Watch these pretty ferrets run through a
tube, wrestling, and playing as they have fun
with each other. This is mock combat. Find
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fighting babies, baby ferrets.
This is Lucy, she is a healthy Ferret, and healthy Ferrets have a very
healthy curiosity!  I'm sure she saw the bags and thought "Hmmm, I
wonder what's in those!?" Then, as she was lookin' around in the bag, she
probably thought, "Hmmm, I wonder what's in this box right here"?  I'm
sure it didn't  take very long for little1.1 pound Lucy to scatter the Fruit
Loops.  A healthy Ferret absolutely, CAN NOT continue  their LIFE, without
knowing what's inside ANYTHING.  They're very good with "SPACE RELATIONS"
too by the way!
Many people discover that tyhe ferret they bought is too much for them to
handle shortly after bringing it home, especially if they thought they didn't
need a cage.
This probably explains why so many we get in are still just babies "which
is the perfect age for a ferret to bond with their new human". Once a
baby bonds with us,we just got another ferret to live out it's life here.
Soon we will be building a state-of-the-art ferret habitat with all the
ammenities they could ever want!  It'll be fabulous!
ferret, nail clipping, bathing, flea control,
illness and disease. Ferrets, Illnesses and
diseases. Nail trimming and ear cleaning.
Bites, biting, nipping, scratching.
Ferret play, mock combat, wrestling,
fighting, rough play, other behavior.
abused ferret, alternatives to nose
flicking, digging, digger, misbehavior,
Ferret, disease, illness, sickness and the
symptoms that help you know when
they're sick.
Tips For Ferret Owners and Prospective
Owners. Poisons and Poisonous Household
Plants you should know about! Negative
aspects of ferret ownership. Ferrets and
their instincts, emotions, traits etc. Ferret’
s Diet, loose stools and dental problems.
Litter Training, Did you know Ferrets are
thieves?
Hairballs and ferrets, hairballs aren't just
something cats get, and ferrets have
more trouble with them because they
can't regurgitate them back up like cats
can. I've chosen to be an advocate for
ferrets. Playing with ferrets is lots of fun!
Stealing, one of ferrets favorite pastimes.
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How Did I Ever Get Myself Into Ferret Rescuing?

We got started rescuing ferrets by first buying one, for my daughter, who is the person that
makes this venture a joint effort. I was whole heartedly against my "kid" having a ferret, even
though my "kid" was 18 and no longer living with me. She had her own apartment and I wouldn't
have to deal with it except when I went to visit!  WELL, I couldn't talk her out of the ferret,
heck, I couldn't even talk myself out of it, after playing just a few minutes with one of those
bouncy, little things!!! They're SO cute and playful, and I understood they stay playful even
when they mature, much more so than cats are when they get past "childhood"!
So we took "Jamie" and the supplies and all, which cost more than the animal, everything but a
cage, (had a suitable one at home) and put her in my 18 wheeler truck cab with us and headed
out to the house less than 100 miles away. Ashley was holding her and all, playing with her as you
do with stuff you've been wanting for a long time and FINALLY got! Jamie wasn't content to
just sit around in some humans lap with all those interesting "things" in that noisy old truck,
NOT with all that space she wasn't used to, and all those nooks and cranny's and stuff to
explore! So she squirmed and struggled against Ashley's  hold on her until she got what she
wanted, freedom to play and explore the expanse of the vehicle's cab. My daughter followed
her around grabbing her and pulling her back from the multitude of places a ferret could fit in
that were available in that big truck cab, which Ashley had no idea where they led or what kind
of secret passage it could be for an animal of Jamie's stature! Neither were enjoying this very
much, so she decided to put her back in the box the pet store had given to transport her home
in. That didn't last at all! Soon Ash had Jamie back out of the little box and was attempting to
hold her again, which was working out pretty much as it had before. My daughter noticed an
overhead compartment that "appeared" to have no exit! She put the ferret in and was watching
as Jamie explored every corner and item that the compartment contained, when Ashley glanced
away for only a second, Jamie found a crack that she could fit her head into, and as we learned
that day, that's all it takes! She was GONE!!! The sounds that followed were HORRIBLE,
EXCRUCIATING, PAINFUL eruptions from that hot blooded animal, as she tried to squeeze
her hands (I'M TALKING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER) where the ferret had squeezed her entire
body. Ashley was beside herself, not knowing as I did that the ferret could not escape to the
outside from where she started her journey. It was however, hot up there and as I'd learned
from the book we'd read about ferrets, they can't take temperatures over 85-90 F, so I knew
we had to get her out of there ASAP!!! So I found a place where I could pull over safely and
work on extracting Jamie. I got the few tools I needed for the job of dismantling the headliner
area, and we went to work. By the time we'd removed but a few screws, Jamie popped her head
out of another compartment clear across the roof of that thing, which I admit I had no idea she
could get to from where she'd started!  Well, that was the start of OUR JOURNEY into the
ownership of, or should I say, room-mates with these very intelligent little animals, ferrets!
A short time into her keeping Jamie at her apartment, Ashley learned that they were NOT on
the list of "welcome" animals that could be kept as pets at her apartment complex! So it was
"daddy to the rescue" and I began keeping her at my house so I was now the babysitter! I
didn't like the idea at first, but within a few days, I fell in love with my daughters pet! Knowing
that I was going to have to give her back as soon as Ashley found a place that would allow Jamie
and her to be room-mates, I was looking for one of my own. As luck would have it, I found, by
pure coincidence, one that needed a home, so I was happy to provide one for the little animal.
Shortly after, I learned that they have a destructive streak from hell. Being single, and not
really putting that high a value on fancy, expensive furniture, the learning experience of having
some furniture damaged by those two wasn't all that bothersome to me. I've learned many
interesting things about ferrets, and myself as well, "I REALLY love the little rascals!" There
are now 10 here at our center (we started rescuing ferrets after I heard a sad story about the
senseless death of a ferret) and these have been here too long for me to be able to part with
any of them! I know that as more and more come in, sooner or later we'll have to start adopting
out to the public, but we're going to make sure that anyone who takes one or more home, will
have the "RIGHT STUFF" to be great ferret parents! (I use the term "parents", because
that's the mindset one will have to possess to be eligible to adopt from us.) Plus, other screening
processes / criteria, yet to be determined. I'm very serious about my philosophy concerning
animals, as they cannot speak for themselves. That story I heard, only reinforces my conviction
to do everything in my power to make sure they're properly placed, if placed at all! They
depend on their humans to supply them their every need! When a person adopts a companion
animal, it should be just like adopting a child into their home, at least in principal. The cost of
the animal CAN NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON WHAT ONE WILL SPEND ON THEM! A
ferret is an intelligent animal that will fall in love with you, and you will be their "everything"
and the "world" to that little baby. One wouldn't let a child die because a life saving surgery
would cost more than their delivery, right?

Recently, I was asked to take in a ferret that was ill w/adrenal gland disease.
The owner didn't "want" to spend the money it was going to cost him for his
ferret's live to be saved! He said to me, and I quote: ("I don't want to spend
that much money.....")! A 3 year old female, which is VERY YOUNG to have to
die because her "parent" can't or won't pay to save her life, which will be
more than half her life lost! Unfortunately we, at this time can't budget in sick
ferrets. I told him to go with her to the S.P.C.A. and see whether they would
give her the surgery, or euthanize her, then please let me know what they
told him. He didn't call, so now I wonder! We would have taken her if that
were the only way to save her life, we didn't "want to" but "would have"
used our money to cover his lack of responsibility! We have an agreement
with an excellent veterinarian in our area with ferret experience, who is
willing to work with us because he's a good man, and was eager to jump on
our band wagon and help us do for those who can't do for themselves. Now,
hopefully we won't have to turn away any others due to illness. The fellow
w/the sick ferret, didn't even want to spring for the cost of the 120 mile trip
to bring it to us. Maybe he just couldn't afford it, or has no car, but I don't
care, he's broken his promise to his pet who loved him, and that promise he
was supposed to make, and honor was to make sure she had everything she
needed to live the longest, best life possible! This includes doctor visits and
the bills that go with them. Adrenal gland disorders are a relatively common,
yet serious illnesses of ferrets, that we are supposed to take into
consideration and plan for when we decide weather or not a ferret is the
right pet for us. Can we afford, or are we going to be willing to accept the
responsibility and pay the price. Another reason I feel so strongly about
ferrets and their right to a full, happy life is, for one, it's not that long of a life
in the first place, 5-10 years (if the doctor told me that's all I had left, I'd
want it to be only "GOOD TIMES UNTIL THE END"). Secondly,  they are so
intelligent, and fun-loving, and have such a high regard for their best friend,
"their human", that I just think we owe it to them, to be as good a friend to
them as they are to us! You wouldn't throw your best friend out of the car
because they were seriously injured, you wouldn't turn your back on your
child if they came down with cancer, you'd dial 911, take them to the
hospital, you'd do everything you could for them, right? Well, if you have
only one ferret, then you are definitely their best friend, you are, at this time,
their most needed friend! If you had the ferret since it was a baby, it would
want you to be there at the end, not some stranger that they hardly know.
They want the one they love to hold them and comfort them as they go. They
need you now more than ever, they have the same feelings as you. They
want to die while being loved and comforted by their best friend. ♥♥♥
I've chosen to be an advocate for ferrets because they
do have instincts that are annoying to some humans, and
sometimes, we humans drop the ball when it comes to
situations like this pet thing. We sometimes do things on
the spur of the moment, and if that is deciding to take  a
pet home without first researching the animal fully, and
making ourselves knowledgeable about the animal in
question, then it is our fault if we are surprised when
they tear up something of ours, and we, the one who made
the mistake should be the one to pay for it, not the
animal! Why should we expect to get our "money back"
especially if it is at the expense of the animal!  One pet
store, I won't name, an employee there told me that if a
ferret is brought back with the customer saying that it is
"mean and bit them hard enough to draw blood", and the
customer is given a refund, the animal is destroyed! I
don't know if this is true, but it would be a pretty bad
deal for the ferret, eh? They're just babies and have to
learn "how to play with their new human", ferret skin is
tough and they're used to only playing with ferrets, not
wimpy, thin skinned humans! ♥♥♥
Ferrets are great pets, very intelligent and oh so curious. They are much like kittens, but their
playfulness and curiosity lasts a lifetime! If you just love playing with kittens but, take em or leave
em is how you feel about adult cats, then ferrets may be for you. They are forever young at heart
and love to play. Ferrets are somewhat like young children where potty training is concerned, they
are going to have accidents because they tend not to think about their restroom needs until the last
minute and when they have to go, they have to go! If your ferret jumps up from sleep, for instance
and runs in the direction of their litter box and you detain them for very long, you're liable to get
poo on you! Even if you don't stop them on their way to the potty box, sometimes that thing is just
TOO FAR AWAY and they have to stop off at a wall or corner on the way, and if you see this and
try to help them get there with your LONG LEGS, you may have drops of poo all the way to the
box! All of these things have happened to us.
I've been working on
this thing for several
days and as I said
before, I'm NOT a
web designer. My
first obligation is to
our ferrets who love
us, play with us and
teach us all the
"ferrety tricks" they
know! To them, we
promise to love and
play with them at
least twice a day until
they pile up and fall
asleep. To care for
them so they have the
best, happiest,
healthiest, and fun
filled lives possible.
So, that's why I only
have this much done,
I've been playing!
If you keep your ferret in a cage day in and day
out, only speaking to him/her while you drop off
food and water. If it never gets to come out and
play, This is solitary confinement. If it's life now
consists of languishing in it's cage, that's the
definition of IMPRISONMENT! What did it ever do to
deserve this? Give it to someone who will love it!
♥♥
The Blog Page! This where I get to vent, right? Nobody's "supposed to" get all ticked off by what I say
because I'm not directing any anger expressly toward them, unless they're guilty of the very thing I'm
griping about, and how could I know that, about their actions or inactions, huh? For instance, I absolutely
have a problem with people who are willing to enjoy their pet and everything, until it becomes ill and to
save it's life, could easily cost them more than it was to purchase it at the pet store. NOW THEY WANT TO
SEND IT TO A SHELTER BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH ON THEIR POOR SICK PET!
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Ferret Rescue and Adoption of South Texas
Ferrets are great pets, very intelligent and oh so
curious. They are much like kittens, but their
playfulness and curiosity lasts a lifetime! If you just
love playing with kittens but, take em or leave em is
how you feel about adult cats, then ferrets may be for
you. They are forever young at heart and love to play.
Ferret behavior is different than cats or dogs. They
have a definite personality and it is as varied as those
of humans. Ferrets like socks, with or without feet.
They like shoes too, everything inside must be removed,
no exceptions! Ferrets select treasures and hide them
in their favorite, secret place, you'll see them go there
often, on the way in they have something magnificent
hanging from their mouths, and return empty handed, or
(mouthed) and it may be that their secret hiding spot is
clearly visible, but don't tell them that. When a ferret
comes into your home, you need to know the "law of the
land", What's theirs is theirs, and what's yours is up
for grabs.