Shirley Miller
>HAMMOCKS- I make my own from cheap remnants from the fabric shop...
 
What a way to save money so that your ferts can have more stuff.
 
>LITTERBOXES- I get tall dishpans at Walmart or the dollar store...
 
Great idea. I tried one of those 'ferret' pans and if you put litter in it,
they would kick it out. If you didn't, then they had to walk in urine. Yuck!
 
>I couldn't keep my baby out from under the recliner so I bought carpet tack
>strips at the carpet store , cut them the length to fit under the recliner
>and glued them to cardboard and placed them under the recliner.  It was no
>longer a fun place to play or hide.
 
Ingenious! We did the same sort of thing with cardboard boxes that we cut to
fit areas that the ferts could get hurt or trapped in.
 
>FOOD DISHES- She always scraped everything out.  I got pint freezer
>container and made 2 holes near the top and fastened it to the cage with
>loose leaf rings from the office store.  It was deep enough she couldn't
>drag the food out very well and also couldn't move it around.  I also put
>one under the water bottle to catch drips.
 
Great idea! I ended up using a heavy crockery pet dish.
 
>She wouldn't come when I called her so I got a loud bell and rang it before
>every treat.  Now when she hears the bell she comes running from where ever
>she is hiding !!!
 
We do the same thing but with a dog squeak toy. Whenever we squeak it, they
come running to get their favorite treat...ferretone.
 
>I also make their collars out of elastic with bells and rings from the
>craft store and glue the elastic together with jewel glue.  It helps to be
>able to hear them coming.
 
We did the same thing but so that we could tell where they are since they
are usually hiding (searching) under stuff.
 
>I also had to go out and adopt her a buddy because she was lonesome...
 
No one should have just one. Ours is happier now that we have the second
one. His entire attitude is better.
 
I recommend that the ideas be added to the Ferret FAQ or someplace similar.
 
SilverRaven
[Posted in FML issue 2012]