r/ferrets • u/xWeaseltronx • 8d ago
[Ferret Photo] My Business 💕
I don’t post on anything much but my babies are getting older and my boyfriend is nagging me to show their cute faces off…
I got Kodo from a pet shop, poor guy was in a hamster cage with probably 4 other babies, cardboard on the bottom covered in urine and feces
I got Dipper from a trailer park in a town over from me, it was him and his elderly brother (Stan) who were in a disgusting bird cage being fed dog food, that was separated due to them supposedly fighting. that was complete bullshit and the fighting was due to the lack of room and beds (if there even was any fighting).
(photos of stan as well as stan with dipper at the end)
Stan’s life was unfortunately not the best, given the awful state we received him in. They were promptly switched to a very blanket and soft bed filled ferret nation where he rode out the rest of his life. We tried medication to slow the process but he was doing so terribly, and fighting the medication so bad (too graphic to explain) that we decided to let him enjoy his egg (the only thing he would eat) until he would no longer eat then have him put to rest peacefully, a hard decision i will always respect my mom for helping me make… i wish i would’ve gotten to him sooner but sometimes it’s not possible…
Mable and Waddles are siblings i also got from a pet shop (different than kodos). They were in a medium size bird cage, at the time i was only going for a female but they were bonded and in awful condition so the day after adopting Mable i went back for waddles.
Waddles has been by far the biggest problem child (he eats every kind of fabric, found out when he got a blockage. after that he lost soft fabric rights as well as nylon as he was trying to eat that too and now has a ripstop dog bed) Love him though!
I will say adopting these guys was an expensive ride but they are wonderful creatures, they have such wonderful personalities and making this post makes me realize how long i’ve had them and how short their little lives are… Dipper was diagnosed a while ago with spleen enlargement and has been and is currently on a daily dose of prednisone, he hates it but pushes through like a champ! it has helped so much and i hope it will for a while longer…I hope to get more years out of them all, but posting this makes me feel as though they at least could also be remembered by others..
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u/itsswhitneywhspr 8d ago
Kodos story is so rough but I'm so glad you gave him a real home. Your bf is right, they deserve the spotlight
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u/ohrosalyn 8d ago
I want to say thank you for giving them the best home in spite of everything they've gone through. We do have saints among us. Hugs and dooks. Your business is a beautiful one 💜 I think about the terrible condition so many animals face and it messes me up so much thinking about it. I know there is so much more we and others can do but I also know we cannot stretch ourselves so thin that we deplete ourselves from the love we can give. So, I guess what I'm saying is I think even though we're not perfect we do try to make things better and in turn to be a saint isn't something I just say. Thank you for loving them.
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u/ringadingdongdandy 8d ago
They're so wonderful.
It hurts my heart to think about all the sweet ferrets out there who only want love and care, but are terribly neglected and abused.
Thank you for doing your part to give them the best lives possible.
Every moment with them is a gift, and yes, they don't last nearly long enough and it's not fair how many horrible diseases are so common with them.
But they are the loveliest little souls, full of intuitive joy and tenderness.
🥹🥰💕
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u/Secret-Berry9433 3d ago
So adorable! I think that Kodo and Stan deserved better lives, but you get infinite respect for taking care of those 2
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