Yet She Likes Sassy...

"Sassy's new mom loves her (that's Sassy curled up in her mom's laundry), but she wasn't sure about the rest of us. How can that be? How on Earth can she say Banter has the best personality of us? He's a freaking jerk! No wonder she is able to tolerate Sassy. And why do pictures of Sassy get posted, but none of us?"
~The Sour Six~

"She told mom that I needed a diaper--don't even think about it!"
~Link~

"She said that I look like a football player--is that good or bad?"
~Rikki~

"She called me fat and lazy!"
~Nanook~

"She said after seeing me, she doesn't feel bad that Sassy is so little. What is she implying? That I am puny? Scrawny? Weak?"
~Winzig~

"She told me that I am the most attractive of the ferrets (so does everyone else, including mom)--I bet that's why Banter is always after me. He's jealous because I'm gorgeous!"
~Crimson~

"I am the most fun and she likes me best! I knew I ruled!"
~Banter~

Ferret Postings

Mom wanted to share what another ferret mom posted in her group. She said it about sums up the "living with ferrets" experience!

Well, let's see. First, I got a late start with all the morning stuff. Sigh. Then I took mommy mush to Mom K. I stepped into her pen without checking her location. Big mistake! She came flying out of the litterbox and left 4 punctures in my foot, 2 punctures in my hand (which complement the 4 punctures she left in the same hand yesterday). THEN she noticed the food and I could see her go "Oh. ok." She glared at me suspiciously, but chowed down.

Fortunately, with her out of the nest, I was able to pick up most of the babies and take a quick look. They all look healthy and are growing and squeaking. Yay! I checked a few of them, there's at least 2 boys and 1 girl, but when I put one baby down in a separate location so I'd know which ones I checked, the baby puddle oozed over so I couldn't tell which ones I looked at and which I didn't. There's some black on several of the noses, but right now they have that white baby coat. Very cute though. Great to see they are all growing. Mom K is taking great care of them, she's a great mommy. I just wish she didn't like to puncture me so much!

So, I get out of her pen dripping blood, limp over to get a paper towel, and feel something go squish under my injured foot. Squid-poop! Yuck! Cleaned that up, turned around, there's more! Ugh! Limp to the bathroom, slip in, you guessed it, more Squid-poop! Double yuck ugh! More cleaning..... (Squid is 7.5 and half-blind, and isn't quite making it to the litter box most of the time, as well as starting to have some control issues. I mind, and don't mind, you all know how it is when you have an elderly gentleman you love very much. It's annoying but you can't get mad at him.)

Next stop is Mom B's babies, who are doing well. They chow down on their chicken while I watch them to be sure they are ok. Hob #4, the littlest one, has his eyes open. So I'm sitting there with him, petting him and doing my "welcome to the world" ritual I do for all of them when their eyes open. (Nothing big, it's just me sitting there talking to them now they can see, more a superstition I guess.) He's yawning and rubbing his face and staring at me and being cute as a button, the other babies are on my lap. I put them back in the nest, look down, someone pooped and peed on me! Of course, after all this I was late to work.

What a morning!
Ann

Something in the Air

"I scared mom really bad! She woke up to the evil one chasing something and she got up to see what it was. She heard something in the egg box and something large running through the tube--boy, was she shocked to see me come out of the it! She still doesn't know how I got out of the big cage and away from Banter. I wonder what she thought was going to come out of the tube? She looked like she thought a crazy ferret got into the house!"
~Crimson Comet aka Charlie~

"Oh badness! Banter was in the bathroom, so I tried squeezing under too. My head got stuck under the door! It was horrible!"
~Link Baby~

"I decided to bite mom. Must have been the full moon. It was squishy and felt really good. I think I will do it more often."
~Rikki Tikki Tavi~

"I made Mash run! I am wicked! I must exercise my ferret rights to be bossy and cat eating!"
~Winzig das Opossum~

"Circling Vampire Carpet Shark!"
~Nanook of the North~

"Oh yeah, I'm bad, so bad, ya know it... And oh yeah, the feline's story about me being a little bed wetter... Lies. All lies. She just wishes she could be me. Who's Bad?"
~Banter Basho Badger~

"Having a Blast Kicking Cat Ass"

Sassy went back home Thursday afternoon, much to our relief. Her new mom refers to her as "Sassy the Ruler and Cat Harasser." Far cry from what we called her around here (Mash included). She really changed and we hate her even more if that is at all possible. She bragged about her convertible rides (although her new mom equated it with the "newspaper tornado" with Sassy in the middle), she says she is the boss of the cats there and THEY are afraid of HER, and she is allowed out whenever she wants. And we thought she had a spoiled little princess complex before. Even Crimson had issues with her and peed all around her cage!
~Winzig das Opossum, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Banter Basho Badger, Link Baby, Nanook of the North, Crimson Comet aka Charlie~

SHE HAS GOT TO GO!!!

Okay. It's too much. She has mom all to herself when she is out playing. There are six of us to split mom's attention between. Mom said soon. HOW SOON????

Sassy tried to boss Mash--it was great! Mash doesn't put up with that crap and she didn't buy Sassy's story that cats are supposed to run from ferrets. Yea, Mashy! For the first time, we like you!
~The Stunned Six~

Sassy

New and Improved? Why is she back? Did she think getting a cool new name would disguise her from us? Mom said it is just for a couple of days--it's been a couple too long already. Sassette may have a cool new home and a cool new name, but she has no right coming in here and thinking she's all that and a bag of cat food. Little witch. Teasing us while we are in our cage; playing with our toys; climbing our cage like we don't see her. C'mon mom, let us all out together... Just once. If you really love us, you'll do it...
~The Steaming Six~

Let Sleeping Weasels Lay

Mom went to visit Sassette today. Other than having a cold, mom said she was doing well. She has gained a lot of weight already and looks like a spoiled weasel should. She pretty much gets free reign and the cats aren't mean to her like Mash is to us. Mom said it makes her feel better knowing that she is safe from us mean weasels.

Mom found Banter out and sleeping for the first time. He is the only one of us that always stays awake the whole time he is out. Mom said either he is getting old (he's the baby of us) or he's wearing himself out with his tormenting and terrorizing of Crimson.

Mom made the heat go away. We can sleep in our hammocks again and play when we are out. Now if she can just figure out how to make the heat stay next winter...
~The Slumbering Six~