There is nothing scarier to see
Than the nose of your furball
Peering from within your Tree . . . .
 
My advice - get a short tree and place it on a table or stool taller than
they can get on.  Our very first ferret, Isabel, could climb ANYTHING.
Even shimmied her way between a storage unit and the fireplace side wall
to get up on the mantle.
 
The first year we had her and a Christmas Tree, we found her quickly up
and walking out on a limb where I had several collectible glass hummel
ornaments from Germany......To her the bounce was fun - we learned our
lesson FAST - Trees and Ferrets do NOT mix!  Not if you value anything on
the tree.
 
Now if you'd like to put a 2 or 3 foot live tree up for them to play on,
that's fine as I am not aware of any part of a pine that might harm them.
 
Perhaps others can weigh in on that issue.
 
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SUPER job on the Pumpkin Ferret!!!
 
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Ann Gruden
Ferret Association of CT, Inc.
[Posted in FML issue 5048]