Posted: 12/19/2008 5:22:29 PM EDT
| Raising ferrets is like raising retarded kittens with ADHD on crack. That is all. lol |
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Ferrets are cute as hell. One time a coworker brought one of hers in to work. I loved it so much I had talked her in to selling one. I went over to the house and noticed the smell. Had to break the deal. The smell along with them making holes in the cough and making burrows dragging food and shitting in the couch was the deal breaker at our house. We had to buy a new couch and get rid of them. |
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Compared to ferrets cats don't have any curiosity.
Each of my sons had one a few years ago. We built a 3 lever cage about the size of a chest of drawers they stayed in most of the time. The bottom level was the cat litter, the second level was the food and water and the third level was the sleeping quarters. When you let them out they go apeshit going around the walls of the room. They get into shoes, boots, baskets, under the dressers, into the closet, etc. and when they get around to where they started they do it all over like they forgot they just went in/under there 5 minutes ago. They like fruit and veggies and oatmeal. When we go our cat (kitten then) the mail ferret dominated the hell out of her while the female ferrent ignored the kitten. The male would grab the kitten by the neck and hold her and the kitten would go apeshit. When the kitten grew into a cat she'd go in the kids bedroom and sit in front of the cage and lick her lips like she was waiting on someone to forget to lock the cage door so the ferrets would come out or she could go in. Sometimes I kind of miss them. The female died of cancer (the vet. said a lot of the females get cancer if they are spayed). My youngest son took her out of the cage and she wondered around his room one last time before he picked her up and layed down on the bed. She crawled up his chest and fell asleep and never woke up. He was pretty tore up over it for awhile but he knew she was better off. My oldest son got married and his wife didn't want his ferret around so he gave it to a neighbor of theirs that had about 20 other ferrets - now that was stinking house. |
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When i was 2, my dad had one.
"No, MIKE, don't let that thing out, your son is playing" "Oh, you don't know what you're talking about, the farret won't hurt nothin" *opens cage* *goes right for the 2 year old playing with his army men and bites up in leg and sends him to the emergency room* I still want one 
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When i was 2, my dad had one. "No, MIKE, don't let that thing out, your son is playing" "Oh, you don't know what you're talking about, the farret won't hurt nothin" *opens cage* *goes right for the 2 year old playing with his army men and bites up in leg and sends him to the emergency room* I still want one Hah Ha. When I got my first ferret the girl showing him to me whipped out this sour apple spray and sed now you just spay this on your hand and he won't bite. She picked him up and he snapped right down on her hand. She let out an ouch then looked up at me in pain and ask if I still wanted that ferret. I sed OH YEAH. She then asked if I wanted to get some of the spray.  I told her I would have to pass on that.
I miss that little angry bastard. |
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The first ferret I ever saw was while I was in a gym in college. I was on a rowing machine and what I thought to be a rat ran across the floor sideways chortling at me.
I fell off the rowing machine cause it was a rat with rabies and I scaled a Nautilus system. The rat ran around making odd noises and then decided to rip parts of an exercise mat apart. The owner came in (hot female) and apologized so I climbed down, got introduced to the ferret and the owner  and after that had to have one of my own (ferret).
My ferret was a treat. She used to sleep in the sleeves of my sweater. I lost her in a "custody" issue with another girlfriend. Decades later I still miss the ferret, not the woman. 
My ferret used to clean herself by sticking out her tongue and cleaning the backside of her head- the tongue was very long. My buddy saw this and mentioned he wished he could this- he would be a rather popular man on campus with the ladies... I learned from my ferret that if you like something- really like something- you roll your whole body all over it and cover yourself with it. Ferret wisdom! |
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Raising ferrets is like raising retarded kittens with ADHD on crack. That is all. lol I will agree on the part about "kittens with ADHD on crack" but retarded is WAY off. Have you seen ferrets problem solve? They are very intelligent. Probably too intelligent for their own good. |
| I had 2 a long time ago. Had to get of them cuz I went to Cali (USMC) and they are no no there. They were cool. Way better than a cat. Mine didnt smell that bad. I recently went to petstore and checked some out, they smelled very minky, like ferrets do. Mine were actually litter box trained. I passed on getting one now, too much going on and really dont want to deal with training one and ferret proofing my house. |
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Raising ferrets is like raising retarded kittens with ADHD on crack. That is all. lol I will agree on the part about "kittens with ADHD on crack" but retarded is WAY off. Have you seen ferrets problem solve? They are very intelligent. Probably too intelligent for their own good. True. Our little bastards somehow found a way to get into a food pantry, climb to the 3rd shelf, knock a pickle jar to the floor, climb down, and then somehow managed to get the lid off and cover the kitchen floor with pickle slices and green footprints. 
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I fucking hate you guys. actually I'm not sure if it was this topic or what not but I fucking must have a ferret now I've spent the last 3 days cleaning my house so there wont be any wires and shit in reach. craigslist here i come LoL..have you ever had one? They can reach more than you think, they can climb more than you think. You need to ferret proof, the 2 biggest places is the kitchen and pantry/laundry room. They like to go where its warm and can get hurt from climbing under the fridge or stove. also make sure there are no holes behind stuff they can get thru. They are very comical and will keep you entertained for sure. Read up on them. there are games that they like to play and will play with you. I always got mine in pairs to keep themselves occupied. They will steal anything laying around just for shits and giggles. They like to crawl in couches, also reclining chairs can be dangerous for them as well. If you have any questions find someone that actually owns them. I wouldnt go to craigslist, Id check a reputable animal store. They also need specific food and check ups from the vet are vital. |