newest memeber of the family eating my hands. I love her :D I miss you Immy! sadly you passed away this morning..20-3-08 It wont be the same without you! :''( I love you little girl!
so sorry to hear she passed away. She was a precious doll. Mine also died at about one year old from an intestinal infection. Ferrets are just about the best pets.
I have 8 ferrets now, fostered three others, sadly lost five, and I worked for a ferret rescue for a while, and still am great friends with the owner of said rescue. I've had rats, hamsters, rabbits, cats, a lot of dogs, as well as birds for pets longer than I can remember. Please, you know something, and I know something, but we don't know everything. Did you know that ferrets can have green eyes when bred with a mink? All for larger, sturdier hunting ferrets. My friend will be getting one.
Accidents happen, but it's also possible for young ferrets to suffer from genetic insulinoma. I bought a pair of young ferret kits at the same time, and while one went on to live for a good 6-7 years, his sister died in under a year from insulinoma associated with a particular breeder on the East Coast of the US. While it may be shocking to see a ferret die so young, it doesn't automatically mean mistreatment by its owners.
Ah, I'm so sorry, she's so adorably playful. It's so sad when stuff like that happens and you have no better alternative. At least she looks happy in the video. :)
A bit late, but I feel your loss. I miss my Fuzzles every day. Your baby girl must have been a treasure in your life, thank you for posting this video, it brought a lot of great memories back to me.
Oh I am so sorry about your ferret! It's incredibly difficult to lose one and even if you're lucky enough for your ferret to make 9 or 10 years their lives still seem too short.
I'm sure it was. Mine didn't seem to like being warm and cosy, preferring the cold floor. He slept in a hutch with a mezzanine chamber and a ramp. This was in a cold garage. He was very happy curled up in the straw.
I'm sorry that you lost her at such a young age, but at least she left her mark on your heart, right? As well as your hands, ouch! Teeny tiny needle teeth! She's a cute little girl, and probably playing like a crazy girl in heaven. RIP little one, thanks for making so many people smile :)
I am so sorry for your loss as well....we had a small albino about the same size "Jethro" that died over a year ago for reasons unknown still today. I had one prior that died of old age and still have four today :) greatest pets ever!
They are amazing pets. When I had an apartment, they were amazing, I could let them run out on the front lawn grass (With me out there, and them in a harness/on a leash), and set up a small shallow pool for them. Don't ever let a baby get near your ear or nose though... the cute will destroy you.
I have one that used to get sick frequently... I almost lost her a couple times, and discovered it was the kibble that was too hard on her intestines. (Too much grain product in the food, and not enough protein) I now feed mine jarred pure chicken & broth baby food, (about a half jar each per day), and about half the normal kibble, and both are thriving... make sure you put the vitamins in their water too... it really helps keep them healthy! Checkers is almost 8 and Demon is now 5, :D
Sorry about you're ferret, i miss whe they're young and so small, they fall asleep in ur arms and its so cute! mine recently passed away this week, due to a furball stuck in her intestins and she choked on it, theres medicince that we give the rest of them to disolve hair they might get in there stomach, anways R.I.P ♥Nala♥ and ♥Immy♥
Ferrets love playing that way. A lot of ferrets LIKE being picked up. Me and my ferret play that way, she runs around my bed and ill roll her on her back and tickle her tummy then pick her up and she crawls on my shoulder jumps off my back onto the bed and we just keep going XD She loves it.
hey, she looks like the kit i just got. the silver one. omg. i love her. she is the sweetest thing ever. so playful! i've found it hard to potty train her to use the litter box. she SLEEPS in her litter box. ahhh.
Ferrets, at least standard breeds, are sort of prone to disease. Their immune systems aren't that great. I was given one by my aunt, he was a year old. My brother took care of him, is cage was always neat and he had a fairly balanced, controlled diet. One day, he wasn't acting like his usual self, so, mom took him to the vet. He had some kind of intestinal virus, the doctor said and he was kept there over night. He died that next morning. The vet explained what I have stated above.
haha i was just having fun with ya. they do have a slight odor, but keep the cage clean and you can only wash the ferret like once a week or his skin will get dry so keeping cage clean helps keep ferret clean. mine lived to be 5 y/o and got brain tumors. some live to be over 10 but most do not. they are just as cute and fun as you see in the videos. their yawning is so cute and they sleep well. i found one that had been neglected and paid $50 "used". if he doesn't work out give him away.
OMG ur ferret left this morning! My baby left 5 days ago! i cant find her! she loved going outside and we trusted her! I MISS HER! im going to get a ferret just like this but younger and if snickers comes back she has a best freind! PRAY FOR HER EVERYONE PLZZ!
1:17 Nom-nom-nom! :3 I never realized until recently how CUTE they are! X3 I'd totally get one, but my mom's afraid of anything smaller than a medium sized dog- not counting the smaller dogs. And simply put, I'm not a Dog Person. -.-
@britecrystal I had mine for about three years and she died of pancreatic cancer because my dad kept feeding her cat food which is like candy to ferrets. After that I had a hard time feeding her the regular all meat ferret food. She was such a cutie.
people that are talking about dogs and ferrets.... it all depends on the prey drive of the dog. I have Akitas, and I am getting a ferret soon. I searched for "ferret and Akita" and found several videos of them both playing together, and Akitas have one of the highest prey drives in any dog breed. i
Aww, so cute!! lol I'm sorry to hear about the passing though :'( I know how it feels to lose a pet. I've lived with cats all my life, lost many. Had one for 9 years, and she ran away or something. Just didn't see her again. But on a more happy note, I love ferrets, I want one so bad, never had one, so do you have any tips on taking care of it, or anything?
Not all dogs do. It really depends on what they were bred to do, the personality, and the training, not saying youre a bad owner, I for one have a schnoodle (poodle/schnauzer) and he tries to attack my ferret, yet my puggle doesnt really care about her when shes out and about. It really just depends on the dog. Definately though, advice to all, the first time they play let the ferret sniff the dogs but and then put them down on the ground to play DO not keep your eye off of them and stay close.
What a beautiful baby! I'm sorry that she passed away. I have two ferrets and they are alot of fun. Too bad I'm extremely allergic to them. Would love to play with them more....wonder why she passed away...
to stop biting, or punish in general, the best way is to "scruff" them by holding them up by the skin on the back of their necks for a second or two and saying NO loudly.
When they're tiny like this, not really. But give it a couple weeks. :P My second ferret Kiara only mouths, she doesn't actually bite down when we play like that.
I got one, and the cats love her, and (she actually just died today though...) BUT the cats played with her, and the ferret scared the cats at first tho so she was pretty smart and stuff, i say get one, and soon we were able to let her walk around the house on her own and she loved it, there a great pet i say!
@heyimchara we use this stuff called "Laxatone" and "Furo-Vite" The laxatone is for the furballs you cant get it at a local vets office and Furo-Vite i guess u cant get from a local petshop or ask at the vets, just give a small but to them every morning (( thats what we do)) and if they dont like the taste dip a little bit over their mouths and theyll lick it anways, *Furo-Vite = Vitamans* *Laxatone = furball provention thing* lol!! hope they stay safe
@TheMimz11607 There are a few things you can try but ultimately its pure patience. You need to understand the reason why its biting you is not to hurt you but they play very rough with eachother. You must be consistent with your training methods. You can use something non toxic like lemon juice on your hands to deter by taste. You can also associate biting with bad things like going back in the cage or blowing in the ferrets face as they find this unpleasant but not cruel. They learn quickly.
tha's so sad that she passed away, what a little angel, why did she die so young?, i hope she passed peacfully, *tear* i love ferrets, you little angel is in heaven now
