Ferret?

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

*remembers the ferret "musk"

*looks at own Username


Well there you go. Name it after me.

[Karried]

My daughter's husband has 2 of the nasty things and I refuse to go in her house unless I know they are safely locked up.

ooooh, never thought of the advantages of having him as a mother in law deterrent...lol, I'm going to use it..

nah, my mother in law is pretty cool.... some are pretty vicious and like to throw their weight around, they like to be controlling ...but my mil is fine.

I like this little guy, he is the cutest thing.. I'm not nearly as afraid of him as I thought, and he doesn't smell at all ( yet ).. he is descented and neutered.. he is pretty cute. I actually held him.

oh gawd the smell, I'll consider your offer, in the meantime, you're an honorary uncle.. and East CoastOkie, you're an aunt.

I think we're leaning towards Teddy, because he does look like a fuzzy teddy bear.

[kevinpate]

> we're leaning towards Teddy, because he does look like a fuzzy teddy bear.

LOL, remembering #42 and 43 above

[Karried]

ha,ha.. yeah, I didn't mention the Ted Bundy reference to my son! He picked out the name.. lol...

[Karried]

Meet Teddy:

[Caboose]

That is awesome! Congrats on caving. Your son is going to have a lot of fun with him.

[Karried]

Thanks, he hasn't stopped playing with him since he walked in the door! I don't know what I'm going to do when my son goes to school!

He actually is so much better than I imagined.. he really is like a kitty. I can do kitties..

I never knew that ferrets weren't rodents and they actually hunt rodents! very cool as I hate rodents... even though at times he does look mouse like, he acts more like a cat.. he chases balls all over the place and we bunched up a floor rug (creating little tunnels) and he plays in those endlessly.

The cutest thing is when he gets tired (he's still very much a baby) my son puts him in a beanie ( a ski mask with eyeholes) and the baby pokes his head out of one of the holes and then curls up and falls asleep in my son's lap... and just like a real baby, when my son tries to put him in his sleeping hammock, he instantly wakes up and wants to play again!

This is fantastic birth control. lol..

[Karried]

Teddy has been renamed.... he is now Sir Bandit or Bandy for short.

Who knows what tomorrow might bring !?

I really could have never imagined how fun this little guy could be.. he is such a crack up.. he hops around like an inch worm. I'm glad we got a baby though, I still am afraid of the bigger ones but this one will grow on me ... I'm actually holding him and he sits in my lap. He doesn't bite at all.

I didn't know they make little clothes for ferrets, they even have hats! lol - I already love him!

[redcup]

makes me want one again! If I did not have my little Chihuahua (large rat to some), I would so get one!

So cute! Thanks for the pics.

[kevinpate]

LOVE the name change. Long ago we had a St. Bernard named Bandy, in part due to the eye mask and in part because we liked the song Bandy the Rodeo Clown

I had forgotten Ferrets were the Richard Simmons of the raccoon world

[Karried]

lol, I wonder if I can find little white shorts?

nah ... Bandy would be insulted.

Do Ferrets suffer from narcolepsy? Does anyone know? Seriously, this little guy is chasing balls, hopping around and jumping on and off our fuzzy feather duster at warp speed, then my son picks him up, cuddles him for a minute and he just falls asleep instantly on his shoulder... is that normal?

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Narcoleptic dogs are HILARIOUS.



Well. Rusty was funny.

Skeeter is sad.

[kevinpate]

does bandy wake back up real fast also? if so, not nacro, just sleep apnea, like moi

[Karried]

Yes, he does pop right back up... He's such a crazy dude.

Skeeter is sad!

I've seen fainting goats.. those are pretty funny.

[westsidesooner]

Congrats on your new pet!! I hadn't checked this thread in awhile and always wondered if you ended up giving in and gettin a Ferret.

[kevinpate]

Sir Bandit appears to be well cared for by Karried of the Soft Touched lands and her young Squire

[Karried]

lol, oh my goodness... I have no time to even check my messages anymore! This guy is crazy busy... never stops!

I fear I have already become way tooo attached to this little guy, very unexpected and very worrisome for me.

One of the reasons I don't like to get pets is because I can't take the heartache of them getting sick or hurt.. and this little one has the odds stacked against him already.

I've lost sleep worrying about his shots, his chances of getting distemper, him chewing and having intestinal blockages, did I get the right cage, is he eating enough? aaahhhhgggg!

Not to mention, him being an exotic animal opens the door to outrageous ailments, they get cancer due to the breeding etc etc, .. and I found out he needs three distemper shots in the next month, because they will absolutely 100 percent die if they get distemper, but they have terrible reactions to the shots, so I'm worried to death about that .. $75 a pop x 3. That's okay, I want him to be protected.

I just want people to understand that although they are the cutest, sweetest pets and we are having a blast with him, he is a real commitment, he is not a cage animal ( like a hamster) .. he has to be out and play, play, play and loves to explore everything! but he has to have constant supervision. He hides, he chews ( still tries to nurse on soft things) , he gets into every nook and cranny and he gets really mad when someone takes away a toy he shouldn't be chewing on.. like a tennis ball tonight, he was pushing it around and around with his nose and then decided to chew on it, the felt started coming up and we tried to take it away... lol, he grabbed it ran and ran carrying this big ball in his mouth! He was so mad that we tried to get it from him! Little turkey ( he hisses when he's upset!) .. but he quickly found something new to get into too and was happily playing with that in a few seconds. He goes from 100mph to O ... we give him warm water over his hard food to soften it and after playing furiously, he eats a little bit and then just climbs into his little bed, curls up and just crashes.

The upside, he is hysterical to watch and play with and I love him already...my son is in heaven and loves him so much too....so we are having fun and once he grows up a little bit, I'll probably not worry so much.. maybe, maybe not, I still worry about my kids and my lab, Kodi all the time.

Kevin, you won't believe this... he has had one last name change .. back to Teddy. ( my son just felt like he was Teddy, so Teddy it is!)

[Bobby821]

Yes, they do need Distemper and Rabies shots annually. I dont know what part of OKC you live in but if you are on the southside or close to the southside I would recommend the vet we go to which is Schrag animal clinic on South Penn. They treat exotics there as well and have the correct dosage amount of the vaccines for ferrets it is a special vaccine made for them. I also would suggest that you stay at the vet for at least 20 min after getting there shots because the odds are rare and having the ferret version of the vaccine drastically cuts down on the possibility of them haveing a reaction to the medicine which time is of the essence if they do is why it is suggested to hang around the vets office for a bit after they get shots. Here is there number if you want to use them. 681-0829

Rabies is 15.25 and Distemper is 20.00 at Schrag and they also do a physical exam to make sure everything is ok with them.

[Karried]

wow Bobby, that is quite a savings, I'll give them a call. Thanks so much.

Do you know if they give them Benadryl or something before the shots to prevent the reaction? That's what this vet said they did here.

Honestly, I'm sort of a wreck already about this little guy... sheesh.. I never expected this, not one bit.

I ordered a cage and it came broken today, some of the pieces were missing too! After I looked at it, it seemed sort of cheaply made, plastic .. just didn't seem like it would last ( it was close to $200 bucks! You would think it would be better quality.. but it looked cool with the tubes on the outside).

Actually, that kind of worked out because after I ordered it last week...I did more research and found out I should have a Ferret Nation cage so it was good that it was broken so I could send it back and they covered the shipping. So now I have a Ferret Nation cage on the way...

This little fuzzy is giving me a headache.. good thing he is so darn sweet.

[kevinpate]

.oO(they have their own nation now? Sheesh lil' buggers ARE taking over)Oo.

[Bobby821]

No, they did not give her benedryl before the shots. She did great though they are very good and caring at Schrag.

[Karried]

Teddy has an appt on Tuesday .. I called your vet and they seemed really nice.. but I realized they were pretty far away and in case of emergency, I need someone close.

This is how far I've come.... We gave him a bath tonight for the first time because his Foamy Fries ( which he absolutely loved (molasses, not spice !! ) was a little sticky and got all over him.. so we decided to give him a warm bath with his new Ferret Shampoo.. it was so cute.. but he didn't like it and I kept it very short but he was getting upset so I rinsed him off and wrapped him in a few warm towels.. he was agitated so I sat in the bathroom where it was warm and rocked him back and forth saying 'ssshhhh, ssshhhhh' and he fell asleep in about 10 seconds! lol.. so I sat in the bathroom rocking a wet ferret and thinking to myself, 'I never, ever would have believed this about 2 weeks ago'!

He has captured my heart.. he's a sweetie, doesn't bite, hops around and wants to play, play and play constantly! He wears me out! And Dev too!

[kevinpate]

neat trick. doesn't much matter if he can pick the cage lock or not if you are gonna sit in the bathroom, wrap him in towels and shhhhhh him to sleep.

[Karried]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! lol.....

[Smiley]

Hi Karried! I am Smiley. I am Bobby's wife. He was telling me about your ferret and I just had to come look. Bandy is adorable! I love the last pic you posted. None of the ferrets we have had would wear clothes long enough for pictures... lol

I just wanted to stop by and say congrats on giving in and falling in love with the furry critters!

The best thing I can suggest is just enjoy him. Everyday will bring new adventures with him.

For example: the other day I was leaving and I walk in to get my keys off the counter to be met with a ferret eating out of a left over bowl of Malt O' Meal. Yes she climbed up there all by herself and helped herself to some food. I got her off the counter, ran my errand, came home and she was in the sink moving the dishes around. I watched her for awhile after putting her back on the floor and found that she was climbing up the side of her cage and then from the top of the cage climbing onto the cabinet. Once up there though she couldn't get back down.

We had lots of good laughs about that one when I called to tell him about it at work that day.