My name is Karen Hearing . . . and I am an animal lover. I have three dogs, three cats, and three horses. I also have – well, maybe they have me – two ferrets. My two fun, adorable carpet sharks have been the loves of my life for quite some time now.
But before I say anything else, let me introduce my two ferret friends, my favorite little woozles . . .
Rikki is my female albino ferret. I got her name, of course, from Kipling’s children’s story “Rikki Tikki Tavi.” She is a rescue ferret. I found her curled up on the ground beside my truck when I was leaving work one day.
Possum is my male Panda ferret. He looks, naturally, like a possum with a fuzzy tail. I bought him to be a playmate and companion for Rikki.
Do I recommend ferrets as pets? Absolutely! And here’s why.
Ferrets are very comical, very loving, and very social creatures. Just spend a little time watching some ferret antics, and your bad day or bad mood will evaporate. My ferrets always put a smile on my face – even when they make a shambles of my bedroom.
I also recommend, if you’ve never spent much time in the company of ferrets before, that you do plenty of research before adopting a ferret. Ferrets are fairly high-maintenance pets – if you can really call them pets because they’re more like fuzzy family members. They require a lot of care, a lot of attention, careful attention to diet and health, and just the right ferret accessories and ferret toys.
My goals, then, with this site are to:
- Help prospective ferret owners with the ferret-adoption process (sometimes known as buying a pet ferret)
- Assist new ferret owners in making the right choices for optimal ferret care and ferret health
- Share my (not-too-extensive, but growing) knowledge of ferrets with other ferret lovers
- Share my love of ferrets and (maybe) kindle and help sustain that love in other people
- Make a few sales in the process
I hope you enjoy and get some useful information from the articles and blog posts. Feel free to contact me to talk about anything ferret related.
Hi Karen,
I’m an artist from Wales in the UK, when I was recently commissioned to paint ferrets for a lady I was shocked and thought she was a little crazy for asking. I realise though since meeting her (and her babies), reading your website and several other blogs that all ferret owners are crazy about their friends. Although I do mainstream artwork onto canvas & paper I have recently begun working on wood and slate, the slate in particular is an amazing medium (particulary as I am a welsh lady the home of slate), this commission is 2 fold. I have painted a small wooden wand handle so far and will be starting on a chair this week which I shall be adorning with her 2 favorite friends. I will send you the pictures of my work if you are happy for me to do that and if you are willing to promote my work through your website I would be very grateful as I think it is pretty unique. By all means take a look through my website (ferrets not on yet) and let me know what you think.
Thanks
Donna
Hi Donna,
Thank you so much for viewing my website. Since I am crazy over my ferrets, I am very interested in seeing your ferret pictures. I would like to contact you through email.
Thanks,
Karen