SRF Airtight Alibi of Foxglove......

[dianei]

You thought it was a horse, didn't you??? LOL.....nope, little critters can get just as pretentious with names as big critters. Technically, I suppose his name should be SRF Airtight Alibi of Fozglove and FAS Arabians (FAS Arabians is what I call myself in my dreams...LOL). Each subsequent owner is allowed to add their name.
His name.....you'll appreciate the humor......WB (*my* name for him) was bred and raised to be a v-hob. A v-hob is a vasectomized hob (a dud-stud). Female ferrets come into estrus, and if they are not brought out either by chemical means or breeding, will develop aplastic anemia and die. Those breeders who don't want to use a hormone shot will keep a v-hob in their ferretry.

He was a gift from a breeder in OH. When she quit breeding, she offered him (and Digi) to me as a gift, and I jumped in with both feet. I had them neutered, so they happily live with my 2 spayed girls.

WB is big. I call him my TankBoy. A normal mill ferret (the kind in the pet stores) will run a respectable 2-2 1/2 pounds.
WB tips the scales at 5+ pounds, probably close to 6 pounds in winter weight.
The last time I had a ferret at the vet's, I mentioned that I had a 5-pounder at home. They all but called me a liar. When I went back to pay my bill, I had WB tucked in my coat.
They believe me now.....LOL
WB


His buddy, Foxglove Digitalis, came along with him to be a cheesehead, too. He's solid, but only weighs in at about 4 1/2 pounds, a little more in the winter. He's athletic and thinks he can fly......and he is extremely intelligent. You can almost see him working through a problem......mostly how to escape....LOL
Digi



If you want to get technical, WB is a mitted champagne. Digi is a masked sable.
I call them *brown*, and *not so brown*.
More than you wanted to know, right???

[qhaddict]

Your fuzzies are great!

My SO and I owned two fuzzies for a while, Alf and Sandi. Unfortunately, my SO seemed to lose interest, and I was stuck taking care of the fuzzies. I didn't have the time to devote to them so I donated them to a local ferret rescue. They were placed within a week ;D

Alfie was a ferret that he bought from a pet store (against my advice) but Alf was HUGE carpet shark. The vet called Alf "Tubbo." Alf wasn't fat; Alf was just big. LOL

Sandi was the typical mill ferret, but I took her on from a relative who couldn't keep her anymore. She was maybe 1lb at the most.

I love fuzzies, but realize that they aren't a good match for us.

[Chrisnstar]

OMG, they are so cute, Diane!

chris

[Sarah]

Awww I love your fuzzie ones Diane. My 2 want to know when they can come over and play?

Merlin is almost identical to the first one you posted a picture of (color and weight). I was told he was too fat... I said indeed not he is just size challanged! Boris is my albino male. Not nearly as loving and sweet as Murry by any means but a nice guy non the less.

What type of litter do you use in their boxes? We are using the Feline Pine and it works well except they love to play in it and scatter it everywhere and I wouldn' t mind finding something a little neater.

I'd love to have a couple more to come live with mine

[Spotsrainwaterlogged]

That's very interesting. That's much larger than I imagined, too, I thought they were rat sized. They get anemia if they don't get a live boyfriend?! (Don't look at the computer screen, Daphne! Daph is my half jack russel/lab mix) I don't think that would work at my house. I've never seen a live one as they are illegal in California....however, the pet stores seem to carry the full wardrobe assortment for FerretBarbie...obviously we have a lot of kind hearted people who must send their out of state friends pet fashions for gifts.

[dianei]

Oh, Spots, there is a whole underground ferret community in CA....lots of fuzzbutts out there. If you go on any of the serious lists, they even have a list of ferret-friendly vets you can use.

YooHoo....I use (and a lot of other people do, too) hardwood stove pellets for litter. You can just scoop the used part out every day (easy to tell, because it turns to sawdust)....and it's cheap. 40# for around $3. Can't beat that with a stick!!!!!

Wanted to add this for YH.....you can easily tell if your ferret is too fat. Watch his belly. If he starts to rub off the fur because it's dragging, he's too fat. You can see that for all his size, WB does NOT have that problem.#nosmileys

[AmberC]

Yoohoo---have you noticed that light-colored ferrets, rodents, etc, tend to be less friendly? It seems like every less-than friendly reodent critter I've handled that bites/isn't friendly tends to be gray or white! Ever notice that?

Amber

[Sarah]

Amber,

Could be. My dark ferret Merlin is a big lover. Sweet as the day is long and wouldn't bite for the world. My other 3 that passed away were also dark and they were very sweet as well. Boris my albino ferret is snippy as was Zoe my female albino. However the kids hamsters are completely different. Bijou was a white teddy bear who was a babydoll...Skate a tan/white teddy bear will bite you if your hand gets anywhere near her.

I think it is just the way they are raised. All these are rescue pets and many lived a rough life before they got here....