! They got
Kibbles & Bits dog food, sometimes.
They are eating the shelter kibble mix like crazy. Coats in horrible shape.

Riley's nubby tail, after his Chordoma surgery
http://community.webshots.com/photo/115683629/276319151NQHEVR

Hi all I am helping a friend promote a web site. You see a childhood
friend of hers lost her husband at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11,
2001. She has run into some hard times and my freind wants to help her.
So she came up with the idea to market Just say NO to Bin Ladin

Every night I sing to my oldest daughter.  It is always four songs, the same
songs in a particular order.  Early on, I changed some of the songs to be
more interesting.  Below are two that I have and was wondering if any of you
have some other thoughts:

Sat afternoon Dan, the ferrets and I will be at the local PetSmart with
some ferrets.  It's a chance to introduce and educate the ferrets to
pet store shoppers.  Each of our ferrets have their little gimmicks.
Grany kisses.  Ceili and Artie take stuffed toys and hide them.  Finn

I am fixing to take in a group of three. 2 are very healthy, no, did they
need vaccines? And the other, the 10 year old. He is also in good health,
except, yeah you know, he's bald. Hair only on his head. Vaccines ?
So, what I ask is,  Lupron or Melatonin implant?