Toys are a favorite, but there are other attractions for the ferrets.
A. Small children's swimming pool or a turtle sand box filled with black
soil is a ferrets paradise.
B. Plastic storage box, 21 1/2 by 14 3/4 by 8 1/2, filled halfway with
long cooking rice is a diggers dream.
C. Plastic storage container, 16 by 10 3/4 by 4 1/2, filled with cool water
on a hot day. Small toys (bottle cap, paper cup, plastic balls) on the
bottom and watch your ferrets have fun. Suggest : use one large beach
towel or 2 bath towels for container to sit on or near.
D. Old socks with celophane paper, a small bell inside is another favorite.
Leave toe side closed and cut where the heel stops. After placing
celophane/bell inside, either hand/machine sew ends.
E. Old pillow no longer used, pillow case is a favorite hide out. (leave
pillow case hollow at the back end for play area).
F. Under the bed cardboard storage boxes can be taped together. Lids stay
on. Cut openings in places top/sides and connect boxes for a run thru.
G. Large plastic bags you bring home are like a crinkle sack and good place
to roll and scratch. (some ferrets do need to be supervised when bag is in
use)
H. A string attached to a suction cup to the ceiling, then tie a fishing
bobber to it. Or a yard stick with string and a small fishing bobber
attached is another ferret favorite.
I. Water drainage (PVC) pipe, comes in 8 ft lengths at hardware supply
stores, both in black and white. Tried dryer hoses to find ferrets would
rip plastic material and as fast as I would tape, they would make a new
hole elsewhere. Drain pipe is heavily constructed and doesn't rip or tear.
Select length and suggest a diameter of 4 inch at the ends, even a 5
pounder can get thru. Another pipe to use is, corragated drainage pipe.
Beware of rubber toys which have a nose, ear, etc sticking out, you may
have a ferret may chew it off and get a blockage. For kits under 6 months
of age, plastic balls that contain holes in it is bad since a tooth can get
stuck.
Debbie
[Posted in FML issue 2989]
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