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Hi guys.
Just a general topic which needs a bit of discussion. Everyone has different opinions on what they think are acceptable items lying around the house or room when our furry friends are running around.
Someone mentioned rocking chairs can be a potential hazard for obvious reasons as well as unstable items such as the old wire clothes horse etc. Any others????
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Haha. I remember years ago when I had ferrets. The bloody towels often went missing along with the odd flannel
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Here's my two cents worth (gained experience since 1999-ish):
1) If they can get into it they will (even that small hole you haven't patched in your drywall and behind/under the fridge).
2) Nail that cat-door closed - I rented a house once and also had a "pet cat", came home one night after celebrating and totally forgot to latch the cat door before I let them loose in the house - managed to round them all up from the neighbors' yards except for one poor little girl who lost the fight with one of those horrible fighting dogs that should be banned outright.
3) Watch your feet when entering/exiting your doors (they will either escape or you will decapitate them).
4) As mentioned, RUBBER - your home MUST be rubber (or similar) free - ferrets like chewing that shit (rubber bands, rubber balls, rubber-soled shoes/jandals - I recently found the rubber stopper drainage plug on my portable heat pump missing - I found it chewed to bits under the entertainment system that not even the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner could reach).
5) Keep your house free of baby humans - baby humans can be damaged. Humans younger that 8-years old should not enter your house (for the safety of the ferret).
6) Ferrets will sleep ANYWHERE - care must be taken as not to trod on that towel you left in the passage or jump on to your bed (under the duvet is the favourite sleeping place of my lot).
7) Rocking chairs and recliners are a definite NO for obvious reasons.
8) Watch those power-cords - I have heard of horror stories but I have been lucky. Watch them closely at first. If they do then use either or both a) flick them on the nose (immediately when you catch them - a minute later and they won't know what the "flick" was about) or b) use something to wipe the power-cords with like tabasco sauce or other stuff you find that is repulsive to them (get onto eBay and grab some Timeout).
9) Keep your toilet lid closed - DOH!
10) Make sure they don't get bored and have lots of space to run crazy - boredom soon finds them and they can wreak havoc.
11) Pesticides and rat poison - do I need to explain that?
12) Christmas trees - although it is quite funny and harmless to them.
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Haha sounds like you have gained plenty of experience over the years happy ferrets. To be honest I wouldn't of thought twice about the toilet seat. But obviously it all makes sense.
The cat door is a good one. I'm surprised the crafty buggers could work it out. But hey they are ferrets!!
I nearly caught my old ferret with the recliner once even the ferret looked stunned haha.
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Do ferrets need to be locked in their cage at night? If pet house is reasonably ferret proofed would it be ok to leave the door open and let them have more space or do they prefer/need to be confined at times?
