Howdy!
 
It is my pleasure to announce, TA-DA!!!!
                           ************MOSES, THE TOO-FAR
FERRET!!!!**************
(big fanfare here)
 
Yes, the Bowring Berger klan has increased by one more Ferret Fuzzy.  He
is/was a MASKeteer Ferret, and we picked him up yesterday.  He is (according
to Michelle, who gets her info from experience and  FURO), a Dark Silver Hue,
Mitted and Bibbed.  He even has a tip of white on his tail.  We were
introduced to his father and grandfather, both of whom were good sized and
loved to play.  He is SOOOO small, he's 7 wks, and fits comfortably into
Michael's hand when curled up.  This is our first tiny baby, Davey was 10wks
when we got him/Spice was 8 months, and so we are going thru much for the
first time.  For instance, when we introduced the new baby to the established
couple.  It was scary!  Lots of dominance actions--scruffing, cries, musking.
 I am happy to report that little Moses is a scrapper (that will prob be his
nickname) and gave almost as good as he took.  That's saying a lot for
somebody so small!  Davey is over 3 lbs, and Spice is near 2 1/2 lbs.  (proud
parental smile here, of all three)
 
We call him MOSES THE TOO-FAR FERRET because of the GREAT distance we
traveled to attain him--881.7 miles round trip.  Not as far as some others,
perhaps, but definately too far for one weekend!  But, I definately believe
that he is worth it.
 
Now, for a first-time baby owner question:  how long do I allow them to
interact while they are becoming aquainted?  I have no qualms about letting
them fight it out, for the reasons stated above.  However, it is hard to
watch such a *little* guy get "beat up" on. I think we'll wait a week before
I put them in the same cage;  until then we'll place the cages next to each
other.  And give them supervised play time together.  Am I being too
cautious?  my best friend, (tell Marya I said hi, Lenny!) told me, "It's just
a baby ferret.  Nothing difficult, nothing big."  I think she's right.
 
Thanks for letting me babble.  We now have five animals--good grief!
 
Take care,
Kelly and Michael (humans)
(in order of appearance)
Mattie Jo Trubower (feline)
     Firsa Ferret-Friend (feline)
          Davey Scrabbles (ferret)
               Spice Demon-Ferret (ferret)
                               AND
                    Moses, the Too-Far Ferret!!!
 
[Posted in FML issue 0793]