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Title: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 01:50:42 pm
Cats and Dogs step aside... its time for a Ferret Revolution

Okay so  first of all Ferrets are cute  :P

(http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/files/2010/05/ferret.jpg)

Ferrets are masters at being lazy and sleep like they are dead

[youtube]lCpcYbHPWKc[/youtube]

They no no fear.... can't he see kitty just wants to read?

[youtube]K0DCPK5SbwM[/youtube]

They are little thieves and like pretty things :D

[youtube]2jAlgv6m6tE[/youtube]



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 02:15:06 pm
Ferrets in the Military

(http://www.stevefriess.com/petcast/musher/ferret.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 02:44:13 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xMg1jxBAoZQ/TShXqPCd3WI/AAAAAAAACwM/xjZmhElkYQk/s1600/cute_funny_ferrets%25252015.jpg)

(http://www.animalpictures5.us/i/cute-ferrets-946-600x401.jpg)

(http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/hearty_breakfast-137.jpg)

(http://belladia.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/08/dsc_0049.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 02:51:34 pm
Ferret vs Door

[youtube]7Q3SOpbeZZ8[/youtube]

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[youtube]qHvNv5nUehY[/youtube]

Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 02:56:23 pm
Really BIG Ferrets

(http://images.nwnmedia.co.uk/assets/article_main/2010/02/44f4p03ferret.jpg)

(http://images.nwnmedia.co.uk/assets/article_main/2010/02/44f4p01ferretcut.jpg)

'Humongous' ferrets draw crowds to Flintshire rescue centre

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TWO giant ferrets have become star attractions at a Flintshire animal rescue centre.

Flintshire Wildlife and Pet Rescue Centre in Holywell has recently taken in the two creatures after they were found wandering the streets In Greenfield.

Rescue centre owner Elfyn Pierce-Jones, 59, owns 10 ferrets, but said he had never seen such big ones.

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/84690/-humongous-ferrets-draw-crowds-to-flintshire-rescue-centre.aspx

(http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/images/ferrets-magazine/secret%20lives%20of%20ferret%20owners/2010/ferret-comparison-bg.jpg)

(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/86/77/70877786/photos/One-Big-Ferret/BIGferretewt.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:10:25 pm
"I haz FANGS"

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3814149271_683b75fc76.jpg)

(http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/pagan30us/1yroldjuvenile-1.jpg)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b135/bloodyangelwings/Freya%20Marie/c632f115.jpg)

Just yawning.... honest!

(http://hide-e-hole.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5416-HS-ferret-070811-500-300x241.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:15:47 pm
Ferrets save Dar - Beast Master

[youtube]uNdGn-9W0ZY[/youtube]

(http://www.ilovemyferret.com.br/ferrets/img/beastmaster03.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:21:32 pm
Arnold likes Ferrets

(http://sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/arnold/ferret.jpg)

He should have made them legal in California when he was Governator :P


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Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on June 09, 2012, 03:24:47 pm
zorgon, that video with the quicksand was pretty exciting!

After watching it, I did have a "relative thought" - the quicksand reminds me of the U. S. federal tax code I have also been talking about :))
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:33:49 pm
Ferrets don't pay taxes :P

(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/0yfLD6E_5W8/0.jpg)

Hehehe
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on June 09, 2012, 03:35:30 pm
zorgon if you had teeth like a ferret, you wouldn't have to pay taxes either!!  ;D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:51:25 pm
They don't get much from me....

I haz loopholes...  legal ones :P

Now if I could figure out how to claim the ferrets as dependents....

 ::)

Working Ferrets

I guess I could send them out to work... earn their keep and all that :D That is what Richard Branson does :D

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01607/ferret_1607795c.jpg)
Ferrets have been used by Virgin Media for over a year to help lay cables for its broadband service Photo: VIRGIN

Ferrets key to bridging the digital divide between cities and rural areas

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Specially trained ferrets are being used to deliver broadband to rural areas following groundbreaking techniques used by an internet provider.

The animals have been used by Virgin Media for over a year to help lay cables for its broadband service, the company has disclosed.

The ferrets wear jackets fitted with a microchip which is able to analyse any breaks or damage in the underground network.

The development could help increase broadband in current Internet "dead zones", giving access to inaccessible places, and and helping bridge the 'digital divide'.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7541455/Ferrets-key-to-bridging-the-digital-divide-between-cities-and-rural-areas.html)

Some ferrets work at NASA, running cables through access spaces too small for a human to go through. A ferret's speed, relative strength, intelligence, and ability to be trained makes them ideally suited for this task.

Rumor has it that ferrets were instrumental in the construction of several U.S. Air Force and Navy craft, running wire and cable. A ferret was also used to string television cables so the Prince of Wales' wedding could be broadcast to the rest of the world. Ferrets are also used to help out in the telephone and computer industry, to run guide strings for the fiber optics used in fiber optic technology. When a ferret is helping to run wire or cable, a strong but lightweight string is tied to the ferret's harness. The ferret is then released into the pipe that will eventually contain the wires or cables. The ferret then races through the pipe to get a treat at the other end, usually while being called by a whistle or squeaker. When the ferret emerges from the opposite end of the pipe, the string is removed from the ferret's harness and tied to the wire or cable to be pulled back through the pipe.

http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Domestic-FUSA.htm
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 03:58:46 pm
Weasel Wabbit Hunting

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Ferrets are still widely used in Britain, Europe and Australia to hunt rabbits. It is illegal to hunt rabbits using ferrets in the United States, although some areas permit ferrets to hunt rats, provided their owner has the appropriate permit. Ferrets are still used as rodent exterminators in many parts of the world.

http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Domestic-FUSA.htm

(http://www.thenorfolkpestcontrolcompany.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/working-ferrets/working-ferrets-can-be-successful-and-is-more-friendly-to-the-eco-system-than-gassing.jpg)

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How do you catch rabbits with ferrets, well quite simply the ferrets do down the holes and rabbits come out fast.

On occasions the rabbit will run down a dead end in the warren and be trapped by the ferret which may kill it or sit and guard the animal. When this happens the spade comes out and the digging begins. The ferrets are fitted with a radio transmitter which allows us to follow their movements underground and locate them.

http://www.thenorfolkpestcontrolcompany.co.uk/pest-species/wild-rabbits/working-ferrets/

Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on June 09, 2012, 05:53:58 pm
zorgon, it sounds to me like you may be on the verge of starting a "Business" involving ferrets - breeding, raising, showing, feeding, doctoring, and associated costs for housing, care, and marketing for potential sales. The possibilities just never end! Why, in no time, if you would be willing to work a few nights, and maybe come in the house after dark, you probably would get "RICH" before you even know it!

And, you may even need to look into possible grants available for studying ferret lifestyles and birthing habits, over an extended period. Like, maybe answering the question of whether the ferret uses his teeth while mating!! All of this may even require the use of "part-time employees" (family members of course), and their associated expenses.

Oops! But, then you did say you didn't have the will to get rich................................!  ;)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 06:16:46 pm
"Zorgon's Ferret Ranch"

Hmmmm maybe not a bad idea :P

How many did you say you wanted?  You need two at least or they get very sad
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on June 09, 2012, 06:58:30 pm
Well zorgon, you can put me down for a "pending order" for two ferrets, two white and grey females, with a little mustard color around the ears, and for sure "two pink eyes"!

Oh yes, the order shall remain in "pending status", until "hell freezes over". At such time, you may inquire by return message for "shipping instructions". I will plan to have the two ferrets, with the pink eyes shipped direct to the "undo party". However, at this time, I do not have that address firmed up for you!!

I have enjoyed shopping with "Zorgon's Ferret Ranch" very much! Everyone has been extremely cordial, and even helpful. And I do believe that $2,500 each for the ferrets is a really good price. I am confident the undo party will be thrilled with this purchase!

I will look forward to shopping with you again!

rdunk

P.S. -- If the pink eyes turn out to be a challenge with the ferrets, then one pink eye and one blue eye for each of the two ferrets would work just as well.

P.S. 2 - - I will  buy a "male ferret for "stud", as soon as you have a fine determination on whether the male ferret uses his teeth, while "servicing"!



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Linda Brown on June 09, 2012, 07:00:13 pm
haha....you have to love them to put up with all of the work that being a " breeder" involves. What makes me smile is when I see someone get overly impressed with the price I might get on one very fancy little girl Yorkshire Terrier ( everybody wants the fancy little girls)... but they have no idea how much time I spend every day. 24/7. Being interested about ten years ago I bothered to figure out my hours against the total income for that particular year....  Finally figured I was making about seventy-five cents an hour. And here is the difference!.... I thought that was great! Where else can you be paid for loving something and having it love you back?.... meeting such nice extended families too! You should see all of the Christmas cards George and I get each year!

But I don't know nothing about birthin no ferrets. I knew that at one time they were illegal to keep in California.... ( what were they afraid of the great ferret escape and uprising?????) And ferret supplies are everywhere.... and I got to give it to you they are cute in kind of a toothy scarey way!!!!

So are they legal in California now or what Zorgon? I could always send customers your way if so.... keep your Empire growing!   Linda
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 07:20:44 pm
P.S. -- If the pink eyes turn out to be a challenge with the ferrets, then one pink eye and one blue eye for each of the two ferrets would work just as well.

The pink eyes only come with the albinos and those are not very durable stock... they have all sorts of issues.

As to the delivery, they will just parachute in to the location when determined

(http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Prints/PrintGraphics/ferretrooper_big.jpg)
Ferretrooper

Ferretrooper prints available here

http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Prints/PrintPages/Ferretrooper.html

 8)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 09, 2012, 07:30:23 pm
So are they legal in California now or what Zorgon? I could always send customers your way if so.... keep your Empire growing!   Linda

Well currently they are illegal to own in California and Hawaii... seems farmers think that they will escape and become feral and attack their chickens... But in reality they have been so domesticated they would barely survive on their own in the big city.

We did have one that just showed up in out garage. My daughter stepped on the laundry pile in the garage and it squeaked. She thought it was one of the Doggy toys but then the little head popped out.

We have no idea where he came from, but he was healthy and found himself a new home. He has since passed away  :'(

My wife breeds our Pembroke Corgi's occasionally... ours are from a line that have papers back to Queen Elizabeth 1's brood. Works out great for our Medieval persona's as our timeline is Wales (on Caldey Island) during Henry V11's reign :D

(http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images10/PembrokeLucy2.jpg)

Our newest Ferret likes to jump up on the male Corgi's back and go Bronco riding... I need to catch that on video :D  Ferret is having a blast, all claws dug in. Doggy not so happy with that game :P
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Linda Brown on June 09, 2012, 07:34:44 pm
My compliments, handsome dog!   
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on June 09, 2012, 07:39:00 pm
That little dog sure is a cutie too. He/she just has a happy look on its face!
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: deuem on June 10, 2012, 01:25:44 am
Deuem wants 2 if they are desented!  I have had ferrets before, we also found the first one at our home and then got a mate. They can be a lot of fun and also stink at certain times. We had racoons that stole their food every night. The ferrets would push the bowl up to the fence and the racoons would reach in and take one nugget at a time. I don't know if the ferrets did that just to feed the Racoons or pushed the bowl out of the way but they did it all the time until I tied it. Then they ate the string and pushed it again. I really think they were training the racoons. Maybe planning the great ferret escape. They also used to feed my dog. They would ferret up ground hogs and then the dog would have a free meal.
 
Deuem
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Littleenki on June 10, 2012, 05:12:54 am
Zorgon, now I know you are one cool dude!
I have loved ferrets since the first time I ever saw one.

It's a funny story, where i was in the back yard and as I passed one of the sheds, I saw a little hole going beneath it. I went over to check it out, thinking we had possums or rats holeing up under there, and when I got close, this thing came slinking out from undrneath the shed, and laid across my two bare feet.

Needless to say, I jumped, and ran back thinking it was a possum, as I ran to the back door to tell my wife what had happened.
I told her "this skinny possum came out and laid on my feet, and I though he was going to latch on and chomp my toes!

Just then I looked out the storm door(glass) and there he was stretching to look in the window at us!

My wife said "you dumb arse, thats a ferret!"

She opened the door and we welcomed one of the most beautiful creatures ever into our lives, but werent able to keep him long as my dogs didnt appreciate the little fellow as much as we did.

We named him "Slinky" in honor of his cool moves, and he went to live with a very good friend of ours for almost six more years! He eventually passed away naturally.

The gal we gave him to, had just lost another ferret, and was enamored with Slinky, enjoying many funny and warm moments with him.

So, Otters aside(hi sky:)), ferrets are one of the cutest and most amazing little creatures that Ive ever had the pleasure of knowing.


This photo of Slinky(before digital) has been on my daily bulletin board for ten years now, and its when he first found the xmas tree!
Priceless!
Great thread Z!
Littleenki
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: WeekendWarrior on June 10, 2012, 05:22:02 am
  Nasty creatures those ferrets! My friend had one and he always bit my feet under the sofa, when I least expected. Then he ran and I could swear he was laughing when he bounced away sideways with a hunched back  ;D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Littleenki on June 10, 2012, 05:40:46 am
Hey Jarno! those guys can bite and they dont let go!!!

I knew a mean ferret and the buddy who had him tried to give it away to everyone who visited, but the ferret wasnt too keen on impressing those visitors with his charm...just his teeth!LOL!

Cheers!
Le
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: thorfourwinds on June 10, 2012, 07:20:59 am
haha....you have to love them to put up with all of the work that being a " breeder" involves. What makes me smile is when I see someone get overly impressed with the price I might get on one very fancy little girl Yorkshire Terrier (everybody wants the fancy little girls)... but they have no idea how much time I spend every day. 24/7.

Being interested about ten years ago I bothered to figure out my hours against the total income for that particular year....  Finally figured I was making about seventy-five cents an hour. And here is the difference!.... I thought that was great!

Where else can you be paid for loving something and having it love you back?.... meeting such nice extended families too! You should see all of the Christmas cards George and I get each year!

But I don't know nothing about birthin no ferrets. I knew that at one time they were illegal to keep in California.... ( what were they afraid of the great ferret escape and uprising?????) And ferret supplies are everywhere.... and I got to give it to you they are cute in kind of a toothy scarey way!!!!

So are they legal in California now or what Zorgon? I could always send customers your way if so.... keep your Empire growing!   Linda

Greetings:

Did someone mention Yorkies?


(http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w400/thorfourwinds/Modernfamily.png)
(Ravell Call / Deseret News)


Modern family: A yorkshire terrier named Bridget tends to kittens at the Humane Society of Utah on April 27.
A mother's love: Yorkie adopts five kittens - Animal Tracks (http://animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/10/11622180-a-mothers-love-yorkie-adopts-five-kittens)

Peace Love Light
tfw
Liberty & Equality or Revolution
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: undo11 on June 10, 2012, 07:38:40 am
we had a ferret we found back in utah.  we named him yasser ferret.   (after yasser arafat).

he was a meanie little guy though.

then we got 2 ferrets in florida and named them spaz and taz. they were great.
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: undo11 on June 10, 2012, 08:07:17 am
Greetings:

Did someone mention Yorkies?


(http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w400/thorfourwinds/Modernfamily.png)
(Ravell Call / Deseret News)


Modern family: A yorkshire terrier named Bridget tends to kittens at the Humane Society of Utah on April 27.
A mother's love: Yorkie adopts five kittens - Animal Tracks (http://animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/10/11622180-a-mothers-love-yorkie-adopts-five-kittens)

Peace Love Light
tfw
Liberty & Equality or Revolution

omy, that's a cute dog and those kittens are adorable too.
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: karl 12 on June 13, 2012, 01:35:28 am
Zorgon, got to love your ferret thread.  :)

Does anyone remember poor old Richard Whitely?


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xHEj3Gk4Q[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 22, 2012, 04:03:43 pm
we had a ferret we found back in utah.  we named him yasser ferret.   (after yasser arafat).
he was a meanie little guy though.

I would be mean too if ya named me that :P

(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs34/f/2008/304/c/b/CUTE_FERRET_by_emo4061.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 22, 2012, 04:06:34 pm
(http://www.kewlwallpapers.com/images/wmwallpapers/As-Good-as-Gold-Ferret-1.jpeg) (http://www.kewlwallpapers.com/images/wmwallpapers/As-Good-as-Gold-Ferret-1.jpeg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: undo11 on June 22, 2012, 04:50:30 pm
I would be mean too if ya named me that :P

(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs34/f/2008/304/c/b/CUTE_FERRET_by_emo4061.jpg)

lol!

this is what our ferrets spaz and taz looked like (and acted like).  although this is not our ferrets, they were the same markings

[youtube]1rKBZSHubO8[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 22, 2012, 05:18:35 pm
Man bitten stealing ferrets to pay drugs debt

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A Scottish man was bitten while trying to steal four ferrets which he planned to sell to pay off a drug debt, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.

James Marshall, from Smithton, Inverness, broke into a shed with another man on 20 February and took two of the ferrets.

The other two escaped.

(http://weirdcrime.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/James-Marshall.jpg)

The 20-year-old’s actions were captured on CCTV installed in the shed. Marshall was banned from leaving home between 22:00-06:00 and ordered to carry out 175 hours community work.

He had denied stealing four ferrets, four guinea pigs, three adult rabbits, four baby rabbits, a packet of bird feed, a plastic container, a skipping rope and two hutches.

Marshall also denied attempting to open a hutch and attempting to steal a rabbit.

However, he later admitted stealing the ferrets and attempting to steal a rabbit from a hutch.

The thefts were alleged to have happened while he was on bail.

Fiscal depute Karen Smith told the court that the owner of the ferrets was alerted to the incident by a security light being turned on in his garden.

The man found the door to his shed open and the four animals missing.

Ms Smith said: “He had CCTV installed and he could see two males going into the shed.

One of them was Marshall who seemed to be bitten on the hand by one of the ferrets.

This allowed two of them to escape and Marshall removed the other two.”

Three days later, Marshall was seen attempting to break into a rabbit hutch to steal a rabbit.

His solicitor John McColl told the court: “It is a very odd case and displays peculiar behaviour. It seems the idea to steal four ferrets was not his but the person with whom he was acting. He came up with the hair brained scheme because he wanted to sell them to pay off a drug debt.”

Mr McColl added: “My client is an animal lover and is disgusted with himself and is extremely sorry.”

http://weirdcrime.net/tag/drugs/

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/43ancients/04images/Bluebird/pickinonme.gif)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on October 08, 2012, 11:26:14 am
(http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/uber-cute-pictures-ferrets/5302162121_d7dc4675a4_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: rdunk on October 08, 2012, 11:45:37 am


Zorgon, this is just a great pic of a real cutie! That ferret seems to just say to us - "absolutely not a worry in the world"!

Are ferrets actually always the cutest, when they are asleep - ie, long teeth are not so "cute" looking?? :))
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 07:33:00 pm
Fangs?

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3386/3494833144_4f6c7248c4_n.jpg)

LOL about 99% of the time when they show fangs they are yawning. unless you torment them they rarely bite. The vet got nipped though when we took one of ours in for a shot. But he figured it was a fair deal as he was poking the little thing with a big needle   :o

But it seems the Military has found new recruits... I need to find that patch the critter is wearing... Looks like a Black Ops Ferret Corp :P

(http://www.tikiroom.com/img/10975x4c8de006.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 07:40:59 pm
Ferret Invasion

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Beijing is being invaded.

Overrun.

There's nothing you can do to stop the swarm.

Before you know it, they will be everywhere, maybe even inside your own home.

And what is this new threat?

It's FERRETS!

The word "ferret" is appropriately derived from the Latin word "feronum," which means "thief" - they often hide small belongings of their owners.

Ferrets love to jump and run. They're very active and naughty. Now, more and more Chinese people love to keep it as a pet.

These little friends can stay with you for more than 10 years if you take good care of them. They often climb behind furniture and also collect and hide things they like. Ferrets can sleep for 18 hours a day, and they won't mind to be locked in the cage when their owners go out for work, but owners still need to let them play outside the cage everyday.

VIDEO HERE (http://www.china.org.cn/video/2011-12/15/content_24155862.htm)

Seems they can understand Chinese as well :D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 07:43:59 pm
The curious world of ferrets

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Michelle Whitfield didn't know what a ferret was when her mother bought her one, but she soon fell in love with this curious little animal.

"Whoever coined the phrase 'curiosity killed the cat' had obviously never met a ferret," Wendy Hansard says.

"They have to know everything."

The Illawarra-based ferret breeder is wrestling one of her furry mammals as she tells me about her growing collection.

It's coming into ferret breeding season, which means the already busy Hansard household becomes even busier.

Wendy is out to change the negative perception of ferrets.

She says they're often associated with rabbit hunting for their ability to scurry down rabbit holes, and people assume they bite.

She sells her ferrets on the condition they're not used for hunting, and says they're clean animals that can be trained and enjoyed like any domestic pet.

VIDEO HERE (http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/09/17/3591592.htm)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 08:16:26 pm
Yorkshire Regiment

Okay I found them LOL I just wrote the UK military and they were very helpful

(http://www.driftingfocus.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ferret.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Yorkshire_Regiment_Cap_Badge_289px.JPG/200px-Yorkshire_Regiment_Cap_Badge_289px.JPG)

1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) has two highly trained 'specialists'

FERRETS!!!  1st Battalion  Ferrets named "Imphal" & "Quebec"

About the Regiment - British Army Website
... Regiment has two regimental pets - two ferrets named 'Imphal' and 'Quebec'.
www.army.mod.uk/ (http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/5320.aspx)

They even have a National Ferret Day  (http://www.nationalferretday.org/)[/b][/size]

To bad they are White Rose :P  But then that old War of the Roses is over, right?

 ::)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Yorkshire_Regiment_Tactical_Recognition_Flash.jpg)

Are there rabbits in Iraq?

(http://aquilavictrix.com/Images/Other/FerretForce.jpg)

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You've heard of Yorkshire Terriers - well now there's Yorkshire Ferrets.1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment have just taken delivery of two new regimental mascots just before they leave for Iraq. The mascots - two ferrets named "Imphal" and "Quebec" after two of the Regiment's battle honours - were a gift from local people in Yorkshire, a tradition dating back to WW1. The ferrets will be kitted out in tiny uniforms in regimental colours and will form up on parade with the Battalion - on leads of course.
“The morale boost is amazing,” said Captain Laurence Roche. “The soldiers are fiercely proud of these things.” And there good for catching rabbits too

SOURCE (http://aquilavictrix.com/Other4.htm)

British Army deploys ferret forces to Münster

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British forces stationed in Münster have welcomed furry reinforcements in the form of two royal regimental ferrets just prior to their deployment in Iraq.

“The morale boost is amazing,” British Army spokesman Captain Laurence Roche told The Local on Thursday. “The soldiers are fiercely proud of these things.”

The two mammalian mascots “Imphal” and “Quebec” recently travelled from England to join the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment at the German base, which is home to the British Army’s 20th Armoured Brigade. The pair, named after battle honours, were a traditional gift from Yorkshire residents and have been adopted as official pets.

“We're not exactly sure, but we believe the tradition comes from the First World War when soldiers used ferrets when foraging for food,” Roche said, adding that the wee carnivores were used to hunt rabbits for the soldiers.

But these modern ferrets are purely symbolic and won't be along to supplement rations in November when the 300 soldiers from the battalion nicknamed “The Yorkshire Warriors” head to southern Iraq.

The ferrets will remain home in a cage just in front of the barracks, where they play a central part of military life, taking part in parades in their own tiny uniforms in regimental colours. When the troops are in formation, the ferrets are even allowed to scamper around the soldier's boots.

“They have a jacket in Brunswick (Braunschweig) green with a capbadge on the side of it and they have little hats and the regimental leads which are exactly the same as our stable belts. They’re the pride of the Battalion,” Provo Corporal Norman Shay said in an army statement.

The Yorkshire Warriors are the only British battalion to have ferrets, but a handful of units also have animal mascots, including goats, a horse and an Irish Wolfhound, Roche said.

SOURCE (http://www.thelocal.de/society/20080925-14529.html#.UPoXaKw_eSo)


Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 08:18:06 pm
(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/255/7/1/cutest_ferret_evah_by_wolffangmireiyu-d2ym71d.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on January 18, 2013, 08:30:59 pm

well this is telling..now i know why you have ferrets
.....................to scurry down rabbit holes




She says they're often associated with rabbit hunting for their ability to scurry down rabbit holes
and people assume they bite.


(http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/13/55/53/83/images23.jpg)

the post was locked so i had to comment here ;) ;D...
bwhahahahahahahah
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 08:43:38 pm
Ferrets save millennium concert

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/580000/images/_582123_ferrets300.jpg)

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A group of highly trained ferrets has been recruited to save a millennium pop concert in London.

When millions of people watch coverage of the Party in the Park concert in Greenwich on Millennium Eve, they can thank a team of "electricians" lent by the National Ferret Association.

The concert organisers have hired the ferrets to lay TV, lighting and sound cables along the tunnels under the stage in Greenwich Park - a novel way to get around the high cost of electricians' wages over the millennium period.

BBC NEWS (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/582123.stm)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on January 18, 2013, 08:56:11 pm
Well they like to hunt them but they don't hurt them. One of ours chases the cat LOL  gives en both exercise and one decided the dog (Corgi) made a great pony ride. Doggy wasn't to happy as ferret dug in and held on. Didn't have the camera handy, darn it.

That is where the term "Ferret it out" came from :D

Hmmm nope not locked just stickied :D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on January 19, 2013, 02:43:09 pm


hey Zorg..maybe you've been going about the ferrets the wrong way
if the youie tubie makes cash..those ferrets could be price-less  ;D
some nice little vid and cute music might work

like this one...seems to be a large ferret following out there

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH5L0thldD4[/youtube]



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 03, 2013, 02:29:12 am
Great Idea :D  Need a video camera :P


(http://cdn.hdwallpaperspics.com/uploads/2012/11/Ferret.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 06, 2013, 07:14:03 pm
The Daily Ferret

(http://babyanimalzoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cute-baby-ferret.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 08, 2013, 06:58:31 pm
The Daily Ferret

The Royal Ferret

(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/385499_125876580922227_896998076_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 09, 2013, 04:19:31 am
The Daily Ferret

Merlin


(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/405700_126044964238722_1410353441_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on February 09, 2013, 08:19:24 am

ok..
the sleeping one is cute
and
merlin almost has me convinced that they can live in the house    ;)

evencame across a site that sales stuff with ferrets on it
http://www.zazzle.com/cute+ferret+gifts

my favorite is the t-shirt for24 bucks that says
it's not a rat it's a ferret

hey Zorg.. maybe you need to do t-shirts with a ferret on a rocket to the moon
or coming back from the moon going weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

i'ld buy several
just a thought

Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Somamech on February 09, 2013, 10:51:53 am
Ferret's and a Sugar Glider in a Vid Together, possibly a world first!   ;D

A fun night with 3 ferrets and a sugar glider

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ9ChdnAbTo[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 09, 2013, 02:08:11 pm
evencame across a site that sales stuff with ferrets on it

Yeah Zazzle... came out of nowhere and is everywhere. I created an account but for the life of me I cannot find what you get paid.  You submit your art, they print ship etc You have a store that promotes them. You can get 15% as affiliate but I cannot find out how much you make per item

Calling Otter Search Team :D   


Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on February 09, 2013, 03:11:50 pm
 ;D


check your messages...good luck
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 10, 2013, 04:45:03 pm
Not a ferret but had to add this...

(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/556318_594707933877183_1431305844_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 10, 2013, 09:33:13 pm
Is this your Kitty?

(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/404794_422650737816447_674430047_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 14, 2013, 04:57:19 pm
Ferrets key to bridging the digital divide between cities and rural areas

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Specially trained ferrets are being used to deliver broadband to rural areas following groundbreaking techniques used by an internet provider.

(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01607/ferret_1607795c.jpg)
Ferrets have been used by Virgin Media for over a year to help lay cables for its broadband service

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The animals have been used by Virgin Media for over a year to help lay cables for its broadband service, the company has disclosed.

The ferrets wear jackets fitted with a microchip which is able to analyse any breaks or damage in the underground network.

The development could help increase broadband in current Internet "dead zones", giving access to inaccessible places, and and helping bridge the 'digital divide'.

Currently most broadband technologies are limited to short distances from central switching offices so most companies focus on cities to keep costs down.

The government has set a target of universal broadband access of 2Mbps by 2012. Analysts estimate that the cost of running fibre optic cables to all parts of the country could cost anywhere between £10 billion and £25 billion. A 50p levy of every phone line in the country has been proposed to cover costs.

(http://history.fnal.gov/photos/Felicia_pic5b.jpg)

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Currently around two million homes, one in 10 households, are without broadband.

Jon James, director of broadband for Virgin Media, said: "For hundreds of years, ferrets have helped humans in various jobs. Our decision to use them is due to their strong nesting instinct, their long, lean build and inquisitive nature, and for their ability to get down holes. We initially kept the trial low-key as we wanted to assess how well the ferrets fitted into our operations before revealing this enterprising scheme."

Ferrets have been used to run cables through hard-to-reach places in the past.

Events organisers in London used them to run television and sound cables outside Buckingham Palace for the wedding of the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

A similar system was used to lay the cables for televised coverage for the Party in the Park concert in Greenwich at the Millennium.

With their long lean build ferrets have historically been sent down holes to chase rodents and rabbits out of their burrows.

Caesar Augustus is thought to have sent ferrets to the Balearic Islands to control the rabbit plagues in 6BC.

The Telegraph news (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7541455/Ferrets-key-to-bridging-the-digital-divide-between-cities-and-rural-areas.html)

Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 23, 2013, 08:43:18 pm
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/488064_4632778697312_1115990175_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 24, 2013, 01:14:09 pm
(http://frombeakstobarks.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_2559.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on February 24, 2013, 04:35:18 pm
 ;D

(http://i75.servimg.com/u/f75/13/55/53/83/drunk-10.jpg)



 ;D



(http://i75.servimg.com/u/f75/13/55/53/83/images35.jpg)


 ;)


(http://i75.servimg.com/u/f75/13/55/53/83/space_10.jpg)


 8)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 24, 2013, 06:29:41 pm
;D
(http://i75.servimg.com/u/f75/13/55/53/83/drunk-10.jpg)

THAT is disinfo   >:(  How can he be drunk? He barely started :P

They have their own brewery ya know...

(http://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/images/beer_headers/i_fursty.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZPTiRbPWgl4/TFXVoMXZDxI/AAAAAAAAA2I/b4tIYl161v8/s1600/fursty_ferret.jpg)

THIS  is a drunk ferret...

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/128169945_94b7f790c8.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on February 25, 2013, 10:08:25 pm
Panda

(http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/219/8/e/cute_ferret_is_cute_d_by_silentfly3-d5a50ku.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: karl 12 on February 26, 2013, 04:43:29 am
Zorgon, fascinating stuff mate and I had no idea ferrets were used by the Yorkshire regiment (or even Virgin media) -here's another weird ferret factoid from England (probably Yorkshire) although I'm glad they've stopped it.


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Weird fact of the day: Ferret Legging

An ancient English “sport” called “ferret legging” has contributed to the myths about ferret behaviour. The contestant had to tie his trouser legs around the ankles, then place two ferrets down his trousers before tying the waist closed. The object was to be the person that keeps the ferrets in his trousers the longest. Many people only lasted a few minutes before the ferrets nipped them, causing them to release them in a panic. The poor creatures must have been terrified, and it is no wonder that contestants were often bitten. Fortunately, ferret-legging has waned in popularity as awareness of animal welfare has increased.

link (http://open.salon.com/blog/saturn_smith/2010/05/04/weird_fact_of_the_day_ferret_legging)

Cheers.


PS.   :)

(http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/ur512c98de.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on March 13, 2013, 03:55:45 am
I Iz sorry I stole Ur Pretties...

(http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/11/08/1226512/877374-ferret.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on March 14, 2013, 04:32:35 pm
Happy Fox

(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/377376_439431192805124_1338279234_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: robomont on March 14, 2013, 05:20:10 pm
do you know anything about the fox foto or is it just random
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on March 14, 2013, 06:43:32 pm
It's just random... flew by on FB so I had to stick it somewhere :D Image search just takes me here to the original;

http://cutestuff.co/2011/12/happy-fox/
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on March 17, 2013, 05:26:48 pm
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/426383_139671182876100_1984016202_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on March 17, 2013, 05:29:09 pm
Okay just to be clear... can ferrets eat raisins? 

Ferrets LOVE raisins.  Raisins are basically sugar and they are dried fruit (ferrets are obligate carnivores, meat eaters), two things against them already. But that's not even the worst of the news.

Dr Kawasaki has done research on ferrets and raisins and has found that over a period of time, if ferrets are given raisins regularly, they often develop kidney disease or kidney failure. 

Since elderly ferrets don't need anything else going against them, I don't personally feel raisins are a good idea - my kids don't get them.  HOWEVER, IF you do decide to give raisins, I would strongly recommend cutting a raisin into 1/4ths and it makes FOUR treats out of one...the ferret doesn't know the difference (in fact, the cut raisins will be tastier than the whole raisin) and then not giving more than 2 raisins a week.

It's really important that we always keep in mind that ferrets are carnivores; they eat meat. Almost everything other than meat and meat products is not good for ferrets. Sugar, and/or a food that can cause an intestinal blockage (dried fruits frequently cause blockages because a ferrets digestive system is just too short to digest dried foods, so they pass thru the intestines in the same state they entered the body) 

Hopefully that puts the raisin question to rest :-)  Ferrets do love them...there are several kibbled treats that have "raisin juice" in them as a flavoring. Again, we're talking another form of sugar here, but if your ferret LOVES raisins and you reaaaally need to feed raisins, consider feeding a raisin flavored kibble treat.

Jacquie Rodgers   

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Ferrets-2277/Raisins-CAUTION.htm

(http://www.pawesome.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/st-pats-day-ferret.jpg)

PS they WILL steal chocolate bars, potato chips and granola bars and stash them for later. So keep your munchies out of reach
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on April 11, 2013, 04:23:22 pm
       
REALLY.!!!    you can't tell the difference...oh boy :o



(http://i75.servimg.com/u/f75/13/55/53/83/untitl14.jpg)

 
 
Ferrets Sold As Toy Poodles: Argentina Pet Dealers Reportedly Selling Weasels On Steroids (PHOTO)
The Huffington Post  |  By Andy Campbell Posted: 04/08/2013 11:34 am EDT  |  Updated: 04/08/2013 4:52 pm EDT

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/ferrets-rodents-sold-as-toy-poodles-argentina_n_3037094.html


Apparently Argentinian bazaar salesmen are passing off ferrets on steroids as toy poodles -- and people believe them.

A local news report out of Buenos Aires caught the attention of the Daily Mail and other sites this week, after a man took the "toy poodles" he bought at the La Salada market to a veterinarian, only to find that it was actually a giant weasel.

Selling what Argentinians call a "Brazilian rat" -- a ferret given steroids at birth to increase its size and then groomed -- isn't a rare occurrence, the site reports. But this particular story, aired in June 2012, apparently confirmed the urban legend that these freaky ferrets are sold at the popular market.

The victim paid $150 per poodle, Yahoo! News reports. Another woman told the Buenos Aires station that she was tricked into buying what she thought was a chihuahua -- but that was also a ferret.

It's unclear where the enhanced ferrets are today.

And if you can't tell the difference between a ferret and a toy poodle, the Daily Mail has a checklist you can use to make sure your pooch isn't a gargantuan weasel on 'roids:

Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on April 13, 2013, 03:51:00 am
People who buy Toy poodles in the first place are not very high on the intel side of the gene pool :P

But even though these morons should be neutered, I am willing to bet that the fluffy weasel makes a better pet :D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on May 30, 2013, 01:43:02 am
(http://www.foxnews.com/junior-reporters/sites/juniorreporters.foxnews.com/files/handful%20of%20ferrets.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on June 09, 2013, 07:18:28 am


can your wessels do this..ah-hum sorry i meant ferrets

up until 1.12 i thought the thing was dead

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_J0AMPPD34&NR=1&feature=endscreen[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 27, 2013, 02:10:33 pm
[youtube]4_qux2rQkLw[/youtube]

[youtube]rgz_pwPlXgw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 27, 2013, 02:32:09 pm
My Daughter says that when Ferrets pass away... they become Dragons  :D

(http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/007/5/2/weasel_dragon_by_alsaresnolynx-d5qqmf5.jpg)


We just lost one this week... Rin (short for Ai' Cam'wethrin "Little Thief" in Elvin) She was old almost 6 years and had a tumor. We had her recovering last month but then she suddenly took a turn. Then last night we put her into her bed and one of the others laid on her to keep her warm, putting his paws around her... was something I have never seen. The next morning we found her in the sleeping bag hammock peacefully asleep

(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/Vault/Rynn.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: sky otter on June 27, 2013, 04:12:57 pm


 :'(

so sorry for your loss..if anyone  has never lived with critters they can't  understand how tight the bond becomes

maybe 'little theif' will be a mascot dragon for pegasus..

hugs
D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: A51Watcher on June 27, 2013, 10:43:18 pm

We just lost one this week... Rin (short for Ai' Cam'wethrin "Little Thief" in Elvin) She was old almost 6 years and had a tumor. We had her recovering last month but then she suddenly took a turn. Then last night we put her into her bed and one of the others laid on her to keep her warm, putting his paws around her... was something I have never seen. The next morning we found her in the sleeping bag hammock peacefully asleep



Sorry to hear Bro. I know the feeling.



Happiest Ferret in the World


[youtube]aF399DNTMlo[/youtube]



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Somamech on June 28, 2013, 10:25:07 am
I love that Ferret Clip A51!   ;D

I saw a guy on a park bench in the main street of my hood whilst walking the bike who had two Ferret's in his Lap sleeping!

The Fezz Was so cute  :)



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Somamech on June 28, 2013, 11:01:02 am
And yeah saw those Ferret's I posted above today!  Seeing a Ferret on the main street is akin to seeing a UFO.  No one believe you !

Naval Ferret's ? 

Found: Ferret at Great Lakes Navy base, July 29th 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLTgYUhWdE[/youtube]

EDIT - Ferrets, where I saw them today Clarity!
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Elvis Hendrix on June 28, 2013, 11:35:26 am
I love that Ferret Clip A51!   ;D

I saw a guy on a park bench in the main street of my hood whilst walking the bike who had two Ferret's in his Lap sleeping!

The Fezz Was so cute  :)

Till it goes up your trouser leg :)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Somamech on June 28, 2013, 11:41:37 am
Till it goes up your trouser leg :)

LOL

My Grandpa had ferret's and i was not fond of them when i was young,  but now I see them treated with respect and I adore the little critter's!

I may leave the Ferret ownership to other people though!  ;D



Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Elvis Hendrix on June 28, 2013, 11:45:41 am
LOL

My Grandpa had ferret's and i was not fond of them when i was young,  but now I see them treated with respect and I adore the little critter's!

I may leave the Ferret ownership to other people though!  ;D

I saw this thing about tame raccoons as pets and they were awesome.
They've got flipping hands dude. :)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on June 28, 2013, 01:17:24 pm
Five Things Ferrets do Best

[youtube]cgEnj1AC2cI[/youtube]
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: zorgon on July 03, 2013, 02:57:22 am
Ferret in Training...

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q71/1010554_386864511425992_1321083828_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: karl 12 on October 02, 2013, 05:50:54 pm
Ferret sting in Buenos Aires!  :D


(http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/ea524cbc9d.jpg)
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Anjica on February 21, 2017, 04:19:05 am
Hello! My name is Anja and I have two ferrets, Frida and Yoda. :D
Title: Re: Ferrets
Post by: Shasta56 on March 06, 2017, 05:13:55 pm
My grandkids have ferrets now.  Paris, Pandora, Percy, and Andromeda.  I didn't know, until the other day, that ferrets can run backwards.  Andi got very wound up, and did just that.

Shasta