Baby Brie

He is doing well with the other 2. The only stress i still have is the other 2 still eating their blankets. I will hold them and direct their attention to something else

My girl is just weirdly obsessed with this specific tube of hand cream 😂 I keep finding it stashed under cupboards or the sofa. Her friend is the same with any kind of rubber 🫣 What are your ferrets obsessed with?

Gotta clean his hands and face after a good bowl of soupies 😋

My boy is not amused by my new coffee table book. Probably because I threaten to make mittens out of him when he digs up my plants 🤣

Meet Sindri and Boy.:

- Sindri’s favorite toy is an old ankle brace. Boy’s favorite toy is a little orange fish with a bell in it. It is his emotional support fishie and he carries it everywhere while he roams.
- they have full access to the entire house save for the front room because Sindri has unpotted the same succulent 6 times now and there is no safe place to put it. I can only assume the plant harmed him in a past life as all other plants are intact.
- Sindri once destroyed $514 worth of adult toys, and to this day is obsessed with premium grade silicone
- Sindri is a notorious revenge pooper. Boy has a 100% litter box success rate, but can and will fake using the litter box so my husband and I will praise him.
- Boy is desperately in love with the giant ferret that lives on the bed (our dog, Indiana, who is 13 and mostly just ignores his existence). Don’t worry, any and all interactions are supervised. I work from home.

These boys have brought so much joy into my home. I’m forever grateful for their existence.

Sansa and Brie are settling in very well!

Ft his brother Henry playing with his toy in the background

He got the implant August 17, it's now sept 7, and it was inserted and then the wound was glued. There's a little piece that is stuck to his fur, but I'm not sure if that's just a piece of dead skin or dried glue that is supposed to fall out. If i touch under it, I'm not really feeling the "grain of rice". It's hard to see with the picture, sorry!

My boyfriend and I are going on a 14-day vacation soon, and unfortunately, we can’t take our 3-year-old ferret with us. We’re planning to leave her with our parents while we’re away, but we’re worried about her developing separation anxiety. Until now, she has never been without us for more than 3 days, so two weeks feels like a really long time.

We’ve been thinking about leaving some of our worn clothes with her so she can still smell us, and calling on facetime so she can see us and hear our voices. We’re not sure, though, whether that would actually help or potentially confuse her.

Do you have any tips for making a two-week separation easier for a ferret if you have been in a similar situation? How did your ferrets handle being away from you, and is there anything that helped them feel more comfortable?

We were on vacation and these two formed a heart as they were snoozing following their hotel room zoomies.

Working in rescue is never easy. These girls were our second group of ferrets ever! Permenent fosters from our ferret welfare society/rescue. They were deemed un-rehomable due to behavioural issues. Now they are older, with sudden health declines & behavioural stress reciveing treatments, we have decided to help them cross peacefully.

You see alot of posts on here asking when the time is right to pts. You know your animals best. When their quality of life & welfare is declining, you need to decide what is best for them. In our case, a moment too soon is better then a moment too late. These babies are having a vet come to our home to pts, so they can spend their last time in comfort & stress-free. Love you forever my girls♡

Yes, that’s his name. He had a brother named Dummy who passed almost a year ago now. I named them with endearment. They both had insulinoma and were treated accordingly for it. I love them both so terribly much. They get to be together again now.

Hi All-

Looking for some insight. I have an approximately 8 year old ferret with adrenal disease that has recently started seemingly chewing in her tail until it bleeds.

I say seemingly, because we've never actually seen her chew on the tail, just the aftermath. I took her to the vet last week, they agreed thats what it looked like and prescribed an antibacterial cream. By Saturday it was fully stabbed over, but Saturday night she seemingly did it again and looks to have gone at it again today.

A few notes...

1. She lost her cage mate of 7 years in February. I decided not to get another ferret due to her age.

2. She just had blood work on Tuesday for a potential heart disorder, were waiting for the results. Unclear if she's experiencing discomfort from that

Does anyone have any experience here? Our theory is separation anxiety but really have no idea. I recognize quite old and am ready to make the tough decision if need by but am hoping someone has experience here.

It is just a reminder and acknowledgment of the fact that it is hard to make good photos of ferrets. There are moments we pick up our camera to capture the moment - and it is only clear in our minds and hearts.

My ferret has been shaking, breathing faster, and generally reacting slower. Shes spayed, almost 8 years old, and she just moved into my dorm with me. Shes been eating and drinking- and peeing and using the bathroom normally. But shes been sleeping a lot more and shes been acting weird today specifically. I called the vet and they told me to bring her in tomorrow: was just wondering if anybody knows what this could be because im seriously freaking out.

(Posting again as post yesterday was locked and comments disabled)

Hello, lovely community!

My ferret Lassie (female, 5 and a half years) has been her usual self, except I have noticed that she has occasionally made whimpering sounds after eating. I have recorded a video of her today - if you turn your volume up, you should be able to hear it. This is just for a few minutes after feeding, she then usually naps after her meal.

Lassie has had a variety of conditions since birth - has Swimmer’s disease (affecting her bone and muscle strength), has adrenal disease, is on the implant and has suspected insulinoma, hence why she has also been on 1mg prednisolone daily for the last 3 months.

I am wondering if any of you has encountered this behaviour in your ferrets or have any thoughts about what it might be - is she overeating, could it be reflux or stomach discomfort? Or perhaps it is common ferret behaviour (although I hadn’t noticed it before)?

Have you guys got any ideas and observations in your experience raising ferrets? Thanks!