8 of 14

Write now Article Tools

Page 4 of 5

pick him up the following day.
When I arrived at the house where the ferret was being kept, it took all my will not to smack the owners upside the head. I just wanted to get the little guy out of that house and into a loving and permanent home. Little did I know that this one came with perks! In addition to our fifth ferret, who is now known as Scotch, we also brought home another "condo" cage in addition to more food and litter!

So at this point in the story, we have five ferrets that all get along phenomenally. We have two giant cages that have been wired together to allow them to go in between the cages as they please. We also have really strange looks and comments from our friends and family who can't believe we have five ferrets. I can't believe my family has expanded this much!
Now, it's summertime and there is a local ferret show coming up so I bring our oldest, Ramsey, to the vets to get him up to date on his shots so that he can participate in the show. My vet is excited telling me that Ramsey could win! "He's just beautiful and he has such a pleasant disposition! He's sure to do well!" You don't have to tell me Ramsey is beautiful. I'm his mother. I know he's beautiful. Ramsey is given a clean bill of health and off to the show we go!
I never would have believed how much fun these shows can be! Everyone there is so proud of their babies and there's a sense of understanding between everyone there as we all share stories of our fuzzy children. Naturally, there is a representitive there from a local ferret shelter. As I was walking around inspecting all of the booths of vendors selling their custom ferret merchandise, I came across the booth for the shelter. I think they saw me coming from a mile away. Instantly I was approached by a woman who started to pet Ramsey and make the little "smoochy" faces at him and cooed at him as if he were an infant. Being the proud momma, of course I showed him off and told her a brief history of him. She asks me, "So, is he your only one?" I said, "No, we have a total of five, but I didn't think we'd be able to control them all very well here." She says, "Five?! Well, five is an odd number, don't you think?" (Talk about your saleswoman!) I said, "Well, sure, but we're all pretty comfy. If we were going to get another one, we'd have to get an albino. That's pretty much the only color scheme we don't have!" As I prepared to walk away, she turned around and bent over and comes back up presenting a big white sleeping ferret.

• << previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• next page >>

Add your voice

Know something about Testimonies: Adventures in ferret ownership?
We want to hear your view. Write now!