Ferrets

(I apologize for the delay in the final Ferret of the Week post; I was at Portland State University all day Friday for a book repair workshop.) I think by…

Ajax has a very sweet personality, and for the most part, is very patient with being held. I cart him around cradled like a baby (as in Tuesday’s photo) because…

Ajax is the champion heavy-weight wrestling ferret in our busyness. Never mind that the other four don’t even approach his weight class---Jax could take them all on together, with one…

Ajax (a.k.a. Aiantes, A.J., Maximus, Jaxie Maxie, Jaxom, Chubba Dub, Teddy Bear, Big) is a 2-year old half-angora Siamese sable gib. Both of his parents were half-angoras, so although his…

Since we only have five ferrets, it’s time to bring the Ferret of the Week series to its close with a grand finale: the Mighty Mighty Ajax. A few months…

As you might imagine from her cheeky personality, Niki is a ferret who knows what she likes. She loves our jingly crochet-covered Easter eggs and the squeaky sock rabbit, all…

As I mentioned earlier in the week, Nikita has quite a feisty personality. For the most part, she gets along with us now, though Jeremy is still sometimes compelled to…

Although Niki was a moose of a kit, she had some medical issues when she first came home with us that we believe kept her from growing to her full…

Meet Nikita La Ferret Nikita (a.k.a. Little Niki, Knick-knack, Bratnik, Teeny Weeny Meanie) is a 2.5-year old standard sable sprite. She retained her soft, fuzzy kit fur---which doesn’t have the…

After Rocky, we thought we were done buying ferrets. Actually, though, in the back of our minds, we still saved room for a Big Boy from a ferret breeder, preferably…