Enlightened Ferret

Know Your Landlord's Rules About Ferrets

2012-01-27T00:01:00.006-05:00

Just because your rental agreement says pets are allowed doesn’t necessarily mean that ferrets are welcomed. It is better to be over cautious than to find out a month later that your landlord has a strict policy against ferrets or any other type of unusual pet. Some landlords will require a high deposit to cover any damage your new “strange” pet might cause. You may also find that you need

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Featured Ferret: Pooh Bear

2012-01-23T23:06:00.000-05:00

Hi hoomanz Iz Pooh Bear Az youz can see I iz not a yellow bear in a red shirt but Iz might like honey. *chitters*I iz relaxing in my hammock here at da Metro Animal Services in Louisville, KY while waiting fer my Jimmy Buffet to come take me awayz from here and my island forever home.When I am not napping I iz a busy girl checking out all the sightz and soundz here.I like being held by da

Ferret Colors

2012-01-23T15:10:00.001-05:00

By now you are just starting to realize that owning a ferret is a bit more involved than you might have thought at first. Still it is better to have an understanding of what owning a ferret really is like before you run out and get your first little ball of cuteness from the local pet/feed store. Time to take a moment to realize that you will have to train them to use the litter box, not to bite

Medical Care

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

Not all veterinarians take care of ferrets. Having a vet that knows about ferrets is a plus when you have to take your fuzzy butt to get his/her vaccines or they are sick or injured. Vets that take care of ferrets are often referred to as an exotic vet. This does not mean that the ferret is a wild animal. There are two categories of exotics. Wild exotic and domestic exotic, all the word exotic

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-17T18:53:00.000-05:00

Featured Ferrets: Gadget and Gizmo

2012-01-17T07:30:00.001-05:00

Hi wez Gadget and Gizmo and wez are hanging out at our foster mom of Kansas City Ferret Hotline in Roeland Park, KS Wez hoping to find a great forever home wif someone that has time for uz. Wez are about four years old and wez get along wif everybody including dogs and cats. Wez are also litter box trained for in our cage and wez use puppy pads or paper when wez out playing. Wez have love to

Ferret Proofing

2012-01-16T08:04:00.000-05:00

Ferret proofing is important to keep your ferret safe. Many first time ferret owners have been surprised by their ferret showing up on top of the bookcase, in a dresser drawer, or outside of their cage. A ferret can get their head through a hole that is about one inch the rest of their body will follow. A fifty cent piece is about 2 inches in diameter and can be used as a reference when ferret

Feeding Your Ferret

2012-01-13T00:05:00.003-05:00

There are several views on what a ferret should be fed. Raw vs. Processed. Both have their merits in the well-being of your ferret it comes down to how you feel about feeding your ferret unprocessed, uncooked, and/or live meat. Or just being able to pour the food out of a bag. I personally don’t have the time or the finances to feed Manny and Marcuz a raw diet so they get most of their food out

Featured Ferret: Pudge

2012-01-12T00:03:00.003-05:00

Hi! My name iz Pudge Iz hanging out in da shredded paper bin of da Kansas humane Society of Wichita, KS until Iz find da perfect pet hooman. One who would love to have ferret kisses and cuddles. If youz know of a great hooman needing owned please directed dem to me. Need more info about me den just drop a line to diz place via khartlep@kshumane.org . Fank youz.Pudge. Disclosure: I receive no

Wordless Wednesday: Really Hooman?!

2012-01-11T14:28:00.000-05:00

Pet Blogger’s Challenge 2012

2012-01-10T18:18:00.000-05:00

This is our first time in taking part of this challenge hosted by Go Pet Friendly and Will My Dog Hate Me This challenge is to help focus where we want to go in the coming year. 1. When did you begin your blog? June of 2009 2. What was your original purpose for starting a blog? To help others understand ferrets and help new or prospective owners understand what having a ferret entailed. 3.

Featured Ferrets: Bacon, Stewie, and Kramer

2012-01-09T23:29:00.000-05:00

Hello I am Bacon I am a girl and No! I am not for nomming on! These are my brofurs Stewie and Kramer he’s a couch potato and loves to watch television while on your lap. We had a great family but because of some unforeseen problems they couldn’t keep us. So we are hanging here at the Five Points Ferret Refuge in Indianapolis, IN hoping to find a new forever home. We would all like to go to

Ferret Housing

2012-01-09T01:37:00.001-05:00

There are two ways of keeping a ferret in your home. Free Roam or Caged. Both ways work depending on the depth of ferret proofing you want to do and if there are, other factors involved. While I would love to let my boys be free roamers it isn’t practical because where we live is an old house with lots of little nooks and crannies that could allow a curious ferret out into the big wide world

Domesticated Ferrets vs. Wild Ferrets

2012-01-06T10:50:00.000-05:00

I am often asked how pet ferrets differ from wild ferrets. First this is a misconception and I am sure it comes from the term exotic which clumps all unusual pets into this category. Second there is only one true wild ferret and that is the Black-footed Ferret and while the Black-Footed Ferret belongs to the Mustelidea group the sub species is nigripes. The Black-Footed Ferret is an endangered

Thursday's Featured Ferrets

2012-01-05T03:26:00.001-05:00

Hello, I am Vlad ferret and this lovely lady is my sister Vixen We are here at Five Points Ferret Refuge in Indianapolis, IN looking for the right forever home. The right forever home will have lots of playtime, play space, toys, and treats. The right pet hooman will know how to love us and spoil us accordingly. In return we will dance, and make our new pet hooman giggle and smile.Disclosure: I

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-04T15:00:00.000-05:00

Have a Chittering Good Day, Jo

Featured Ferrets: Dante and Nero

2012-01-03T14:42:00.000-05:00

Hi I am Dante and this is my brofur Nero We are hanging out at the Western PA Humane shelter in Pittsburgh, Pa while looking for a forever home. We are loving and gentle and love playing and snuggling together. The fine people here at the shelter think we are the cutest love bugs and would love to see us get adopted. Are you are new pet hooman? Our adoption fee is a hundred dollars and

A Brief Review of Ferret Information

2012-01-02T16:31:00.000-05:00

This being a brand new year and Enlightened Ferret has gained some new followers. Because we don’t often have the time in our busy lives to start at the beginning of something but jump in and work our way forward I’ve decided that I will be making some posts that are in a way just a review of older posts that were part of the beginning of Enlightened Ferret. Ferrets are part of the Mustelidae

Year in Review and a Look Forward

2011-12-31T22:12:00.000-05:00

I sit here on this last day of 2011 to work on this post I realize that it was not a great year for my personal it was and exceptional one for Manny and Marcuz. Manny became the first therapy ferret in our area and has been a hit at the local care home. Marcuz and Manny showed a lot of people that ferrets are indeed trainable and are willing to walk on a leash to be able to have some great

Featured Ferrets: Prince and Diamond

2011-12-08T12:24:00.000-05:00

Hiya I am Diamond and I am Prince wez are two young boyz looking for a new forever home with lotz of toys, a blanket or two, and a hooman which to shower with our love in or around York, PA. Our first hooman had to move and wez couldn’t go along so wez were brought here to the YC SPCA they are nice hoomanz butz they are busy. Wez would prefer to find the same forever home as wez have

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-07T00:22:00.000-05:00

Have a Chittering Good Day! Jo

Holiday Ferret Gift Guide

2011-12-05T12:33:00.000-05:00

Do you have a ferret owner on your gift list and have absolutely no idea what to get them? This list should help you bring a smile to their face. Gift Certificates Gift Certificates in amounts of $25 allow the ferret owner to spoil their fuzzys. Stores that you can get GC include Ferret.com Ferret Depot PetCo Petsmart The local pet store that carries ferret food and stuff

What sex is your ferret? Warning Graphic Pictures Corrections made 12/29/11

2011-11-17T23:53:00.001-05:00

Many people not familiar with ferrets find it difficult to determine the sex of a ferret. Unfortunately this includes those working in humane societies and other rescue groups that don’t often deal with ferrets. Do you know which one is which? A female’s belly is smooth and the vulva is just under anus. Female ferrets should be spayed(called a Sprite) this is because a female

Featured Ferret: Forrest

2011-11-17T11:12:00.000-05:00

Life iz like a box of soxz you never can take just one. That iz mez philosophy and Iz try to live by it everyday. Mez name iz Forrest and mez first hooman couldn’t be trained to play wif mez all da time so wez parted wayz. Iz hanging out here at da Heartland Animal Rescue Team club house in Brainerd, MN. Wez have lotz of fun here but these hoomanz have been trained to take care of otherz