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I feel so neglectful, but I have been busy with work, the college classes I am taking and of course my pets. In fact, the population has increased just a bit since August.

At the end of August I took a trip out to Kentucky where I adopted 2 BIG champagne colored ferrets from The Ferret Haven. These guys were born at the shelter from parents who had come from a badly kept ferret breeding farm. You can read about the shelters experience here- Shelter News.

I knew about the babies before they were born and went back and forth about adoption. I didn’t need another ferret, but when I found out they had champagne boys I decided I had to put in an application. I love the champagne coloring and with all my ferret girls here, I wanted a big ferret boy. I decided to indulge myself and since you can never be sure how a ferret will fit in with current residents, I decided I would apply to adopt 2 so they would have each other if my ferrets wouldn’t accept them.

I was so happy when my application was accepted and could hardly wait until they were old enough to leave. At first I wasn’t sure how they would get here. We could have seen about setting up a transport with Ferrets Across America, a group that helps transport ferrets to their new homes, but in the end I decided I would take a roadtrip. I broke it down so I wouldn’t be driving more than 8 hours a day and went over a weekend, staying a bit more than halfway between my home and the ferret shelter. It was worth it., Jerri, has a real nice shelter and great support. The boys are awesome. The D boys as I call them - Devious and Dervish fit in well after a good talking to by ferret matriarch, Sugar. They are big, Dervish being much bigger than Devious (I don’t have current weights, but Dervish must be around 4 pounds and Devious around 3) and so much fun to have around. (They are hard to photograph unless they are sleeping.)

The D Boys

Dervish

Recharging

They aren’t the only new addition! Check back to meet him!