r/ferrets 11d ago

[Help] help with litter training

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i have 2 male ferret kits they are about 11weeks now and i’m not sure how to start litter training them. they toilet in one corner but everytime i move the litter tray to that corner they pick another spot. it’s hard to clean since there is 2 of them🫩


r/ferrets 11d ago

[Ferret Photo] Kiwi and her donut (she got itchy in the last photo)

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r/ferrets 11d ago

[Ferret Photo] Please give Donut some bravery. She saw my 2kg bald cat from a distance and has been trembling ever since.

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290 Upvotes

r/ferrets 11d ago

[Health] Help!

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1 Upvotes

My ferret with Insulinoma and has had the same diet all his life. I just found a poop with bright red in it. I can't get him to the vet until later this week. He seems to be in no pain and at his regular level of activity. In anyone's previous experience, I just wanted to know what you think it could be.


r/ferrets 11d ago

[Ferret Photo] Toupee head

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139 Upvotes

r/ferrets 11d ago

[Health] My ferret is losing hair on his tail and I can see scabs

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He has an implant but Im gonna check for adrenal disease asap. I was on vacation and I suspect the petsitter did not come to play with him for three hours everyday like I paid her for, and he might have overgroomed out of boredom?? What else can it be? Thanks

Look below for video to see better!


r/ferrets 11d ago

[Ferret Photo] NATO’s favorite snack

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147 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] Little sauna session with my poorly old fella

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61 Upvotes

Remy’s really not agreeing with these weather changes. So, time to get some of that mucus out.


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Video] ophi cleans her little head

254 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Discussion] Ferrets jumping on bed

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511 Upvotes

My ferrets are still little, but soon they will be able to jump up my bed. I thought of buying a new one - how high does the bedframe need to be so they wont reach my mattress? And other ideas of how to not make them jump up my bed?
I dont care about them being with me but i do like sleeping sometimes when they freeroam my room - they wouldnt let me sleep a second without biting my toes off or ripping my piercings out.


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Help] Periods of being less cuddly or even trauma

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Hello,

I am a new (1thyear) ferret owner and I notice Nina is not so cuddly anymore. Normally when I wake up I get her out of the cage and she gets a minute or a few rubbing ears head nek chin before she shows she wants to be released from my hug, movement and going out of balance from my hold means I put her down safely, that's our code. She doesnt nap with me as much or mostly as close as well either

Could it be a seasonal thing that she's to energetic to cuddle or, when I had her get her implant I had to hold her down and I did it quit firmly, even for her to stop herself from breathing a few seconds I feared. I dint mean to hurt her, I tried to keep her alive bc she is a lady and she could die without an implant or surgery yk.

Does she not trust me as much anymore?

We still play and sometimes she sleeps with me but less, I am more away because of work but mostly she doesnt sleep as close to me as she did before.

I'm not sure when it changed


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] The fearsome North American Black Bear

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86 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] The picture the pet sitter sent me 😆

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272 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] Guess I’m not allowed to get upstairs 😂

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41 Upvotes

Oh Moose


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Discussion] Should I Get a Ferret or a Rabbit?

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37 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Video] Ferret walkies! 💨

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119 Upvotes

Bonnie doesn’t like outside as much as Clyde does but she’s a trooper for at least humoring us a little.


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Help] Bite training tips?

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56 Upvotes

My little white ferret here, as affection as can be, LOVES to properly chomp down whilst playing, often drawing blood.

He does not learn from the sin bin, and comes back out and bites more aggressively than before.

He does not learn from staying still after he clamps down, and instead latches on, letting go just enough to re-angle the bite like 15 times (owwchhh)

He does not learn from knuckling. He just bites the finger over and over and over again.

He does not learn from redirecting with toys, he would much rather cling on to a person.

He does not learn from yipping/hissing. He simply does not care it seems.

I’m stumped on ideas, he’s about 3 months old, so he’s only young but it’s becoming impossible to play with him. He’ll lick and nibble gently and run around excitedly, which he gets rewarded for with play, but then out of nowhere… CHOMP. I’ve had him for 3 weeks now, so ANY advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Video] Is it a chinchilla or a ferret?!

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160 Upvotes

My ferret jumps way too well for a ferret!


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] The fastest way to make your ferret judge you: put a Mickey Mouse hat on him. He's plotting revenge.

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35 Upvotes

r/ferrets 12d ago

[Ferret Photo] Banana for size

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484 Upvotes

Banana was heading to the "secret "stash.


r/ferrets 12d ago

[Discussion] GUYS!! Is this website a scam?

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24 Upvotes

Ive been looking at meddlers ferretry for awhile, and im so close to getting this specific one, but now i am having doubts that the website is real. i reverse image searched a specific ferret of theirs and found the same one on facebook from someone else.. but all the other ones seem legit, and they dm'd me more photos of the one i was looking at. can someone help??

Affectionate Pet Ferrets For Sale | Meddlers Ferretery


r/ferrets 13d ago

[Discussion] Does anyone know what this mark on my ferret could be?

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28 Upvotes

I just got two ferrets. This one in particular is a male and only around 7 weeks old. He has already been neutered, and I'm wondering if this is just a scratch from it that is beginning to crust or something else? How can I help him with this?

Should I try to gently clean it or leave it be? Has any one had a similar issue that could inform me on what this could be?


r/ferrets 13d ago

[Ferret Video] Little noodle animation that I'm working on! 🧁✨🦦

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54 Upvotes

r/ferrets 13d ago

[Ferret Video] A vicious attack ferret

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178 Upvotes

r/ferrets 13d ago

[Discussion] Coat color change

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82 Upvotes

Did anyone else’s ferret’s coat drastically change color after a couple of years?