Category Archives: Ferrets

Pandora loves to eat human food, especially cooked chicken, but she isn’t fussy, and will take whatever she can get her mouth on. She also loves Nutrical (a high-calorie paste for ferrets) and Ferretone (a nasty oil that’s good for … Continue reading →

Rocky is not very picky when it comes to toys, but he does have a few favorites. Among normal ferret toys, he loves a hard treat ball—even though we no longer put treats in it—and pushes it up and down … Continue reading →

Rocky is our ambassador ferret, because he is so sweet and gentle with everyone, and is not nearly as wiggly as Loki. His only greeting requirement is to climb up to the face of the person holding him, and sniff … Continue reading →

Ragnarok (a.k.a. Rocky, The Rok, Rocketman, Rock Star, Busted) is a 4-year old black sable ferret, which just means that his fur is very dark brown. When he was a kit, he had a stronger T-mask; he has lightened up … Continue reading →

Ragnarok (we call him Rocky) was our third ferret, and last pet store ferret. As was the case for Loki, we were not expecting to get another ferret. It was our first anniversary, and our plans to visit a wildlife … Continue reading →

The other side of Loki’s personality is her propensity for trouble. We named her after the Norse god of mischief, and she does live up to it, though more so when she was a kit. She wakes up instantly whenever … Continue reading →

Loki is also a wiggly little thing. Where Pandora puts up tolerably well with being held, and gives ferret kisses like a champ, Loki can hardly even stand being held for a few seconds. A few years ago she wiggled … Continue reading →

Loki has a very sweet personality. She is our omega ferret, which means it is her “job” to let all the other ferrets beat up on her. In fact, her preferred style of wrestling is to flip over on her … Continue reading →

Loki (a.k.a. Loco Poco, Loki-Dokey, Little Loki, Snaggletooth) is a 4.5-year old silver mitt sprite. She is a Marshall Farms ferret, identifiable by the two blue dots tattooed in her right ear–Marshall Farms is a major supplier of ferret kits … Continue reading →

Loki was our second ferret, bought from a pet store 3 months after we got Pandora. She was irresistible–teeny tiny and silver gray, with a white heart-shaped face and no mask. She was extremely squirmy and active right off the … Continue reading →