>Dave and the ferret gurlz wrote:
>From:    Fianna <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Squeeky toys
>Jingly bells and other toys: I havent found very many toys my ferrets like.
 
There inlies the ferret mystic question of all time.  In my experience my
little guys are all different, each with their own tastes and distiguished
likes and dislikes.  Taero like jinglies - hard or soft - makes no
difference as long as they make that tinkly sound.  Then again he likes the
skeleton of an old Christmas ornament.  It's the insides of a satin ball
which one day he decided needed more exploring.  Six balls later and a whole
house full of satin thread loose on the floor he found the ones he wanted.
I tie a string to the ball and hang it from the ceiling.  He chases it in
circles for what seems to be forever.
 
Bear likes anything in plastic - the clear kind and of course this is of
great concern to me.  Many of her hidy holes contain the covers of things
she has hauled out of the recycle bin to chew on in private.  Eventually
everything I own will have to be hung from the ceiling.
 
Chook likes all things that squeak: his pink porcupine, his rubber sheep, as
well as those foam balls which he shakes until he is sure they are dead.
 
Vincent liked all things rubber and off limits: erasers, camara glare cover,
telephone cords, my rowing machine handle covers - just to name a few but
you get the picture.  Him I really had to watch and you can see why.
 
Bear likes bags the best.  Especially the loud crunchy type and especially
at 2 in the morning... just to let you know she's having fun!  She likes
having the bag lifted up and twisted around.  Chook gets motion sickness so
I can't do that with him.
 
I could go on but I won't.  Sorry, I do tend to ramble when it comes to the
little furballs... but then again, who can blame me.  The point is that they
are just like you... individual in their needs and likes and dislikes.  Keep
trying.... eventually you will find things that she likes.  Perhaps take her
with you to the pet store and let her pick out her own.  That's what I do.:)
 
Best of luck
 
Betty - ferret wrangler and entertainment unit of the North
[Posted in FML issue 2335]