r/ferrets

my elderly ferret just discovered he likes feathers when a cat toy came with our new (cat) wheel

So my ferret has insulinoma and he’s not eating his kibble anymore, he won’t eat raw, he won’t eat eggs. This soup is the only thing he’ll eat. When he doesn’t eat, he’s crashing his blood sugar even with his medicine.

So I’ve been feeding him this duck soup 4 times a day which he is in love with. This seems to be the only way to get him to eat anything

The back of the bag states that it should only be used as intermittent supplement aid.

Why is that?

These little guys are 10 weeks old! These are my first ferrets and they have weaseled their way straight into my heart. I call this enclosure the Murder Dome since they inevitably go nuts wrestling.

Our sweet magical boy has passed on today, in our arms at the vet. He was about 8 years old, and was the cuddliest ferret around, even back when he had energy to run and play, he would always return for kisses and snuggles. His favorite pastime when he was still spry was performing magic tricks (suddenly appearing on top of things he had no business being able to climb).

He was truly my special boy, he gave me kisses a dozen times a day. He is survived by his brother Poptart, who already misses him dearly but is doing okay so far.

Fly high, little noodle. Pour one (soup?) out for the friend who is no longer with us. 🥀

Why does my female ferret constantly lick and bite my male ferrets ears? They were recently introduced but they frequently fight because of this. How to resolve this so they can all get along?

My 3 months old ferret Crevette (second picture shows the culprit) discovered that she can climb on the bathtub and on the sink next to it.

I don't want to keep her from this room since she's free roam but I'd like to be able to use my sink and all the products that I usually put next to it that are dangerous for ferrets (and I don't want my toothbrush to be stolen)

Any brilliant mind to help?

Isn't she just so ferocious?

Welp, as we all do, I hoped I never had to see this day come. Our little guy, Somen, isn't doing so well. He's been fighting insulinoma for 2 years and got his first implant in March for adrenal issues. It seemed to work for a couple of months and then got worse so they put a second implant in last month. His cataracts are getting so bad that he's blind. Ultrasound shows he has a large adrenal gland on one side and the other is odd shaped, plus many lumps on his pancreas. Bloodwork shows liver issues. Mast cell tumor on his shoulder blade. And to top it all off when we adopted him he already had spinal issues so his back legs are weak. He's a mess. But he's been the sweetest ball of issues you could ever ask for.

Now that you're sad with me, I need some advice. We don't have a vet that will do in-home euthenesea. What do you all do in this situation for the surviving brother? Do you take them with to the appointment? Bring the body back home for closure? What happens after you have the body home? Nothing seems like the right decision. They aren't well bonded at this point. Once the illnesses started piling on they kind of drifted apart. We never see them interact anymore.

he loves him🤭

I've never had a senior ferret suddenly decide to eat things that aren't food! Asmodeus scared me yesterday when I saw what I first thought was blood in his poop. He has IBD so everything's already been touch and go with his stomach. But it was paint! Like when you paint a spot badly and it can just peel off the wall. I have no idea where he go it from! The walls are fine. I'm repainting the bedroom, but he's not allowed in the room when the painting supplies are out and things are still wet. Something must have come off the supplies since it was the same color as my living room I repainted last year. He's now banned from the room until the painting is done.

He's ok! He's pooping fine, eating well, and being a little menace.

I’m going to college soon and am living with my parents on the top floor since the house is close to the school. I have two ferrets, CAT and DEERE (my sister got creative freedom to name them and chose excavator names), Deere sleeps most of the time and cat is energetic. Today I went out to shop with my sisters and left them in the cage, it only took about an hour or two and the cage is three tier and has chicken wire to ensure no escaping. I put a bin lid at the bottom and put something heavy to block off the only way they could possibly get out, but I made the mistake of not closing my door and when I got home, Cat had pulled the wire up to get out, somehow pushed past the lid, and found a way to get downstairs to the first floor to dig up my mother’s plants, it scared me and I couldn’t find him for around 15 minutes with the help of my two sisters and in the end it was my eldest sister’s cat that helped us find him, her cat was watching him and we got him in a temporary cage so I could figure out what to do. The entire time this went down Deere had been in the cage asleep, I didnt expect him to try and escape anyways, and he proved me right, but I really thought the wire would work since it’s so hard to bend, but I knew not to underestimate Cat. Anyone got any tips?

I wish I could figure out how to put the 007 music over this because girl whyyyy? At least she waited until I was on my lunch break to do it 🫠.

*She’s never allowed to run with the dogs, they’re kept separate at all times!

(Please ignore the tissue confetti, my yorkie parties with tissue boxes)