Ferret problem!

[Circlenaut]

I have two ferrets one is small and the other one is bigger. Sometimes I let my ferrets loose around the house. Well today the small one is in the house some were but I can not find him. Are there any noises or smells that ferrets react to but making a noise or jumping.

 

[Thegonagle]

He probably just curled up and went to sleep somewhere dark and cozy. You might just need to wait for a little while.

 

[Arschloch]

Are you familiar with the term "felching"?

If so, that may be the answer to where they are.

 

[krakken]

I'm sorry, I'm not a ferretologist and cannot help you.

 

[SWScorch]

get a squeaky toy for dogs. Ferrets love/hate that sound it will bring most of them running to find out what it is. Otherwise high-pitched noises piss them off and will bring them running.

Also, ferretone, AKA cod liver oil is a good way to draw them out of hiding.

One good way to find your ferrets is to make a list of 10 or 20 places that they absolutrely cannot be. There is just no way in heck that they could ever get into these places. Then check those places. We've found ferrets in freezers, we had one die because she crept into a dryer and then someone turned it on.

Look in drawers, it may be curled up inside a shirt or a pair of boxers or something. Check closets too. And if there are any ways to get into the walls, see if its in there.

Ferrets are great, but they can get into a lot of trouble. We have 3 seperate barricades set up to keep our ferrets in just a few rooms because they can cause too much trouble if they get upstairs or in the basement. We have a large hole in the ceiling of the hallway because one of our ferrets crawled up the spaces in the walls and got stuck in the roof.

 

[bozo1]

Does the 'large' ferret seem to be any bigger?

 

[Calcio]

I don't think they make any noises. I guess you just gotta wait. maybe let the other one out, and try to lure the little one out. couldn't hurt to try, but keep an eye on this one.

 

[ravanux]

Actually ferrets are distantly related to manatees (not many people know or will admit to knowing this). This means that they have an innate fear of outboard motors. Just bring one inside and turn that sucker on. Run around the house with it on and you'll find that ferret soon enough. Just be careful because they don't handle the effects as well as their larger cousin.

 

[Alienwho]

<< Actually ferrets are distantly related to manatees (not many people know or will admit to knowing this). This means that they have an innate fear of outboard motors. Just bring one inside and turn that sucker on. Run around the house with it on and you'll find that ferret soon enough. Just be careful because they don't handle the effects as well as their larger cousin. >>


Is that for real?

It doesn't make sense, even if they are a distant relative to manatees, it's not like a motor will have the same affect on ferrets because it's not like motors were invented while they were seperately evolving...

 

[SWScorch]

Alienwho: perhaps my friend Mr Webster can help you.

hu·mor (hymr) n.
The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness

 

[mryellow2]

lol

 

[Alienwho]

Heh I knew it was fake, it was just so outrageous that he compared manatees to farrets, that maybe it was true!

 

[Poncherelli]

ferrets love fish oil and for some reason both of mine are very curious and love to look in tunnels or things they cant see (no sick jokes please). Like if you put a shoe on the ground they always come up and peek their head in and craw around for some reason. The shoe trick only works if you know where they are though, like when i'm trying to coax one out from under the couch or something.

 

[ravanux]

Actually I was being totally serious.

 

[StandardCell]

One of my ex's had ferrets, and one time she left the dryer door open. Well, lo and behold, a few hours later, she found them in the yard of the house she was renting. These little suckers get into anything and everything. Then again, that's why they're weasels (literally...). I doubt it would get to the point where they wouldn't come out, I mean, they have to eat. Maybe it's like that old story - if cats get stuck in a tree and need help, when's the last time that you saw a cat skeleton in a tree?

 

[polypterus]

One of my friend's ferrets got outside once... they thought they'd never see him again but he showed up 5 days later in their garage. Another one of my friends had a couple of chinchillas, unfortunately one got under the cabinets in the kitchen and they couldn't get her out. So... hopefully your ferret is just sleeping somewhere and not "stuck" somewhere, otherwise you'll have an unpleasent smell on your hands soon. I had a ferret once and I made sure my house was "ferret proof" before I let him out. The only close call was he almost lifted one of the vents on the floor that go down to the furnace, that would've been messy.

btw leave some peanut butter or licorice out, they love it.

dc

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Goddamn those things stink to high hell. Almost as bad as a Cat!

 

[Platypus]

<< Are you familiar with the term "felching"?

If so, that may be the answer to where they are. >>



Thank you for making my day

 

[tm37]

<< I'm sorry, I'm not a ferretologist and cannot help you. >>



But I did stay at a holliday Inn Express last night!

 

[Azraele]

I have ferrets and they are very high maintenance. Never let a ferret roam unless a) supervised or b) put in a ferret proof environment.
Ferrets can and will get into any sort of trouble imaginable. My suggestion is to do a thorough room to room check in the house, rattling a squeaky toy to entice the little one out. if you find any holes or other possible places where a ferret might get stuck, check those extensively, then ferret proof them. Leave out some food in a room, even if you don't find him, if he eats the food, at least you'll know it's in the vicinity and not stuck somewhere.

Check your bed mattress. if there is even a tiny hole in it, the ferret has probably climbed into the boxsprings.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

My roommate had one in College. They sleep for 23 hours and run around like little Rats for 1 hour. And stink like hell. Hope you find him.

 

[Azraele]

<< run around like little Rats >>



They might run around like little rats, but they are mousers. Ferrets will kill rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, ...you get the idea.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

What's the point if the thing sleeps for 23 hours of the day?

 

[Azraele]

They actually don't sleep that many hours a day, unless they get bored or sick. They sleep a lot, like cats do, but mine play for at least 3 hours a day supervised, and will often play and wrestle in their cage off and on throughout the day. Also, they do have a smell, but it's hardly noticeable if they are descented and you change their bedding regulalry. There's also dry shampoo powder that you can use on them that smells pretty. Don't bathe them too often, since it can dry out their coat and cause it to produce too much oil (causes smell too).

 

[polypterus]

Don't all ferrets that they sell as pets have their scent glands removed? Mine did... only thing he ever smelled of was his shampoo. Mine didn't sleep all that much either... in fact he always woke up before I did... I kept him in my walk-in closet instead of a cage and every morning he'd wake me up scratching at the door. He slept maybe 12-14 hours a day, more though if we played with him a lot.

Anyone ever have a leash for their ferret? They don't work too well, I did try to "walk" him down the street once though... some lady driving by stopped her car and got out just to see what the hell I was doing.

dc