(Safety for the owners, not the ferrets :P )

  1. Do not wear long skirts while your ferrets are out to play unless you intend to dance or hide on the bed.
  2. It may seem cute when your kit treats your arm like another ferret, but you’re wrong.
  3. If ferrets do not receive enough playtime they will spaz like they are on crack when you finally let them out. (This can be hazardous for all parties involved.)
  4. Open toed sandals are not shoes. (Seth!)
  5. That lump under the blanket isn’t a shark, but it may as well be. (Ferrets are referred to as carpet sharks for a reason.)
  6. Clipping a kit’s nails can be an ugly job, but someone’s got to do it.
  7. Be prepared to cut open your furniture with scissors to retrieve your ferrets. (Not really related to owner safety, but i thought i’d throw it in anyway.)
  8. It may be fun to chase your ferrets, but they WILL chase you back, and that hissing noise you hear usually isn’t a good thing.
  9. Any greasy food left on your hands tastes delightful to your ferrets. They will let you know this, some in more gentle ways than others.
  10. Your ferrets will strategically ambush you if you are not watching all 360 degrees around your body at once.
  11. Never under any circumstances attempt to kiss a kit on the nose. (Tristan taught me this one.)
  12. Snuggly wrapping your ferret in a blanket or towel to administer medicine is referred to as “burritoing” the ferret and is usually a necessary precaution.
  13. I have compiled this list in jest. In reality kittens are much more dangerous than ferrets.  My kitten causes more bodily harm to humans in a single day than all three of my ferrets ever have. ;)
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