Meet the New Ferret

A few weeks ago, our ferret Freddie (that's Miss Freddie - she's a girl, despite the name) seemed like she was getting lonely. She was getting more neurotic, hiding her toys and checking on them repeatedly. As Frank says, she was getting even more OCD... And then she stared climbing up onto the chairs, getting on the side tables, and breaking coasters. Something had to be done.

Since we love our little girl, we decided she needed some company. So, we began looking around, and on July 8th, we found little Miss Sally in our local Pet Supermarket. Little Sally was just 9 weeks old when we got her, and cute as a button. She has a black nose, which makes her look sort of like a little teddie bear to us. It also makes her distinctly different from Freddie, who, being a Sable Mitt ferret, has a pink nose and white paws (in addition to a blaze of white on her chest).

Miss Freddie Spaghetti Miss Sally O'Mally

Sally came home in a cardboard box, furiously scratching for the entire drive, and as soon as we got home we introduced her to Freddie. As ferrets are wont to do, they hit it off right away. Two weeks later, and we've purchased a new ferret cage - a Ferret Nation cage two-story deal - plus tons of new toys. And we've decided to get into some more elaborate ferret photography as well, so you may see more pictures of our little girls here.

And before someone posts a comment - yes, I realize very well that they are surrogates for children - so what's wrong with that? We're two guys in our mid-forties, and I see no problem indulging in some harmless fun with our little furries. They need a loving home, and we need an outlet for our parental emotions. Freddie needed someone to mother, and Sally needed a mother. Everyone's happy.

I must say that I think ferrets are wonderful pets. They're cute, they're clean, and they're always entertaining. They're not as cuddly as a dog, but they're also not aloof like a cat. We get hours of enjoyment watching the two of them wrestle around on the floor, or chase each other around the living room, or play elaborate games of hide and seek.

Freddie, having just broken a coaster,
tries to look innocent
Two pretty girls in a hammock

Ferrets tax your brain as well, since they are incredibly curious critters, and will try to get into everything. They are not a pet for the fainthearted or the easily frustrated. But they're perfect for us, and we love our girls. You can take a peek at them (assuming they're in their cage at the moment) by clicking on the web cam link "Ferret Cam" to the right of this article. Any time of the day, stop in and say Hi to Miss Freddie Spaghetti and her sidekick, Miss Sally O'Mally.

They'll be hosting a tea party soon, I'm sure.

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Love 'em and agree with every word you wrote Andrew Sullivan. I'd vote to let these girls get married any day of the week.

ADORABLE! Congrats! from Maryland

Friends of mine had ferrets, and I personally think they are too cute for words.

Freddie's OCD was really just the nesting/nurturing gene in her. She wanted someone to love, besides big, hairy humans.

It was sensitive and kind of you to realize that she just wanted the company of one of her own species.

When I contemplate my gay friends that are lucky enough to be with someone compatible to themselves and in love, I believe also in the most important lesson life can give us.

That we simply want to love and be loved in return.

It's our greatest gift from God.

Whether we're human or ferret.

I believe marriage is only right for gay couples.
And considering how many have furry 'children', the nurturing gene for small, helpless things is certainly as evident in gay folks as in anyone else.

Your little girls are lovely, more power to you all!

I love ferrets, especially a very special one that is always close to me, by my side. her name is paiper!! And i have a baby ferret his name is Deimos. Well he isn't a baby anymore. just email me back. i would be glad to show you a video of deimos, you would love him. Those are some cuties too, you take good care of them.

Well I have to say I Love Ferretts I have four of them, Obi, Yoda, Amadala and laia, Yes they are named after star wars, but only bc my mom let me get my first one and she is obsessed with Yoda, so then I got another one he needed a friend, so I got Obi, and i was buying ferrett stuff at the pet store one day and the cashier was having to get rid of two ferrets and asked if I wanted to meet them, amadala was very mean very mean I had a huge 2 story cage for them and had to keep her away from the boys for a while. i think she was severely mis treated not taken care of and you could just see she was sick so after taking her to the vet and getting her taken care of I did everything to make her happy and to get her to stop biting she would bite me and the other ferretts but after a couple of months she was very well behaved and my niece played with her as well and she has just now turned two she would lay 0n her back and they would all crawl over her and she would laugh bc they'd do there lil hops, even the cat joined in to play with the ferretts! Any pet is only going to be as well behaved and kind as the owner taking care of it!

Yoda like to hide the remote control his favorite place is in the couch the underneath he ripped a hole in it and that's where we find it whenever it's missing

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