Grandma Addie

 Addie came to us with her sister Zoe. Both were pretty overweight and very excited to be in a home where they could run and play all day long. Addie and Zoe have both left us for the Rainbow Bridge.  We called her Grandma because she was the oldest of the bunch and very sweet and loving and got along with everyone. At the same time, she would happily put any other ferret right back in their place if they got an attitude.  Addie developed lymphoma and  left us for the Rainbow Bridge in March of 2021 at 8 years old.

Liam is the reason that ferret math hit us. He came to us with his sister Misha, who had no time to play with her obnoxious brother because she had ferreting to do. So after spending hours on the floor every day playing with this sweet boy, we decided to get him some other friends. It was all downhill from there. Liam left us for the Rainbow Bridge in December of 2021 during a dental procedure. He was still just as playful as ever and gave tons of kisses but he decided it was time to go Home and be with his brothers and sisters that left before him.

Duke and his sister Luna came to us as four month old kits who were not being accepted by the other ferrets in the home they were in. Duke has always had a very serious air about him. As a kit, he was huge and looked like a bear cub so his full name became Sir Duke of Bearington. He's a feisty boy that loves to play. And eat. And sleep. And cause mayhem with his sister. Due to his very serious nature, here is a very undignified picture of him sleeping. 

Luna, who's name is actually Lunatic, is my current wild child. She was Misha's minion, and Misha trained her well. As a kit, she would climb the walls, literally, and get into absolutely everything. She still loves to climb, get into everything she's not supposed to and is my miracle blockage girl. She's not a chewer, but has been known to somehow eat things that are only found outside and never come in the house, even though she doesn't go outside. She has mastered teleportation and the "You can't be mad at me because I'm cute" stare. 

Hope and her sister Willow are very special. They are true, privately bred sisters. They came from a horrible backyard breeder situation and were being sold at a reptile show. Through the hard work of a network of rescuers, they came to their forever home with us at 4-5 months of age. We were their 5th (and final) home. They were terribly abused and neglected and were savage biters. They had zero trust in people. Hope came a very long way with us. She allowed us to pick her up and hold her without biting and only bit too hard when she was really excited playing. She would even give us kisses. Hope was deaf, which makes it even more remarkable that she learned to trust us. Her favorite game was chasing Sadie or us around the house in a ferrety game of tag. Hope left us for the Rainbow Bridge in March of 2021 at almost 4 years old from lymphoma. 

Willow is a privately bred, very ferrety ferret. She still doesn't trust people very much and will bite. Hard. She could still be classified as a severe biter, but I love her anyway. She's a very sweet girl on the inside. Like way down deep inside. She will allow us to pick her up briefly without biting and allows us to pet her for just a moment. She loves to play, and dooks and dances all over the house. She owns all the stash toys in the house and her favorite thing is blanket rides. In truth, she has also come along way. The day I brought these girls home, they literally hunted us. Now, they love to play with us.