Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / March 2005

My Wife and I have found what appears to be a second or third degree burn on
the back of the Ferret we are babysitting.
On questioning the owner over the phone,it appears she sustained it after a
new cooker was fitted and the oven was on.

About my 3-legged boy, "Buddy", we picked him up two days ago and he is
a easy going sweetie. He hasn't had the best life, though not bad, just
not great (probably barely good if you ask me). Both his front legs
were dislocated or broken as a result of a kid"playing" with him by

I have a pair of  ferrets sharing a cage and run, the hob is coming up
to 2yrs old the jill 10 months, I believe she has just come into
season. The hob has become very aggresive towards the jill grabing her
by the neck and making her bleed, I've been told that this is normal. I

I am looking for a new cage for our little fuzz butts.  I want one that is
rather square, tall and has the plastic trays instead of wire mesh.  If
anyone has one near Dallas, TX or knows the cheapest place to get one,
please let me know.

This morning Hobbes died on his way to the vet to be put to sleep.
Hobbes is one of the "kits" we kept from my breeding days.  He was my
son's pet until he lost interest in the ferrets.  Hobbes was a big dark
sable boy with a hooded mask.  He was friendly and outgoing and used as

I had waited for the fuzzies to grow a little before starting leash
training. Now am wondering how to go about it. Both of then easily
slip out of the harness, as they sort of panic being restrained. Their
harness is adjusted to the minimum size. Perhaps I should try the

I have two ferrets, whify and wombat. Whify is now very ill and we don't
expect her to live much longer.  Unfortunately she has cancer which has
also lead to ascites (swelling of he abdomen). Wombat, her sister is
approx 5 years old, I want her to be able to have kits this season so ...

I've always wanted a ferret, but was always overridden by my wife.
About a month ago, she stopped into the local pet shop for some fish
food, and came home with Rosie, a Marshall ferret (sable) about 8 weeks
old. "She was all alone, and looked so sad!"

Last night during the evening romp Penny hung a claw on a big wicker
basket we have in the living room and broke it off very near the toe.
It was several minutes before we realized anything was wrong, she didn't
cry and we were preoccupied with a couple of the other three ferts.

Our Bacchus eats two kinds of kibble, Totally Ferret and Marshall active
adult.  I supplement this with a small amount of Ferretvite and a couple
Bandits daily.
I'm wondering, however, if it would be OK to give him treats from the people

I've had 3 deaf ferrets, each one as different as could be in the past
11 yrs.  Jaspar and Simon never talked but would scream if scruffed by
another ferret.  Carolyn chattered all the time awake and asleep.
I got Fiona a couple of weeks ago.  We were told she was deaf and

We have 3 ferrets, Rosie, a 12 week old female Sable, Coco, about 10
weeks old, a chocolate male, and Joey, a 7 week old Chocolate male.
Rosie was alone for about a month or so before we aquired the other two.
Rosie is bullying the little ones. She will lay on top of them, and

My ferret, Shadow, has always been a very energetic and strong male
ferret.  He is now about 5 years old or so.  Saturday night he seemed
just fine, running around and so forth, though at one point he chose to
nap by the wall rather than climb to a usual spot in a drawer or under

I think I found the ultimate ferret toy.  Its a little toy stuffed bird,
with feathers and a fake tail, suspended from a cord at the end of a short
stick.  I got it at Petco in the cat toy section.  Our Bacchus goes crazy
over it, leaping up in the air to catch it then biting it ...

Hello:  We are foster parents of a 9 mos old sable-blaze little devil named
Bacchus.  He lives alone in his 5X5 foot pen in the basement and spends lots
of time every day out of his pen either roaming his basement while I'm
working there or under closer supervision upstairs in the ...