Introductions
This page introduces our ferrets, or wooly worms, as we affectionately call them. They are sweet, playful, entertaining, affectionate, and way more fun to watch than television. We currently have Four: Sweet Pea, Cricket, Booger, and Boris. (Boris is camera shy, but we'll get him.)
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is (from top to bottom) Furford, Rikki, and Sweet Pea.
********* Rikki passed away in November, 1999. He was nearly 6 years old. Furford passed away in late July, 2000. He was 6 1/2 years old. Nikki (not pictured) passed away in December, 2000. She was 6 1/2 years old. They are all missed very much. ********* |
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| This
is Booger (with Sweet Pea at his side). Booger was 4 years old
in September, 2000.
We rescued him from a local pet store. He was injured, and the owner has no compassion for the pets he sells. We nursed him back to health. He is still only slightly crippled, but he is full of fun, and keeps the other guys in line.... |
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| This
is Sweet Pea. She was also 4 years old in September, 2000.
When Booger came to live with us, Sweet Pea seemed to sense he was unable to get around as well as the others could, and she befriended him. She played with him constantly, and much more gently than with the other ferrets. They are still great friends.
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| Sweet Pea, Booger, and Furford in a vertical maze we built for them. They love tunnels. | |
| Here
is Cricket in the supply cabinet. The latch wasn't quite strong
enough to keep our most curious wooly worm out. She preferred to
have all of her food at once, and on the floor where it is more
convenient.
BAD Ferret !! :-) That's Nikki lurking at the lower right. |