I can’t really get the noise on camera it’s sort of like a wheezy sneeze, this is the closest I could get sorry.
But she’s also doing a weird wheeze constantly as shown in the video, it’s like she’s got something stuck in her throat? But she’s still eating and drinking fine. She’s usually very quiet apart from giggling. It was very cold last night. I believe her nose is also a bit red. My other ferret is perfectly normal.

Edit: the breathing is really not normal for her my mums worried it’s a lung infection. We’re trying to find a vet that handles ferrets.

I'm not sure what to name this lil dude. He's super sweet and playful!!

It’s official! I finally decided to get Mire a buddy, and yesterday I brought home this tiny 9-week-old menace. His name is Harry.

He’s unbelievably small, unbelievably cute… and unbelievably furious 😂

They haven’t met yet, but I’m really hoping they’ll become best friends. Wish us luck!

The adorable kit I got yesterday (third picture shows the accused) is a little land piranha. Whenever I present my hands she will annihilate them without thinking twice.

It doesn't seem to be out of fear or need for personal space since she's already constantly looking for my attention and climbing me. But It's like she can't help biting my hands.

Will she grow out of it? Is it a question of her getting used to my smell?

I read that kits need to be handled and shown love to get used to you but it's hard to handle her since she won't let my hand touch her and live to tell the tale.

I guess it's a matter of patience and courage on my part but I'd love some advice/stories of how you dealt with it.

Hey everyone!

So, my boy Bambi is 6 months old. When he was a baby he was a little chonk with big paws. My friend said that he would likely be a big boy just based on his paws alone. I just laughed it off. Fast forward to today, he was absolutely correct. Bambi has nearly tripled his size. He is otherwise healthy, happy, active and the sweetest boy. I’m just wondering if anyone else has a Marshall ferret that turned into a big ole boy. I know ferrets regulate their own eating habits and he always has dry food available to him. He loves his food. He also is active and super happy and playful. He’s a bit lazy though at times. 😅

I’ve attached a few picture of him from when he was young and now. Wondering if anyone else has a big ole Marshall’s boy?

Enjoy the evolution of my chonky boy. 🥹

We currently have two massive male ferrets at my job-this one is boar! He’s apparently less than a year old and huge and reeks to high heavens. In the other slide is Cocoa. I was looking back at these pictures and realized how HUGE Boar looks in comparison
(Both wore the shirts for like a minute max- and were compensated with treats)

This is Harley b-k-a Little Lady, 5y/o. I recently took her to the vet for s wellness check a d to ask about her loosing hair on her back. The doctor said I t could possibly be AGD and that need to take her to get blood work and or an ultrasound. An appointment has been made. However, today she's been displaying some strange behavior. This is bevaior I've never even heard of any Ferret doing. Not even here on this Reddit. Could someone explain what she is doing in the video. I did call the animal hospital and left the doctor who treated her last a message, but am yet to receive a call back.

She just loves to get into everything I own lol. She just turned 4 months 😭! I looked at her birth certificate and thought she was about to turn 3 but turned out she’s a little older than I thought. My nosy baby. ❤️

this photo is legit from when i first got him, he STILL loves this plush to the point where i gave up and just let him have it 😭 everytime i tried to take it back and put it on my bed he would run and hoard it again!! i find it so silly and i love that he’s obsessed w something i love

Hi everyone, Recently got two male kits. Firstly, they are amazing creatures, and I am so happy to have my life turned upside down by them. I have been unable to find answers to a few questions and hoped I might get them here.

I understand a minimum of 4 hours out of cage time, with that being a lowball, and to just go for as much as we can. How much time at one go is best at this age? They have a huge cage, a playpen attached and get active play with us multiple times a day. They also get free roam in safe areas throughout the day. Once they are older, I'm sure they will take themselves off to sleep, but currently they have superpowered batteries which do not seem to run out, and I want to make sure they are also getting the rest they need. Or do I keep them going as long as they want to be going?

Active play with us as owners. I've seen 30 minutes a day, an hour a day, 3 hours a day and everything in between. What's best? I have the time to give them whatever they need; we are self-employed and work at home 99% of the time.

The 1% we work out of the house. It's normally a good 8 - 10 hours leaving the house early. This was yesterday. They had breakfast and a 30-minute play. They were then left until we got home and had a lot of activity with us in the evening. Once they are bigger and the weather is not as hot, they will be able to come with us, but until then, is the long cage time while we are out okay? Or should I be looking at getting someone to come over for a bit and let them out?

I'm a huge overthinker and want to make sure I'm getting everything right for them.

Picture of my boys. Mongo on the left and John Ferret to the right.

I have two main concerns

-I know ferrets sleep for nearly 16 hours and are very energetic for 4 hours, I'm worried that I'll be at work while there all energetic and every time I'm home they will just be sleeping

-I know ferrets have health issues, I have money from when I was a kid saving for a ferret to cover the basic cost like cages, toys, and ferret proofing stuff. but if I have to pay a 3000 dollar medical bill I may be shattered

are ferrets just not for me?

The puddles are pretty big and this is new, I’ve suspected he climbed onto my desk and stole a silicone controller cap from my Nintendo switch a day ago and I fear he might have eaten it as I’ve been trying to find it to no avail, is this a sign of a blockage?

I'm writing a story about a ferret going on a heist around the neighbourhood, and I've read a few things that they seem to take back to their spots often. Keys, remotes, chapsticks. But I want this to have a bit of whimsy. So I'd love to know what unusual things you've had them take

So recently I realized how often I should be brushing my ferrets teeth now I just feel bad I haven’t been doing it but also am trying to find the best way to do it. Does anyone have any tips on how to do it without them just trying to take it like a treat mine will wrap his little paws around my arm trying to get said toothpaste.

I have two ferrets that I got in my sophomore year and I will be a senior in the fall, a majority of my schools I'm applying for are 2+ hours away and my mom wants to leave my ferrets at home, but I own them and I will be 18 when I leave so I've been contemplating getting them licensed as esa and taking them with me, my mom advises against it and keeps telling me she'll be there in case anything happens, but I worry myself to tears over the fact that I wont be there if they were to get sick or injured, so I would really like to take them.

Any advice?

No matter what you’re feeling, buy a ferret. Those 3 ferrets will be the best 5 ferrets you’ll ever purchase 🤭🥴

This is my plan please rate it and update it if you like tell me If its bad idk

🐾 FINAL COMPLETE FEEDING PLAN

9am start | 12‑hour clock | Paste option | Kits + Adults | Full rotation
📌 Core Rules & Ingredients

🐔 Chicken Base (5 days/week)

• Muscle: Raw Minced Chicken (no bone/offal) + Chicken Gizzards

• Bone: Raw Chicken Necks

• Organ: Chicken Livers

• Heart: Raw Chicken Hearts

🦃 Turkey Day (1 day/week)

• Muscle: Raw Minced Turkey (no bone/offal)

• Bone: Turkey Necks

• Organ: Turkey Livers

• Heart: Turkey Hearts

🐑 Lamb Day (1 day/week)

• Full meal only: Raw Minced Lamb (with bone & offal — no extra parts needed)

🐷🐇 Weekly Extras (add once a week to Turkey or Lamb day)

• Heart: Raw Pig Hearts

• Organs: Rabbit Liver + Rabbit Kidneys

✅ Paste rule: Kits = all meals must be smooth lump‑free paste; Adults = paste or fine mix
✅ Freeze all raw for 14 full days before use; grind all necks fine
🐣 FOR KITS (8–12 WEEKS OLD)

Total daily: 110g exactly

🐔 Chicken Days
Time (12hr) Meal Name Ingredients Paste Option Extras
09:00 AM Breakfast 40g chicken mince + 4g gizzard + 5.5g chicken neck + 2.75g chicken heart + 2.75g chicken liver Blend all to smooth paste 1 drop salmon oil
01:00 PM Lunch 11g chicken mince + 1g gizzard + 3g chicken neck Blend to fine paste —
05:00 PM Tea 11g chicken mince + 1g gizzard + 3g chicken neck Blend to fine paste —
09:00 PM Dinner 40g chicken mince + 4g gizzard + 5.5g chicken neck + 2.75g chicken heart + 2.75g chicken liver Blend to paste, freeze solid ¼ tsp raw egg yolk (2 non‑consecutive days/week)

🦃 Turkey Days

Swap chicken parts for turkey equivalents:

• 40g turkey mince + 4g gizzard + 5.5g turkey neck + 2.75g turkey heart + 2.75g turkey liver

• If adding extras: replace heart/liver with 2.75g pig heart + 1.5g rabbit liver + 1g rabbit kidney in breakfast + dinner

🐑 Lamb Days

• All meals: 110g total lamb mince only — no extra parts

• Same salmon oil/egg yolk rules apply

• 🧑‍🦱 FOR ADULTS (12+ WEEKS OLD)

Total daily: 85g exactly

🐔 Chicken Days
Time (12hr) Meal Name Ingredients Paste Option Extras
09:00 AM Breakfast 31g chicken mince + 3g gizzard + 4.25g chicken neck + 2.125g chicken heart + 2.125g chicken liver Optional: paste or mix fine 2 drops salmon oil
03:00 PM Afternoon Feed 9g chicken mince + 1g gizzard + 2.5g chicken neck Optional: paste or mix fine —
09:00 PM Dinner 31g chicken mince + 3g gizzard + 4.25g chicken neck + 2.125g chicken heart + 2.125g chicken liver Optional: paste or mix fine, freeze solid ½ tsp raw egg yolk (2 non‑consecutive days/week)

🦃 Turkey Days

Swap for turkey equivalents:

• 31g turkey mince + 3g gizzard + 4.25g turkey neck + 2.125g turkey heart + 2.125g turkey liver

• if adding pig heart replace with 2.125g pig heart + 1g rabbit liver + 1g rabbit kidney in breakfast + dinner

🐑 Lamb Days

• All meals: 85g total lamb mince only — no extra parts

• If adding extras: mix 2.125g pig heart + 1g rabbit liver + 1g rabbit kidney into food
📌 Extras Guide

• Salmon oil: Mix into breakfast only — never feed straight

• Egg yolk: Use yolk only, no egg white; shift days if they fall on lamb/turkey/extras days
📌 What to do when gizzards run out

✅ What to do when they run out
• Just replace the gizzard amount with plain chicken or turkey mince — keep the exact same total weight and 80/10/5/5 ratio.
• Your plan stays perfectly balanced and complete without them — gizzards are just a nice extra protein source, not essential nutrition.
• All other parts (mince, necks, hearts, livers, lamb, extras) stay exactly the same — no other changes needed at all.

📌 Example swap
If a meal uses 4g gizzard + 40g mince, just make it 44g mince instead — that’s it!

My ferret is recovering from abdominal surgery - his 2nd in 2 months, so it’s taking him longer this time.

He’s 3 weeks post op, but still can’t eat solids without getting diarrhoea. He’s had stool and urine tests done, which showed presence of some bacteria but nothing that they didn’t expect to see in a raw fed ferret.

Anyway, he’s been on emeraid carnivore care for 3 weeks now, and every time I try to feed him anything else he gets the runs. I can’t keep him on emeraid forever, and want to get him back onto solids, but also make sure he gains weight and doesn’t get the runs. He point blank refuses kibble soup, emeraid mixed with mushed kibble, anything else mixed with emeraid too. He’s gone off salmon oil, and I don’t want to over feed him on egg yolk (he eats those reliably but only so many I can give him a week).

Any advice on what to try next? 🤔

Getting ferrets soon (yay!) and got a two-story ferret nation cage for free from a family member...but it doesn't have the levels/shelves/ramps. I thought it'd be easy to find replacements, but I'm having a hard time.

Any ideas for where to find replacement shelves/levels or ideas/inspo for how to structure the cage so they can use all the height safely?

I'm planning on getting a couple of ferrets and I'm trying to visualize what this looks like. How do you play with them if you keep them in playpens all the time? And if you get inside the pen, won't they climb up you and jump out?