She stood her ground when the two towering adults investigated her presence. She's very cute. and very smart positioning herself so the bowls are between her and them. Beautiful wild haired bunch you have there.
I imagine when it's hot down there they prefer to stay inside with those beautiful coats.
She eats kibbles like a ferret. Although the approved adult carpet shark method involves tripping the plate as they cound do quite well with the one the food is in.
I have to use untippable dishes or I have a 'crunchy' walk through the kitchen.
I imagine when it's hot down there they prefer to stay inside with those beautiful coats.
oh, these babies are strictly indoors. they are pedigreed and even if they weren't, with the coyotes around here (and traffic in the 'hood), i wouldn't let them go out. they wouldn't last a night. i've never let any of my cats outside. the average lifespan of an outdoor cat is 2-3 yrs whereas the average lifespan of an indoor only cat is 12-15 yrs.
It's cooler weather here with less traffic where I live. I have neighbors with non pedigreed long haired cats who visit all the time. The only thing they have to worry about here is raccons.
One person who does have a very expensive pedigreed cat puts a harness on her and she goes outside on a leash she can slide up and down a clotheline type setup. Her name is 'Baby.'
I have to keep the ferrets indoor too as they are an exotic because their eyes are developed only for movement of prey in a burrow system and would be taken out by cars or curious humans.
I know folks in Veneta who live in the mioddle of nowhere and their ferrets live outside and come and go as they please. I've never had that luxory with my fur kids though.
When I take mine out they follow me and get to weat harnesses with a ling string that I can use to extract them from any hard to get at place they nose into.
They like cats too. But the neighbor's male and female long haired cats are the only ones brave enough to go up and play with them. They like me and know I am a soft touch as a animal person, but I can't let these cats come in because they love the ferret food which is too high in protein for them and would make them fatter.
For pretty much the same reason I like having cats. They are friendly, use the litter box, play their entire lives -- they never get too 'cool' for that, they sleepas many hours per day as a cat and eat much the same things. Though they can't do cow's milk.
They will also fall asleep on my person and are more portable then cats. I take them to the park or walk them with no leash. They follow like litle puppies.
Though I keep harnesses and a long cord on them should the find a burrow. I will grab them if a large dog comes too.
I generally keep them locked in the run if I'm not home (indoor) and they are spayed or nuetered. Nuetering gets rid of much the male's musky odor. I use odor killer specific to ferrets and they get weekly baths.
I've had ferrets since 1981. I used to breed the long haired ferrets with a pardner but quit that informal business when we split up. She still breed them though.