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Ok so this may be a bit ambitious, but i'm curious to see how many (if any) of you guys keep ferrets! It would be good if you could post up age, sex, how long you've had it etc. My friend recently got a ferret for her birthday and I have absolutely fallen in love with the little fuzzies. I'd also be curious to know, if you care to share, where you got your fuzz from, as they seem to be quite hard to come by...but hey i dont really know where to look i suppose. Cheers guys!
 
Cant see the pic Hagos :( Im sorry for your loss. There was recently an albino ferret found in my area...and has since been taken to the vet to hopefully be claimed
 
Michelle has a Ferret.... [video=youtube;simatCov_SM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=simatCov_SM[/video]
 
Yeah i can Hagos they are adorable! I've heard ferrets are excellent escape artists... a friend of a friend had one fall out a 2 story window, only to come to the front door, unharmed
 
Such sweet little kits, sorry for your loss :( .

This is mine his name is STINKY!!!
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He's a a 3 year desexed male sable house ferret.
He's been used as a therapy animal in a nursing home and walks on harness!

 
i have 4 ferrets , one Taz which is our inside ferret he is quite old and the other 3 live in a huge cubby house outside.All my ferrets are rescues and all are desexed .
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thats my newest addition when she was a kit, she is 9months old now.
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taz
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Daisey,
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Teddy.
 
Hagos have you contacted the NSW ferret welfare society maybe they have come across your escaped ferret. So many ferrets are found by people and often they end up at RSPCA'S where they are then handed over to the club.
 
What are they like as pets? Other than stinky ;)

Really awesome fun. The sleep most of the time but when they are awake all they want to do is play. They can be very affectionate too. My little girl is such an attention seeker.
 
No I haven't contacted the RSPCA
I will do that

But to be honest
I dont think she would have survived 1 night in the wild
My ferrets are really small and are too accustomed to being a pet
And I live around a lot of ferrel cats

But it's worth a try
 
they are only stinky if they are not desexed , especially the males the stench is overpowering, however if desexed and kept in clean conditions the smell is a slight musky odour which really isnt that noticeable unless you have lots of ferrets .Ferrets are probably only active for about 6 -8 hours a day the rest they spend asleep. If they are well socialised they dont bite, some ferrets will nip in play if they are overexcited.

you never know Hagos someone might have found her and called the club or a shelter . If you get in contact with the club they usually have a list of strays and areas that they have been found in. One of my rescues a stray was also tiny when she was found, and two of my rescues were found wandering the streets.
 
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Sorry only pics I have atm.
Mitt is called Bandit.
White one (which cheap camera has turned yellow:rolleyes:) is Yoshi. He has black feathered though his fur.
Both male, about 8 months old or so I think, only just got them desexed a few weeks ago, live inside a big cage, let them run round the house and they are so funny to watch, they hop rather than run and pull the funnest faces as they look behind to see if your chasing them.
Bandit has started rolling on his back like a playfull cat when you walk up to him. He is so tame, never bitten, purchased from a first time breeder that mothered him and the rest of the litter. He cleans anything with a heartbeat.
Yoshi came from a big breeder and is nippy even though he has calmed down a little.
Both love to pounce on your leg then run off waiting for you to chase them.
I hate ferrets;) Stupid stinky, bitey, cute, funny lil things.

Btw, we lost bandit once, called ferret association, rspca, animal welfare. Got him back fortunately as Yoshi was fretting, he stopped eating, did not come out of his cage, hid under his bedding...such a sad 48hrs.
 
Icedmice I love that first picture of Stinky! Looks like a cheeky little ferret. Sarah your ferrets are beautiful, I love the colour of the first one. I have been told that keeping them outside reduces their lifespan...have you had any issues with it at all? From the looks of your ferrets it doesnt look like it, they look fit and healthy. How long is the lifespan of a ferret as I have heard mixed accounts ranging from 6yrs to 15 yrs! Daniel I'm glad you found Bandit! They look like they are good buddies!
 
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