Steve did this when they were kits.  It was the old cage which is gone
now, and they were able to dismantle it in about 5 seconds flat.  I think
I provided new carpeting for that ramp about 3 times till they stopped
tearing it up.  Ignore the litter pot (ahem) "smudge".
 
Sadly, Chiclet died a few months later of DIM.  Her nickname was "Little"
like in "Chicken Little" or "Chick Little" because she was easily spooked
and quite high strung before her illness and actually we were asked to
have her at a reduced price because of that tendency of hers so she came
home with Hilbert to help keep her more secure.  She became one of my
closest darlings and I still grieve over her 2 and half years later.
 
chicklet and hilbert
 
http://web.mac.com/esc/iWeb/ferrets/movies.html
 
Nell, yes, some ferrets have a hard introduction, but from our 25 years
of experiences with ferrets from a range of places that has nothing to do
with the origin of the ferrets.  On a rare basis there is not acceptance
of one with handicaps by one who seems to want to glean.  At times,
setting dominance hierarchy doesn't go smoothly.  Most commonly, the
problems seem to be caused by the people -- usually by giving tons of
attention to the new ones and ignoring or punishing the existing ferrets
too much.
 
Nell wrote:
>I almost never use the dishwasher these days.
 
We don't use the dishwasher, oven, or clothes washer unless we know
everyone is safely behind the barrier.  Using a bell works for our crew
to bring all to the barrier.  For the dishwasher it is not just starting
it, but also loading it since some of the detergents for those still are
poisonous, I think.  Not being sure if they have improved in that regard
Steve and I would rather be careful.
 
This is a Mycobacterium species which was a surprise, but one with a
happy ending:
 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed
&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16164141&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum>
 
>Two ferrets were diagnosed with pneumonia due to Mycobacterium
>abscessus.  Both cases were treated successfully using clarithromycin
>after positive cultures were obtained via unguided bronchoalveolar
>lavage.  This is the first time M abscessus has been isolated in our
>laboratory and the first report of this organism causing disease in
>companion animals in Australia.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 5145]