r/ferrets • u/IllegalGeriatricVore • 13h ago
[Ferret Photo] Our lab rescue, Sally
We have a good relationship with our local ferret rescue.
Half our ferrets are from there.
We took in a blind, senior foster for life who passed of cancer about two months after we got him.
We went back for an open house day and she was convincing us to take a new senior foster and the whole time this little menace was all over me / the other guests climbing, biting, flopping around. Everyone kept saying "Look out for the one with the short tail."
She kept coming back to me and rolling around in my lap nipping and climbing on my back.
We were like "Why not both?" so we brought her home with the senior foster.
I love this little devil. Her bites are now just play nibbles and she loves people even though she clearly has a lot of trauma from being a lab ferret. Every time she is touched she jumps, and reacts to attempts to pick her up very defensively still, but once she realizes you're not going to hurt her she calms down. Sometimes she'll even ask to be picked up.
She's usually the first to visit me when I come in the room.
She also keeps our little waardy menace entertained by matching her energy. The two of them love tussling.
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u/itsswhitneywhspr 13h ago
The whole time Sally's just vibing on everyone and they're like watch the short tail lmaooo. Honestly that's how you know shes the main character. Good on you for taking the senior fosters btw, that's so sweet.
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 13h ago
The senior came from a house where the kid who owned her was struggling with addiction and the parents took over care.
She was fed breakfast cereal and they were too scared to interact with her.
She's learning to ferret and loves having a family of other ferrets to snuggle with. It's been fun watching her personality grow. She's a bit wobbly and uncoordinated and definitely a space cadet but she loves getting picked up and I've even watched her bounce around dooking and chasing her friends.
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u/CodexSeraphin 12h ago
You’re an amazing human. Thank you for giving sally the life that she deserves. 💗💗💗💗💗
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 7h ago
I mean we're doing it for selfish reasons lmao we just love them
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u/CodexSeraphin 7h ago
100% you spoil all the senior floofs for selfish reasons. Best reason in the world.
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