Ten days ago, we brought home our first ferret. She came from a Tracy
McAllister, Bridgeville, PA, who does very small scale breeding. She is
6 months old and had been spaed (sp?) a week before we got her. After
observing her on our wooden floors for several days, we named her
Skitter.
 
Yesterday, we visitied Michelle and the Masketeers to get a companion
for Skitter. We came home with an 8 week old male who has yet to be named.
(He is currently called fuzzball.)  Anyway, in the travel cage, there
was a case of ear biting (Don't worry Michelle - no permanent damage) due
to, I think, territirial rights with respect to a favorite toy. Anyway,
last night, they were curled up together. The little one keeps making a
lot of noise - kind of scares me, but I've never been around a young
anything and Lorraine says it's normal.
 
Question:
 
In the Ferret World catalog, they show a nice harness, but they want
something like $18 for it. Does anyone know of a less expensive source
for harnesses of this type and quality?
 
Also, to anyone looking for a ferret cage:
 
Try SafeGuard cages in PA. They have a 2 story condo for about $60 that
is really nice. It is very well made compared to a lot of the more
expensive junk I've seen in the pet stores.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 0758]