Due to the fact that I actually have someone coming to visit, I decided
that it's that time of year to clean the place up.  Now don't get me wrong,
I take good care of my ferrets' cage, laundry, food, etc...I'm just a
little lax in the rest of the housework.  For some reason I think that
watching a half dozen ferrets wardance is much more fun than pushing a
vacuum cleaner around to chase dust bunnies that the ferrets will
eventually harvest on their whiskers....ANYWHO....way off track here...
 
I put the girls in the bathroom for their playtime tonight, since I was
lugging boxes to the shed and trash to the dumpster, I didn't want to risk
an escape.  I tossed in their dig box, toys, food, water, and blankies, and
shut the toilet.  I left the shower doors open so they could go in and
explore, thinking that the worst damage would be the rearranging of my
shampoo bottles (which I can't open half the time!) I took a break from the
torture..err..cleaning to take a potty/ferret break....4 ferrets climbed
into my jeans, I heard *lick lick lick lick lick* coming from the bathtub.
Thinking that Binks was sucking up some drips from the faucet, I peeked in.
Nope, no drips, but Binks was EATING MY IVORY SOAP!  Not picking it up to
move or play with it...she was eating it....and was a bit miffed that I had
the audacity to take it away!
 
I called the vet, and they said there was nothing to really worry about,
other than the fact that I had a pet who would willingly eat soap.
 
Anyone have any idea why she'd do this?  She gets different treats every
day, is on ZuPreem, Marshall's, Iams Kitten, and 8in1 Ultimate, coated
with Nupro Powder.  They get ferretvite weekly as a treat, and ferretone
during our manicure sessions.  I don't know if this would be caused by a
vitamin/mineral deficiency in her diet, or what...or could it be that she's
just strange?
 
Thanks!
 
Melissa
[Posted in FML issue 2929]