Aspen and Sage, more ferrets at play

This is a simple vid of a couple of my ferrets playing in my living room. It's meant mainly for my friends who care about me and my pets. If you are new to ferrets please enjoy this totally normal and rambunctious playtime with them.

Prime players today are my two newest Ferrets, Aspen and Sage. Dark sable Aspen came to me a little over a year ago, a kissy sweet girl, I was very lucky to get her. There is an occasional quick cameo by Titania. Puck is still mourning the loss of his good buddy Oberon and wasn't up to playing yet when I filmed this. He's doing better now.

I was drawn to Sage by the spirit of my dear white ferret Oberon who passed at the end of July. I had him cremated through the Oregon Ferret Shelter (where I first found him) and when I went to pick up his cremains I believe his spirit made me rescue another shelter ferret to share my love with. That is how Sage joined our family. I've been blessed with a totally sweet (never bites, loves to be petted and gives kisses) chocolate colored ferret about 19 months old. Got his first vet visit today. Has all his shots and a clean bill of health, yayy! He and Puck are now finally sharing the same cage (it took 5 weeks) and tolerating each other. Puck was mean to him at first due to his grief over missing Oberon, but he's finally coming around and I'm sure Sage's sweetness will win him over eventually and they'll become true cagemates.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• ferret
• play
• tunnels
• pets
• romp

[vgwkido]

what is that fence stuff called

[lloydhofer]

@vgwkido It's a small animal playpen. They come under a couple of brand names but are probably all made by the same manufacturer. Comes with 8 panels and forms an octogon when encircled. You can also get a 3 panel extension to make it even bigger. Nylon covers are available to seal the top or bottom if you have escape artists or if you want them to have shade outside. Most on-line pet suppliers have them in their small animal section. They are harder to find in regular pet stores.

[dracomancer01]

lol i have 6 of them and yeah all 6 lose in my room is a headache..but ts fun lol

[lloydhofer]

My four are a handful. I take some simple precautions so that I can play with them without them ganging up on me.. For instance, they love to crawl up the tunnel my pants leg makes so I wear shorts or tight pants when they are out. You might have noticed my bare knees in some of my vids.

[TexasHighDef]

Aahahhaaaa!! Are they kind of like cats or more like dogs?*****Duke

[lloydhofer]

Well Duke, they are kind of like super smart kittens in the way they play. They treat my dog like he's a giant ferret. They interact with each other lightly when caged but when it's outside play time they are 100MPH all the way. They think everything belongs to them so where they run has to be carefully ferret-proofed. They can sleep 16-18 hours a day or more, saving that energy for full on fun when out. I have never had as much as a scratch from their teeth when I play with them.

[yvettegr]

Very cute. I'm glad you got another ferret, though no one can replace Oberon. Sage looks like she's adapting very well. I like the long tubes. More videos of them. Have you thought of getting a tiny cam and making a ferretcam? I'd love to see a trip through the tubes.

[lloydhofer]

They always bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart.  Thanks for checking in.

[lloydhofer]

You were right in your advice Yvette. It would have been selfish of me to not get another. I've ordered the mini cam you suggested and we'll see if I can somehow adapt it into a ferret cam. Might be tough since they hate harnesses, clothes and generally anything that constricts them. But I'm willing to give it my best shot. Aspen has alloed me to take her for a walk with a harness, maybe Sage will allow me to try it on him. Puck and Titania are my escape artists, no way on them.

[mft1234]

entertaining!