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2 years ago
they’re so cute.
How to hold a ferret
It made me
squirmy 
"Furry and squirmy!"
How I did it: Both of my nieces had them at one time. So I got to hold them when I visited.
My niece got the ferret out of its cage and handed it to me. I petted it. It wiggled. I held on as long as I could. It tried to eat my hair and crawled around my neck and got tangled up in my hair. It tickled.
Lessons & tips: They wiggle. They are fast. Hold on or they'll get loose. They like to chew on hair. You can make one really dizzy and laugh for hours if you swing a yo-yo around in circles and have the ferret chase it.
Resources: my nieces, because they had ferrets
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Ferrets have no depth perception.
3 years ago
That’s what the guy at this store said, and the ferret proved it by falling off the cage. Or maybe he jumped.
It was a lot of fun holding these guys. I even had a favorite ferret of the bunch… he was the smaller darker one. When I put him back in the cage he hopped up and down trying to reach for my receding arm.
I think ferrets are neat for a couple reasons:
- they move around a lot
- they use their front legs like arms… sort of otter-like
- they have expressive faces
I think ferrets are bad for a couple reasons:
- they are sort of stinky
- the guy said they poop a lot
- they can’t be left out because they dig into couches and tear things apart
- they need a lot of attention (and I have almost none)
So, though my mission to hold a ferret can be qualified as nothing other than a stunning success, don’t worry, I’m not going to get a ferret. Next? I want to hold a fox.
smelly but soft
3 years ago
My elementary had a ferret as the school pet. He lived in a large terrarium (which I realize now was not the nicest accomodation for him) and his name was Snooky. I loved holding Snooky because he was so soft. What I didn’t like was the scent left on my hands afterwards. Ferrets smell like skunks, and that’s even if you get them de-skunked. Snooky was de-skunked but he was still just as smelly as one. Ferrets need a lot of room to run around. I think they like tubes to run through. My friend Jasmin’s mom was obsessed with them. She belonged to a Save the Ferrets organization and she rescued sick and abused ferrets and nursed them back to health. At one point I think they had 6 ferrets living in their basement. They had their own playroom. I never held any of them because they were not very content with being held, seeing as they had various ailments. Anyway, long entry, but I enjoyed reminiscing. I recommend holding a ferret, to satisfy your curiosity, but I can’t say that I recommend inviting one to live with you. That’s an entirely different experience altogether.
Once upon a time
3 years ago
I met a ferret named Honey. Honey was mean and cranky and essentially had the run of the house because everyone was scared of her. I don’t remember if I actually managed to hold her or not but she did manage to take a nibble of me. Oh, Honey! Such a cute name for such a nasty little weasel.
Animals I recommend holding instead of ferrets are chickens and bunnies.
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Just to see.
3 years ago
They are sort of ugly creatures, aren’t they?
I want to hold a ferret to get that first reaction… for some reason I think they would be soft, wily, and fun to play with… like otters… but almost all of the evidence I’ve read suggests just the opposite: mean, slinky, and smelly. I need to hold one to find out for sure. Who has a ferret that I can hold?
