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[Ferret Shelter News] Open House - December 6, 2009

2009-11-07T15:46:20Z

Mark Your Calendars for Sunday, December 6!
Join Ferrets Unlimited Rescue Services on Sunday, December 6, 2009, for
our FURS First Anniversary Celebration and Open House!
The festivities will take place from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at:
Paws by the Lake (the Avon Lake Animal Clinic kennel, pet daycare, and

Ferretd Unlimited Rescue Services

2009-11-03T08:51:37Z

Hello friends!

I would like to announce that Ferrets Unlimited Rescue Services is in
the works of planning something special. We would like to inform you
to save the date for Sunday
December 6th 2009 from noon to 5pm at Paws by the lake in Avon lake
Ohio. There will be games, raffles, and a very special guest speaker.

beans

2009-10-28T13:14:50Z

I should rename Felix to Beans. His 2nd favorite thing to do is sneak into the pantry when we're not looking and steal bags of beans and hide them. My family has a bad habit of leaving the pantry door open, and I'll catch him sneaking off draging a bag of bans bigger than he is. We even found a bag inside the love seat. I promise we feed him and the good stuff too he really doesn't need to keep hording beans away. His first favorite thing to play with is an empty apple sauce cup. He pushes it all around the house then picks it up and carries it to another part of the house to push it around in there. He hisses when the kitten interrupts his play time with his cup. Right now I can hear him playing with it under the couch. He is a very quiet ferret even when excited he rarely dooks and when he does it is short 1-2 sec long and not loud I think he can hear. I'm not sure how much. I'm concerned with the markings on his face some times it seems

Early Christmas for Felix

2009-10-25T19:08:13Z

I saw the ferret nation 142 on sale at Petsmart today, with tax it was just $5 more than at Ferret.com with shipping. Not having to wait is worth $5 to me. And Felix is enjoying his new cage. Now what to do with the extra one. Christinna, I know you just gave one away and Millie you are over loaded with rescues. Do either of you need it, or does any one else. Felix has enjoyed it for the almost a month we've had him and it. It is aSuper Pet My First Home Deluxe 2x2 Multi-Level with Stand [link]

[Ferret Shelter News] Ferret Giving Tree

2009-10-24T18:18:15Z

Ferrets Unlimited has a number of ferrets on the 2009 Ferret Giving
Tree. These are special ferrets that will likely not have a forever
home in time for Christmas, but they would still appreciate goodies
from Santa and the special attention that pet ferrets receive at
holiday time.
Check out some of our Giving Tree Kids:

Re: Felix's dig box and sleepover

2009-10-21T00:03:07Z

The links didn't post here they are. To see more pictures of Felix's
playground go to
[link]
and more pictures of my pets
[link]
and even more pictures
[link]

Felix's dig box and sleepover

2009-10-20T04:09:54Z

I made a rice dig box playground for Felix with a large plastic tote a
lot of rice with dryer tubing wrapped around and over and into the box. He
had so much fun that when I took him back for a rest break he drank
and ate and went to bed and didn't even bother to snuggle in just slept
where he dropped. I thought he'd want out for more play time but he was too tuckered out it was so cute. This week end we had a friend ferret come over for a play-date and sleepover. Felix wanted to play but Thomas is much older and only wanted to explore. I don't know how old he is but the family who has him doesn't know any thing about ferrets and I'm trying to help them. He doesn't get out of the cage time to play. Once a week they take him out to clean his cage while someone else holds him. He didn't have any thing in his cage not even a litter box she didn't know there was such a thing, just a food bowl and a water bottle. She thought Felix's cage was a mansion and I want the Ferret nation 142. She was given Thomas by some one else. While Thomas was here he got the royal treatment furovite, furotone, duck soup, Felix's food (I'm really glad he liked it, my puppy Kira ate the food he brought with him, I forgot to close the carrier we brought

RE: [Ferrets Unlimited] Re: Hammock preferences and patterns

2009-10-17T02:23:05Z

I find that mine prefer to sleep all over, not just in hammocks or sleep
sacks or in blankets at the bottom of the cage. They like variety!

I make my hammocks very similar to the description in the response you got
from CAM. I make mine double or triple thick with an opening in the top that

Re: Hammock preferences and patterns

2009-10-16T13:37:15Z

OK this is an easy one. I don't want to hear any wisecracks about men
sewing either... but if it wasn't for ferrets and an inspirational boy
named Alex I would never imagine me behind the sewing machine. Here
goes 'nothing'... head out to your favorite fabric store (we go to
JoAnn's when they have a sale) and pick up several types of fleece.

Hammock preferences and patterns

2009-10-16T06:30:36Z

Does any one have a ferret that prefers not to use a hammock? So far Felix only has the hammock that came with his Super pet cage. It isn't a very nice one, no lining and I wonder if I have it hung to tautly. We have only seen him in it a few times and not sleeping in it. He sleeps curled up on the floor of the cage snuggled down in his bedding with all bedding pushed out from under him. I would think he'd like to have more padding under him while sleeping. Does anyone have a hammock pattern they would like to share with me? In the mean time should I hang the hammock looser, any other ideas?

RE: [Ferrets Unlimited] Which cage is best

2009-10-16T01:16:39Z

Tina,

I help with intake for Ferrets Unlimited Rescue Services. During that time,
I've both owned and worked with a variety of donated cages. I can't speak
highly enough of the Ferret Nation cage. It is so easy to clean and
maintain, and holds up far longer than other cages have that cost almost as

Re: Which cage is best

2009-10-15T11:07:37Z

I have the Ferret Nation 142 with the additional level. Overall the
cage is quite tall, you can divide it in to three seperate areas and
it is super easy to get in to and clean since the front opens all the
way up. I looked at the Martin's cage and three things come to mind:
the FN cage is on wheels and it has a heavy powder coat paint along

Which cage is best

2009-10-15T05:51:59Z

Which is better the Ferret Nation Habitat Model 142 or Martin's Condo with Barn Top (F-477)

RE: [Ferrets Unlimited] Re: Which is better for my ferret

2009-10-07T21:45:40Z

One of our board members uses rice in his dig box. It works well for him. He went to a store that sold the rice in the really big bags. Of course, the rice ends up being flung everywhere, and it is harder to clean up than larger balls would be.

As far as treats go, usually your ferret will tell you which one to buy. I ended up with most of a package of almost everything on the market before I found Yogies! I've also had some that won't touch a Yogies! but will fight over raisin flavored Bandits.

Re: [Ferrets Unlimited] Which is better for my ferret

2009-10-07T17:39:00Z

The fries are called Foamy Fries and my fuzzies love them! I give them
each about 1 a week if I have them. I also give them cheweasels as a
treat 1 for all 4 of them per week, they fight over it and hide it
from each other but they all get a chew on it. You can find these and
other great ferret products on [link] , they may be