I want a ferret.

Pepper97 · July 2009

xD My mom won't let me have a ferret. I've wanted one since I was six, but now I realy want to actualy live the dream. She sometimes doesn't trust me. >.> I want to be an exotic vet when I grow up. :P I already have a gecko. It didn't take anything but my frog dying to get him. Now, what should I say to my mom to get a ferret? My birthday's coming soon. She always lets me choose either a party or a 'spensive gift. Like $100-150. (BTW, my birthday's in August. the 26th. ;o) Anyways, our dogs are the problem. Roscoe the dane has a bad reputation with smaller animals. So does Sadie, but Buddy and Pepper should be fine. How do I get around this? I keep my door shut 24/7 anyways. My mom's a softie for rescues. There's a real nice ferret rescue around our area. I need facts about ferrets that are in general good to tell my mom. I have been researching for years, and am NOT rushing into this.

Just have to convince my mom 1 month ahead. So I need a layout of what to say and how to say it. I need experianced ferret peoples. I know this isn't EXACTLY a vent. Please move it if you want. I'm in a rush and didn't get to type as much as I wanted about my mom's trust issues. But I need heelp FAST. If I don't get it next month I never will. :D

lovefrompaige · July 2009

I can tell you one thing, Ferrets are sneaky little boogers! They find ways around EVERYTHING! My old ferret used to crawl under my bed with ALL our socks :shock: It got to the point we had to keep about 10 new bags of socks just so we would have some for school. . . lol XD And theres no way you could put them up! We would put them in the bathroom dirty clothes pile. . . And we would keep the door shut. . . He somehow managed to get in there. We tried putting them in a tub. Chewed through that. We tried putting the tub on the counter. . . But when my mom would come get the tub for cleaning, she would have to put it down to load the washer and there he would be! lol His name was Bruce Lee ((should've said that earlier)) he was my dad's birthday present :roll: And yeah, my dad named him after that kung fu guy. . . lol They tend to bite hard and you need to litter box train them. Females are much more aggressive so I would suggest a male. Males are much more calmer and easier to handle. Get your female ((if you do get one)) fixed cause if you don't and she goes into heat, she'll die if she doesn't get fertile. . . Or so the ferrett shop lady told me. :P Make sure you don't rough house play with them a lot, cause then thats when they start bitting. If your going to keep them in a cage, make sure you take them out A LOT! or they'll go crazy. . . They have so much energy. . . I would also recremend getting him harness trained.

Like a small puppy. If you want even, get him micro chipped. I wish we would've done that with Bruce Lee cause he got loose and haven't seen him in over two years lol Oh! And make sure you introduce him to the neighbor hood, mainly your front yard. . . Again, the ferret lady said if they do get loose, they usually find their way back home if they were introduced to it. lol Ferrets like water too. The lady said she took showers with her ferret :shock: lol Ya, I know. . . Funny!

Make sure to give them baths cause man do they get stinky! lol Uhhh, I would suggest a good bath every 3 weeks maybe. . . 4? Clean out their cages constantly. . . If you don't take them out and play with them, they tend to destroy their cages. . . They'll spread their pop sometimes cause it'll get on their paws and on the edge of the cage and such. . . Don't leave anything in their cage they can chew up and swallow. .. Uhhh, I think thats about it. . . If you got questions, you can PM me anytime.

Pepper97 · July 2009

my mom said she wouldn't pay for the therapy me and my brother would need when we saw the ferret in our dog's mouth. >.> So that means a no.

Pepper97 · July 2009

Wait! She said that we already had more than we could handle. All I have to do is tell her how I would pay for everything. :D

Kazuko · July 2009

Ferrets seem cute and fuzzy and fun. Yes, books and such will say they're hard to take care of, but they don't say the half of it. I've owned two ferrets now, and if I wasn't the last resort, I would've said no to the second, after dealing with the first. Honestly, my ferrets have attacked both dogs and cats. Ferret proofing's an oxymoron. They're expensive, picky, a pain in the ass, and hard to find vets for. Long story short- I'd get a dog or a cat. Not a ferret.

Pepper97 · July 2009

xD I already have 4. Well... my mom and dad screamed so loud the martians could hear so that means a firm no on the ferret situation. >.> and I was gonna do chores for them. xD I'm pissed.

ShesTheManROX · July 2009

Well ferrets are illegal in my state, so I opted (sp?) for a rat =D She is awesome. Loves to play, she likes my dogs, the cats arent so friendly but thats not a big deal they usually arent around much during the day when I let her roam. They arent hard to keep, they just need alot of excersize and good food. I got her a little rat ball that she can run around in and nothing can get at her so yeah maybe you should get a rat? They don't stink like alot of people think, just as long as you clean the cage regularly. In summary they are pretty frikking rad. =P

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