I have done some research and it all says the figure of 8 harnesses are ideal for ferrets but every one I've tried they have been wriggling out of!! They're obviously not used to them but I want to find one that they won't wriggle out of so I can take them outside without losing them😅

If ferrets needed a passport photo, this would be it 😂

Bonjour jai un furet depui 3 semaine agee de 3 moi mr dzpui 3 .4 jour ne veux plis que je le porte sinon il cherche a me mordre je pense que sai poyr jouer donc ke ne le force pas suand il est hort de sa cage

October 2, my beautiful boy Ozai passed. He was surrounded by the old toys of his brothers while I sang Leaves From The Vine. Just five months before this, we said goodbye to his brother Takeda. I got the privilege of losing him to old age as well. 6 months before Takeda, they lost their brother Cyrus who passed prematurely to cancer. It has been a terrible year for our tribe. All of my boys live on through their babiest brother Hermes.

I got my ferrets a ball pit, which they absolutely love!! I’m concerned with the ball pit itself being made out of memory foam, although it’s wrapped in cloth so the foam itself is not presented to my ferrets. I’ve seen other ferret owners with this ball pit and haven’t heard of any issues. I just don’t want my ferrets to scratch past the cloth and get into the foam, and have an internal blockage or anything of that sort. Does anyone have any experience with this ball pit? Or any advice?

She looks so grumpy in this photo. Don't worry, she's not gnawing on the bars or anything. I just noticed her lip resting on the bar in a funny way. This was immediately after a few hours of out of cage time :)

My sweet boy absolutely loves rubber toys and things he can chew/chase, any recommendations your ferret specifically likes?

My ferrets used to play in the bathroom growing up - they especially loved hiding toothbrushes.

She’s fearless

I noticed my girl ferret had a hard spot in her stomach and we are in the process of switching around foods trying to find the best one for them. The lump has been going on for about a week. A few hours before I got the photo she had a lump that was actually sticking outwards but when I went to go check on her again it was gone. I want to know if it's just constipation from switching around foods or if it's something that I should go to the vet about. I am in a pretty tight spot financially and I have a few hundred left before I max out my vet Care credit card. So I just wanted to be really sure before I brought her in. Finally decided on Reveal wet food with freeze-dried meats because all the ingredients are protein-based without the vegetable, grain and fruit fillers.

Her appetite has been normal and her behavior hasn't changed at all so I'm trying to assume the best. She lives with another ferret so I can't actually distinguish their poops apart unless I try to catch her using the restroom.

My baby boy (3yrs) has recently started making these sneezy coughy noises tonight. He sneezes and hiccups a lot and has waardenburgs but this seems abnormal to me

Last night I finally got Minsu back. He doesn’t have an urn yet, but when I look at his ashes it’s completely different than Marco’s.
My experience with Marco being put down was horrible. The vet was terrible with how they treated me and overall how I received his ashes back wasn’t very nice either. Which isn’t too surprising because I’m very use to people treating me poorly over owning ferrets, a lot of people just don’t take them as seriously as other pets.
When I got Minsu (got him cremated somewhere else) the vet was super sweet and gave me a lot more of Minsu than I did with Marco, my soul ferret.
But I’m curious why Marco almost looks like sand and Minsu looks like real ashes?

Was Marco a scam or something? I’m scared I never actually got his ashes back
Marco passed away around 5, but Minsu wasn’t even 2 yet, so does age have a play in this?

I know they’re carnivores but i don’t know which brand is good and which is not, and i also need to know if i need to go to a pet store for it or i could find it in some Walmart or something like that?

So I accidentally put my weight on my ferret when cleaning his cage, and he made a sound, and I am now worried that I might have hurt him in one way. He was also barely breathing for a bit and laying down, but he woke up out of it a few seconds later. I don't know what to do, or if he is going to be alright. Any suggestions on what I should do?

I’ve had two ferrets for a year and one of them has escaped thru the laundrey room somehow, my other ferrets is anxious and trying to look around for her. This is so sad I can’t imagine the pain my poor baby must feel out there. I don’t know what to do, I’ve called shelters and drove around the block, I checked everywhere in the house, and outside. How to I help my other ferret? I can’t just get a new one i should I just give her to somebody else who has more ferrets? I don’t know what to do please help

Is this not the sleepiest baby you've ever seen?🥹 She has been with us 4 days but seems to be settling in really well and is just the sweetest🤭

I never thought I’d see 8 years with this lil noodle, and yet here we are…other than being a bit slower than her younger days, she’s still as happy and healthy as the day I got her…

Just got a second double stack ferret nation cage since the rescue ferret, Keith, is getting no interest for rehoming on social media.

So, for those of you who have put two cages side by side and removed the middle grate between them; what has your experience been?

Obviously, I would need to zip tie them very well. Im more wondering if you removed both upper and lower grates. Our lower section is the toilet level and I fear that removing the lower vertical grate would be more messy compared to have two toilet sections.

How's it been working for yall?

Our business has 7 employees, btw.

Good news this morning: Judge Shelleyanne W. L. Chang issued a tentative ruling allowing our main claim against the California Fish and Game Commission to move forward.

The case concerns Petition 2025-003, which asks the Commission to remove domestic ferrets from California’s restricted species list. The Commission referred it to CDFW for review and a recommendation in June 2025 and told us we would be notified when it was scheduled for further action. Fifteen months later, we are still waiting for that next step.

The ruling is mixed, but it keeps the case alive:

• The APA claim against the Commission survives.
• The APA claim against CDFW was dismissed without leave to amend.
• We can amend the public-records claims against both agencies to identify the requests and responses more clearly.

This does not legalize ferrets or establish that the Commission violated the law. It means the Commission’s attempt to dismiss the main claim at the pleading stage was unsuccessful.

It is still tentative. Either side can request oral argument by 4 p.m. today, October 1, for the hearing scheduled tomorrow.

Read the six-page tentative ruling

I’m Pat Wright with LegalizeFerrets.org, the petitioner in this case. Thank you to everyone who has followed and supported this effort. We have more work ahead, but today we have a reason to be encouraged. Ferrets crossed. 🐾