Ferret Rescue 

Thor is that pokemon trainer in some early game route whose entire line up is Furrets

The real reason Thor did not get a 501(c) is because a group of ferret is a 'business'

The largest ferret rescue in the United States is absolutely insane, and shows the dedication you have to this. Glad to see it happening

Big tip: translate to Japanese any stream or content about the ferrets, Japan loves that sht

when streamers blow up, some go out and buy big house, expensive cars, other frivolous stuff. this guy buys a smaller house, but more land to build a sanctuary for something he deeply cares about. shows what kind of character a person is by the way they spend their money. tip of the cap to you sir.

Wait so they're all rescues? Damn Thor just can't stop winning

This makes my heart so happy. I ran a small ferret rescue for a short time in northern Michigan. Rescued and adopted out around 100 ferrets from some really terrible situations. It was very rewarding to see them get healthier and happier with medical care and space out of a cage. It is so great to see someone with the resources to make a rescue like this. I hope the project goes smoothly and I am excited to see this journey!

Imagine being a wild predator in nature. Your war dance confuses and stuns your prey. But aint it just the most adorable thing humans have ever seen

Thing I love about Ferrets is the fact you have to train them not to bite hard. When they're naughty mommy holds them on their side by the scruff of their neck until they yawn (Ferret for "Ok I get it") - and if they're being especially naughty mom will drag them across the floor by the scruff of their neck. You *HAVE* to replicate this with ferrets in order to nip train them. Its quite funny because they yawn and immediately go back to being bouncy war dancing carpet sneks instantly. You need to do it everytime they do something bad or you dont want them to do, or if they bite you. Ferrets have really tough skin, so when they bite you, they're play biting, but play biting to a human compared to a ferret can draw blood, which is unintentional. Scruffing them teaches them that _this was too hard_ and they adjust super quickly. Its actually really wholesome and its one of things I love about the fuzzybutts. Its not like a dog or a cat that might need specific training or different training per personality, its just a simple scruff. Step one grab the scruff of the neck of the ferret being naughty Step two, hold them on their side until they yawn Step Three, immediately let go when they do. Repeat as necessary :) I miss having Ferrets :( I'd lie in the middle of that rescue and just let them scamper around and over me it would be hilarious

Bro has all the chances to do "bad" things that dont affect others and he just doesnt do them. Based

Growing up, my father decided to get ferrets for the house. They ended up taking a lot of the house, but I loved them regardless because they were very fun to see interact and play with. We ended up having 12 at one point. Unfortunately, all of them have passed away now, mostly due to my father not getting them treatment because it was too expensive. It was really sad to see each of them go and have their family slowly become smaller and smaller until only two were left. Thank you for doing this Thor, these guys are too silly of creatures to not have a good home.

shoutout Maddie and Shaye (forgive if incorrect spelling) but the Pizza mat is my fav

Somehow, I really am not surprised that there is such a big need of this. I always heard that ferrets were really demanding pets, which, combined with how absolutely adorable they are, would lead to a lot of buyers changing their minds and giving up their ferrets. It warms my heart to see a project like this getting some traction.

"Ferret Wardance". Thank you for letting me know this is a thing. And letting me see him do his special one. i'm dead.

1:22 welcome to the pirate software enrichment center

Hot take: Every animal is a lifestyle animal. I live in apartments next to a collage and the number of students that bring their giant dog from home only to leave them locked up in the apartment constantly while they're jumping between classes and work and social life. Like I know the law doesn't consider that animal abuse but I sure as hell do.

I had to put down my 5 year old ferret a month ago because we couldn’t afford treatment and the vet here didn’t open till 8 hours after we noticed something was wrong… But seeing this has made me so happy to know that there’s always someone out there making a difference even in small ways ❤ (I still have 5 of them and I hope to get as much time as I can)

Who would have thought a channel called Pirate Software would be so wholesome!

Wife and i had 6 ferrets at one point they are hysterical and mischievous creatures. We used to have a ball pit for ours and they used to love it.

If it was me and I was building a common space for a large amount of animals. I would make sure the floors are easily hosed down and the drains are covered and secured with screws. Being able to just hose down a floor at the end of the day makes cleaning up messes so simple and easy. Having the ability to squeegee broom up the left over water and have the floors dry again in minutes would be insane for simple upkeep of a common area playroom. Having fans to circulate air would also help. I know I sound like I am coming out of left field here. But many ferrets aren't house broken properly and just let if fly where ever they are. Just a thought I hope your ferret rescue goes well. I own 2 ferrets and they are sweet boys. Take care Thor.

5:11 double door sounds like a good idea. climb over a fence like at the current room will be no big deal for climbers like onion and it should be easier to enter/leave the room

i can't imagine thor god of thunder would do such an awesome thing

Thor, if all of these Ferrets are being born with health issues, you should look into a thing called "Genetic Rescue." If you can bring in domestic or even wild Ferrets/Pole Cats from Europe or other far flung places, breeding them into the local population could massively help in a few generations.

Get those ferrets some ping-pong balls! 100s of them!

Still waiting for the Ferret Stream to show up here on RU-vid!

I love how genuinely kind you are and knowing that I can help the ferrets just by watching the stream makes me happy.

i have 3 aging ferrets and anyone who doesn't believe EVERYTHING this guy says can get stuffed. My oldest is 7 and he's having a rough go. I'm looking at making that choice here in the next couple of months. If ferret research and treatment improves as a result of this rescue it can help me take care of my other two for longer. Great work Thor!

I had 2 Ferrets, girl and boy. Boy was named Gimli and girl was Jessica. They were so awesome and sweet souls. Partners for life and best friends! After Gimli died of old age (he was about 8 years old) Jessica was so sad, that she gave up and died shortly after her best friend. She was perfectly healthy but after a few months without Gimli she just gave up. She was around 5 years old. Maybe we could help her by finding another friend, but it was so fast, that we didn´t expect it. They were the best! RIP Gimli and Jessica. Bless You Thor! Good job!

As someone having his own bird rescue, well done! It's extremely expensive and time consuming and overall really difficult but we know why we do it.. I'm glad you can step it up even, keep it up Thor!

we had 5 Ferrets when I was a kid. 1 did sadly pass from intestinal Cancer. 2 from a viral infection. The last 2 lived to be 7 and 9 years old. The 9 year old had also gotten the same virus that took 2 of them but managed to pull through. Mind you we had them when I was a kid. This was 25 years ago. Access to the info that could have helped was limited at the time. I love that you're doing this, Thor. They are wonderful creatures and deserving of all the care in the world. My 5 were Chewy, Leia, Yoda, Amadala, and Jabba

This warms my heart very much. My wife and I take care of ferrets and we currently have five. They are our everything and since we cannot have kids, they are our kids. Our oldest one is currently seven years old and has so many things wrong with him that it’s incredibly sad. Please keep up the good work. From our furry business to yours. PS we have also dedicated an entire room in our house to our business and absolutely love hearing them dook and play with their toys.

I lost both my Ferrets last year, one to age, the other to cancer, so it warms my heart to hear you're local and making a place where the furry Cat Snakes can get the care they deserve.

Out of all people who blew up on social media, Thor has been my favorite. Choosing not to take the tax break with a charity org and just doing this because he wants to is amazing. Well done sir!

As a Rat owner, the fact that you've decided to help out these amazing little cousins to my own little gremlins is absolutely fantastic. And having worked with rat rescues, I absolutely understand why you don't want to go that way. I'm stoked to see how y'all blossom and help these little fur noodles!!

The fact that you can just pick up a ferret at a pet store is wild to me. I grew up with a pair who I loved dearly but at the time I had no idea how ridiculous it was that my parents were able to just, pick up a few exotic creatures for us. I live in WA too, I hope I'll be able to visit someday! I'd gladly pay a door fee to say hi to the lil wiggle worms and help out

It breaks my heart the state of the ferret gene pool in the US, and I'm so thankful you are doing this for all those furbabies and giving them full lives and love. Keep on being awesome Thor and Shay

its father and his thousand ferrets

A someone who both worked in construction for 6 years installing/maintaining hundreds of doors/door closers - AND spent the last three years providing tech support for a company that uses key activated doors (these were one of our biggest issues) try to avoid double doors. There are more things that break and more maintenance. Go with a slightly wider single door. Will save trouble and cost in the long run. If you run into any other questions/uncertainties regarding construction I would love to hear them. Looking into becoming a home inspector here soon as well.

5 years is really short, I live in the Netherlands and only the weak little runt of my 3 ferrets lived that long. The other two went past that (although they sadly had to be euthanised), and that's considering there were severe health issues messing with the species here, too! What's also bizarre to me is just how little is known about them; when I got my first ferret (~8 years ago I think) it was still assumed they functioned best when solitary, because they're predators. Now we know they really need a buddy. Luckily, I was sick and stuck at home when I had my first ferret so he didn't get lonely, but still, I felt kinda bad when I learned they're more social than previously thought. Also they're not nearly as expensive here for some reason. I don't remember what I paid for my first one (the other two were given to me by someone who could no longer take care of them) but it was less than 100 euros. I really hope I can get back into having them as pets when I'm finally earning some more money because I love the little guys.

My first ferret my mom adopted when I was 7 years old. That ferret was 5 years old when we adopted her and we were told she came from somewhere in Europe originally. She lived to be 13 years old. Then we got two more ferrets from a local pet store and they both died at 8 and 9 years old sadly. We found out that US bred ferrets had shitty genes after we got them. But they still had a pretty long life for being US bred. I haven't owned ferrets since then but I love them so much. They are by far some of the funniest creatures ever to exist on this planet.

I'm an Emergency Management nerd. I'm morbidly fascinated how your emergency plan for this set up will work with 250 ferrets and human staff. Evacuation plans, tornado preparedness, and earthquake prep are all interesting when dealing with animals in general but with that number it would be a challenge.

Wish I'd known about this effort months ago. We had to let one of our girls go because she had such a red blood cell deficit that she couldn't stay alive. She was only three and a half years old. To even investigate what the cause was had a minimum of $8,000. My partner and I couldn't afford it after doing splenectomy for her and having to let one of our elderly ones go too. I still beat myself up over it. Seeing this effort brings tears to my eyes. I love these doofy little guys, I'm so glad that so many of them get to live wonderful lives now.

I love these pants. Loved it on the fan channel and I love it on the main channel

Mad respect, that's awesome. I'm involved in a ferret rescue with my wife. She takes care of between 50-70. I can attest to the fact that it's a VERY expensive endeavor. Ferrets are usually a FOTM pet and lasts all of a few months before they are given up to rescues and sanctuary's. There are more out there than people realize.

I've never seen so much tegrity in 1 person. Truly inspiring. If Thor runs for president he'll have my vote.

As someone who owned 2 ferrets who unfortunately passed, this brings me immense joy I haven't felt in years. I really appreciate that you are taking care of, quite frankly, some of the best, yet as you have also stated, some of the most intensive care needed, animals on the planet. I really hope this is a thing that lasts forever and I wish only success for you and your rescue.

I rescued my two ferrets after watching Thor and i love them both so much. We had a scare at one point that our girl one, Silvia, got out and I bawled for hours. 😭

2:22 you can tell she cares about the ferrets with that kiss on the forehead

(0:28) Insulinoma is terrible. I lost a pet to it a while ago.

I've owned ferrets and my mom helped foster ferrets to make room for the rescue, the rescue DID offer to pay the bills but we always opt'd to pay. (our way of supporting ) You're amazing! So many people don't understand what it takes to take care of these chaos noodles.

Its amazing work you guys are doing, ferrets are cheap and common pets over here and vets still do not provide the level of care you do

If you see this, thank you. I owned 4 ferrets, they passed semi recently the youngest being 12 years old the oldest was 15 so i had them for a long time. They are such amazing and steong critters with alot of crazy and love. They get adopted by all the wrong people and wish they had a harder process to acquire. This warms my heart, i cant get more ferrets as the loss hurt me more than i thought so this kind of things means the world

These ferrets get better treatment then me.

It’s honestly genius to set up a stream per room in the rescue for ferrets specifically. You of course get the ad revenue, but then on top of that ferrets are just fun to watch, which means more donations even if they’re unsolicited. Then on top of *that* it means someone is always going to be watching the rooms so there’s a possibility of noticing health problems quicker, PLUS more people will want to help out hopefully.

I'm glad to see you are doing great things, Thor. Even in retirement.😂

1:57 his reasons for not making this a charity basically being “i COULD take the money for myself, and that’s dumb as hell, so i aint doin that shit.” is SO BASED HOW IS HE SO BASED

Omg that's so adorable

This is awesome. Going to start leaving the ferret stream running while I sleep at night

This reminds me of Ozzy the Desk Weasel O7 I'm really glad Thor is taking care of these desktop-sized cuties

Love this!! Kudos from one small mammal rescuer to another. We also have a ferret rescue here in Denver, shoutout to Ferret Dreams Rescue & Adoption. You're doing great work, I know in this sort of work we don't hear that often enough

You know about Cat Cafe, do you know about Ferret Cafe?

i had a ferret once, his name was trooper. it was when i was a kid, so i couldn't do anything when we had to give him away. he didn't get treated well after and i wish we could have taken better care of him while we had him. it feels good to know you've been taking good care of these animals.

My small business can’t compete with these large corporations I would like to join the cause where will this facility be?

You're a good man Thor, thankyou for caring for the ferrets.

Oh my goodness. Thank you so much for making this video! I have been wondering since I found this channel from your PirateSoftware twitch channel, and I was curious about what it was about. The amount of care and thought that went in to this, has now made me want to have this twitch channel permanently on one of my monitors!

This made me miss my ferrets, I had 5 at one pointe and actually ended up finishing my basement with a large portion finished off as a ferret friendly area so they had a large safe area to play in and explore etc. This made my day, thank you!

You are such a positive role model. Thanks for your thoughtful and kind daily advice.

Love everything about this. We had two DIM babies and my girl contacted Katrina Ramsell, she helped with the chemo and support care, and he is still war dancing today! I love everything about this, including the ad stream. Gonna try to throw it up on my work monitor!!

As a lifelong fan and off and on ferret owner it warms my heart seeing something so positive come from the success of someone. Thanks for showing what true philanthropy could and should be Thor. And thank you for letting our little weasel friends be so happy 😊

you need a utility room for HVAC, any water treatment, and general chemical storage. Unless that's specifically not part of the facility. I hope you have much luck with this construction process. There's a lot of things that can go wrong. 🤞

This is amazing, and fascinating to learn about. When I was in high school, my mother helped with a bird rescue and we have 10-15 cockatiels in our house at one time, had this big multi bookshelf system set up for them to hang out in. Lot of good memories from back then.

I'm impressed by your setup. My aunt used to rescue ferrets, and I think had at most 37 at once? They lived in a room similar in size to the one you've shown, fully furnished for them (with most of them getting to spend time wandering other parts of her house). I want to say she normally had 20+ for the decade or so that she did it, but eventually she wanted to downsize her home and put more money into retirement, so didn't take in any more of the cute little buggers. It was always fascinating seeing them all interacting with each other, and getting a feel for all the ferrets' different personalities. I hope this thing keeps working out for you, dude, because it's pretty awesome!

Dear Thor, I think that this venture is absolutely awesome. I have always wanted a ferret but have never been in a good enough position to get one. I too love ferrets and have loved them since I was a wee tot, any time I get to interact with one it is always an amazing experience. They are cute and curious and just so cuddly. I really hope this takes off and keeps going! Thank you for all your advice and inspiration Thor. Have an amazing rest of your day

It´s so rare to find someone, that doesn´t just view ferrets as "rodents" or "vermin". It re-ignites my believe in humanity, to know that this entire operation, with fully paid staff etc, is able to be run off of ad rev. alone - That´s absolutely wild to me, and makes me proud to be a viewer and follower of yours. I´ve been having the stream up 24/7 the last few weeks, and I´m not planning to stop. The fact that you´re planning to build the largest rescue in the entire USA, really shows your dedication which just makes me want to support you even more. I can´t wait to see the new facility, when it´s up and running!. Huge pad on the back and well-wishes from Denmark

I've been lucky that the last few ferrets I've had lived up to 9 and 11 years old. They were both girls and the oldest out of the 12 ferrets my hubby and I had over a 15 year period. Thank you for everything you are doing.

Thor, his personality, his words and his actions give me hope for humanity. Sincerly, thank you. You're awesome.

I love ferrets.. I've had a total of 4 in my life. 3 at one time, the first one was a loner. But she had kitties to play with, so she didn't seem lonely. I miss having them, and this gave me the biggest smile I've had in a long time. Gonna have to tune into the ferretstream~

We are a neonatal kitten rescue called recycled felines, and while we just do kittens at this point, we also ran a ferret rescue! This is such an awesome thing to see, it brings back so many memories, so proud of you

Thor I love that your are doing this and honestly they all look so happy! Ferrets deserve the best life possible!

@Thor, I'd love to see something developed where stream chats could interact with a toy or feature of these rooms via chat functions that control the movement of something that interacts with the ferrets safely. It would not only provide additional stimulation for the ferrets when people aren't around, but it would almost certainly increase engagement with the audience watching live streams. I think this would be a very cool way to allow remote interaction without even needing to deal with as much of the risks/liability involved with public visitations. It would be amazing to make this so profitable that you could even extend your reach with donates/support for other sanctuaries and efforts with a similar cause. I'm local, and if there's ever an opportunity as you grow, I'd love the opportunity to help in this effort as well.

Put in stereo cameras so you are ready for VR 3d streams. Give each room a unique "theme" like pokemon boxes. Could have a "ferret cafe" with a full glass wall looking into the ferret room. Probably need to effectively have them be completely separate buildings with just a floor to ceiling window between them for food safety.

I used to care for some ferrets at an animal summer camp - they are so much fun! They all have unique personalities and they are super smart and mischievous. Double doors is a good idea - we had several that would work together to escape the enclosure with a single door. They had one stand right by the opening of the door where we couldn't see, and another one standing up eagerly looking through the window (one wall next to the door was mesh, like chicken wire) as a distraction. We would open the door ready to stop the distraction from coming out, while the other was immediately darting out underfoot. Thankfully it was into an enclosed hallway, but they did manage to get under the sink and hide behind the drain plumbing once :D This is such a great thing you are doing.

In my day job I hunt ferrets. When I come home I watch cute ferrets. The duality of life.

I've been a casual occasional watcher for about 6 months and was thrilled to hear you had ferrets, as I have raised them in the past myself. To hear you starting this project makes me so happy. After you guys get set up, if you are near Seattle, I would love to volunteer to help with cleaning and interaction. I miss my little toe nibblers lol

I just lost my cat a month ago to cancer. this has been the most depressive month of my life because i had this cat until she turned 17 so i am also really proud to have had a cat that got that old. But we were like best friends and that cat has been with me since i moved out on my own.. I could never have a ferret with all these issues because i would just be too attached. but i love what you do here and i will have the stream open in the background to support what you do here. :)

My husband always has the ferret stream up...he's obsessed! I asked him questions about what he was watching and now I'm obsessed (and just became a member too!). Great work...keep going and thank you for helping them.

Love what you guys are doing to save these little guys and giving them the best life they can possibly have. I look forward to seeing the expansion of the rescue! (Would love to work there, ngl)

I used to work with ferret shelters across the ID/WA area and even down into Vegas, where they'd drive and rescue surrendered ferrets on the CA border. Had dozens at a time, trying to shelter them or rehome the foster ones. Its demanding but it's great to see them being so loved with the next generation. You're doing great work fellow ferret friend.

I wonder what educational opportunities would be possible. Thor mentions visitors, if I was training in veterinarian medicine and wanted to learn about ferrets then the largest ferret rescue in North America could teach a lot.

I love this guy, he's so articulate...and quite handsome.

As someone who owned ferrets in the UK it's wild to hear them classed as "exotics" because they're super common here. My regular vet took care of mine. But like Thor said, they need a lot of checks because they are super prone to various types of cancer among other things

I used to work for a nonprofit cat sanctuary/rescue that specializes in medically complex cases and ferals, but alas, the management involved has really kneecapped the whole organization. Beautiful goal, poor execution bc those in charge have an ego. THIS is what i imagine that rescue could be like, in a better scenario. I'd 1000% work or volunteer at a place like your sanctuary, it sounds like an absolute dream! I'm already so vicariously happy for all the future ferrets who will get to live happier, fulfilled lives thanks to you ❤ especially considering how many folks will buy an exotic w/ no idea what they're getting into, and then having to get rid of it when it's more than they can handle.

That's really awesome of you Thor! I use to own a ferret when I was younger and he was super cute too. His name is Chaz and during the winter pure white fur with beady red eyes. And during the summer semi brownish with light and dark tones. But wanted to say thank for doing that for the ferrets!!! I will say I do miss him, he was a sweet boy and sometimes he would sleep with me but I always freaked out when I woke up because I move around in my sleep and always thought I might of squashed him(which if I did, then woulda been super depressed but NEVER did). But I was still sad when he died from having a seizure when he was older during his bath time. Thought I can't really remember how long I had him for maybe at least 5 or maybe longer. But he was a good and happy/sleepy boy! Basically, I will always remember the good times ive had with him! 😊😊😊

WOW didnt realise they were so expensive in the states, I owned 4 ferrets and they were £10 each but here in the UK they are bred for catching rabbits. I personally didn't but they make a awesome pets, like puppies that don't grow up. The jump thing is called the Ferret war dance its from over excitment

Not me ugly crying because my heart is so happy. Ferrets are the most precious lil creatures to grace my presence and what ur doing is beautiful. Thank you 🥲

I don't watch everything Thor puts out, but every time I see something of his I'm always impressed, thanks for advocating for animals that would probably not have an advocate. Doing good work thank you!

Reminds me of that guy way back that was able to pay to keep babies in incubators by having them as sort of a side-show. No hospital at the time wanted to front the money for the incubators or caring for babies in them due to cost. He figured people would pay to see babies in incubators. It also brought awareness to the issues.

Thank you for your efforts Thor ❤️ This is amazing. The American carpet shark has needed this love and support for so long. You're an amazing person.

Not a ferret guy personally but you are doing an awesome thing. Anyone that can take care of animals and pets is always a good thing. Thank you

I have rescue ferrets myself and have fostered a few orphaned stoats before, I love wrigglers of all kinds. I hope the construction goes smoothly and everything works out for you and your wrigglers Thor! I'll be sure to play the stream more often whilst I'm drawing. Dooks from the UK!