To: anon Re: Poptie's new cage > A happy aside note: Potpie's got a new cage. 4' high, 3'x2' wide and > long, with five different broad shelves and a linoleum bottom--we saw the > cage (it's a 'cat cage') at the pet store and thought it was PERFECT for > the little oft-locked-up girl. She loves the room, and for the amount of > space the cage provides, its collapsibility, and the ease of cleaning it, > the $180 i paid was a bargain (it's even on wheels :). It also provided a > stellar hiding place for the poor girl when we introduced her to the > only other ferret she's ever met--a bumbling, huge Pepe le Peu of a sable > male who didnt even notice she was hiding under the cage until she bolted > for the bed. I got one of these for my 3 kids, too. It's great, isn't it? I added a "hidey spot" to theirs. I took a 2 level cat condo - put hooks on both ends, and use S-hooks to hang it from the side of the cage. It gives them 2 holes to crawl into - which of course they think is excellent. > > > I am Ferret of Borg > > Bitter Apple is Irrelevant > > Litterboxes are Irrelevant > > Your Socks will be Assimilated > PERFECT! ;-> To: "[log in to unmask]" Re: sounds > > Rocko doesn't make a "dook" sound when he's happy/excited; he makes a > "kih" sort of sound, like a repeated, short hiss. Is this what's > meant by the "dook" sound? Does he maybe have an accent? :) > The "dook dook" is different than the hissing sound you describe. My fuzzies do both. Is your ferret young? It took my Binky a while to learn the "dook dook". The "kih" didn't come right away either. At first - all she did was this pathetic little "maaaa" when I'd come in the house and she was ready to be let out of the cage. She was *very* tiny. Pretty soon she learned the "kih kih kih" - and would do it at everything.... moving or not. I laughed until I cried. Now she does the "dook dook". She may have learned it from the elders. To: ??? Re: mistreated ferret <Sorry - I don't have the original article> BRAVO!!!! Don't let ignorant jerks get away with stuff like this! I would check on the seizure laws first. Find a rescuer nearby. If laws allow (ie: they'll let a rescuer have them and not have them killed) - I would have them picked up. [Posted in FML issue 0867]