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always-accept-the-image: This shows the only thing that scares...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:01:25 -0400

This shows the only thing that scares me about my ferrets. Every once in awhile they get the notion that something needs to me destroyed. Once they pick the target there is really no stopping them. Ferrets are fucking determined creatures.

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kpv: He really wanted Chris’ slipper. 😂 #ferret #angrybird...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:01:17 -0400

kpv:

He really wanted Chris’ slipper. 😂 #ferret #angrybird #slippers #hankpym #doctor

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I named my ferrets Mishka (which means ‘little bear’ in Russian – a perfect name for my rebellious, wild little girl) and Meiko (which means ‘a [flower] bud’ in Japanese, and according to analysis, ‘the name, Meiko, gives you a friendly, poised, affectionate nature with a quick, discerning mind. However, you depend upon others for support and encouragement.’ A perfect name for my sweet boy who is friendly and loving, but always runs to me when Mishka is picking on him.)

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:57 -0400

bitchydykeproblems: Trying to make off with ny wallet #thief...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:50 -0400

bitchydykeproblems:

Trying to make off with ny wallet #thief #ferret

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bioticnova: The fastest way to get a ferret in something you...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:50 -0400

bioticnova:

The fastest way to get a ferret in something you don’t want them in is to “block” access.

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loutheferret: Silly ferret, litter boxes are for pooping not...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:46 -0400

loutheferret:

Silly ferret, litter boxes are for pooping not for sleeps!

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The last ferret I had was Humbee. My brother originally named him The Great Humberto after a television show mentioned in the first Harry Potter book. But our tiny baby ferret quickly grew to be a huge moose. He weighed about six pounds and he wasn't overweight. We shortened his name to Humbee as a play on words off the vehicle humvee because of his giant size.

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:02 -0400

I went into adopting a ferret planning to name him/her Rocketeer, after one of my favorite songs. But then I met Remus and decided to adopt him, and also realized that he's FAR too quiet for a name like Rocketeer. He's pretty unassuming and polite, and he was a bit ragged when I adopted him (having been found in the street), so I thought Remus, after Remus Lupin, was a good fit! His full name is Remus J Dookin.

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:07 -0400

These are my two fuzzbutts, Tesla and Edison, the science...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:20 -0400

These are my two fuzzbutts, Tesla and Edison, the science weasels I named my tumblr after. :) Tesla is the cinnamon lurking in the background. We got Edison a week after Tesla, and he immediately lived up to his part of the historical rivalry. He sits on Tesla, pushes her away from the water bottle, gets stuck on the bed, and hogs photos. Tesla’s the smarter one. ;)

We have three ferrets: from top to bottom, Baltimore, Chip, Lou....

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:12 -0400

We have three ferrets: from top to bottom, Baltimore, Chip, Lou. Lou was named because my roommate at the time loved the name. I didn’t really like it, and I tried to change it, but Lou just stuck. We call him Peach though, because he’s so mellow and his skin is such a peachy color compared to the other two. My partner named Chip because he’s got some ‘chocolate chips’ on his tummy and head. Lastly, we named Baltimore because he has a mark on his nose in the shape of Maryland, but we didn’t like the name Maryland.
That’s my business! They don’t have exciting names, but they’re all still lovely.

When we first got our second ferret, we named him Pudgy because he was literally ate and ate and was just really pudgy and chubby and cute. However, within a week of having him, his name changed to Satan because he was like the devil in a masked fuzz ball.While he has calmed down and gotten better, we never got around to changing it to something else because he responds to Satan and comes when called. It's amusing to tell people one of our ferrets is names Satan whereas the other is just Whitey.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:08 -0400

All my boys have name stories! Fizzgig - ever since I...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:22:30 -0400

All my boys have name stories!

Fizzgig - ever since I discovered ferrets as a kid I wanted to name my first Fizzgig after the flaily little creature from The dark Crystal. Fizzy was my first, 23 years later - he got bestowed the name.

Scrat - we couldn’t name him at first, then he started hording things.. then we realised it was one specific toy and he would go to great lengths to try and find it each time. Much like Skrat from Ice Age. The name stuck, although with a typo.

Rolo - Rolo was a rescue ferret and had a lot of psychological issues. Originally called “Blaze” he was kept in a group of un neutered hobs, all with horrific physical injuries caused by fighting - he was the only one we were able to rehome from there (the others went to a rescue). When we got him home he had a lot of problems, he’d never been handled, had never played and was very viscous - it took over a month to introduce him to Fizzgig and Scrat after he was neutered and nearly 3 months until he was comfortable being held. He used to pace a lot and spent most of his time rolling around the bottom of the cage to begin with - a friend of ours started calling him our “Roly Poly Ferret” which got shortened to “Rolo”. The name stuck though and now I call him “My Only Rolo” - you wouldn’t give anyone your last Rolo so why on earth would you consider giving away your only one?

Nico - Ah. Nico. Nico took 4 days to name, we got him while a friend was visiting (who was our transport for picking him up) and said friend happened to bring his copy of Grand Theft Auto 4 with him. My housemate was keen on the game and it was pretty much a daily play on our TV - In the game you play a character called “Niko Bellic” who is constantly getting phonecalls from his cousin, Roman with “hey Niko you wanna go bowling?” “hey Niko you wanna go meet some ladies?” etc and a big focus of his Romans was taking Niko to “see ladies with the biiiiiig titties” (apologies for that!). Nico was obsessed with hiding inside my shirt within a day of us getting him. I’m a lady. Yeah. My ferret is named after a guy who gets pressured to look at boobs.

Higgins' name was originally Wade, which I didn't like at all. I asked around for better name suggestions, and was hooked on Reuben for a while, until my boyfriend suggested "Captain Higgins" as a joke. The more I thought about it, the more it stuck, and it totally fits him! Little Brother kept his original name, but gained many nicknames; tubby, deaf one, teddy bear, etc. They're pretty self-explanatory :)

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:49 -0400

Do you think ferrets and hedgehogs could be friends?

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:58 -0400

I don’t think so. The ferret may be curious and want to play but the hedgehog could care less so it’d get bored. I think the ferret would be too hyper for hedgehog.

I found this video on youtube of a ferret meeting a hedgehog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnVe0GfAOGw

So, ferret names, huh? I've got a good tale. See, at my dad's workplace, he was well-known as the 'ferret guy'. One day, he entered his office to find a cage containing two ferrets, both a greyish-tan sort of color. We named them Socks and Mittens, due to their paws being darker than the rest of their bodies. Now, we already had a couple of ferrets, so we had to bathe Socks and Mittens before we could put them with the rest. Turns out they were actually grey and white; their 'socks' were filth.

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:50 -0400

Spencer's name was Snatcher when I got him. The previous owners named him so because he liked to snatch tampons from the box in the bathroom and unwrap them and play with them then hide them under the couch to drag out when company came over. I couldn't exactly call him that so I renamed him Spencer.

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:30 -0400

New mini challenge: What’s the story behind your ferret names/nicknames I just want to read them,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:00 -0400

New mini challenge:
What’s the story behind your ferret names/nicknames

I just want to read them, submit them, reply, send them to my ask

whatareyoudoingferret: thelifeofmyferrets: Last night, I put...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:01:32 -0400

whatareyoudoingferret:

thelifeofmyferrets:

Last night, I put the house in their cage to sleep in because it was gonna be cold.

and I wake up to this!

*shakes head* Lucy, you are supposed to sleep inside of the house.

Lucy, What are you doing?

whatareyoudoingferret: What are you doing?

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:00 -0400

whatareyoudoingferret:

What are you doing?

whatareyoudoingferret: What are you doing Ratsbuten? You’re...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:18 -0400

whatareyoudoingferret:

What are you doing Ratsbuten? You’re not leftovers!