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TNHawke wrote:They are likely reacting like that because ferrets are illegal to own in California. Where did you get them? How do you get vet care for them? What do you feed yours?
You'd be best to NOT share with folks that you have them. If the authorities find out, they can be confiscated and immediately euthanized, and you can be fined or even go to jail. Not good.

All that said, they are ADORABLE, and look to be in good health. Mine never liked bath time. They spent the whole time trying to escape from the tub. Fortunately, they didn't need baths more than a couple times a year unless they got into something really messy or sticky.
I got one from Vegas and two from a friend who moved to Australia. And, fortunately, I live in a place where no one really cares that I own them except for a butthurt few - plus, the law is blurry where I live. Some cops think you can own them but not buy them, some say you can own them but not breed them...ugh. It's ridiculous.

I feed them with Eight-in-One Ultimate ferret food, available from every PetSmart in the state. Health care is provided at my local vet's office (he treats thirty or so ferrets in my area alone, so I'm not afraid of him blowing the whistle on me). :3 And I spoil them with the occasional bacon or banana flavored treat (from Bandit).
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It's been a long while since I last looked at the ingredient lists of ferret food, but when I was looking, 8 in 1 was among the worst. WAY too much plant matter and not nearly enough meat based protein. You should probably do a bit of research and double check on that. A high quality food will drastically improve the longevity of ferrets.
I used to mix Totally Ferret and Shepherd&Green and... something else that I've forgotten now. Not Marshal though, it smelled way too fishy for me, and I LIKE fish!

The actual law is that you are not allowed to own them. I kept up to date on all the ferret regulations and research when I owned them. My last one only died in 2007, so it hasn't been that long, and I've dabbled in the information in the years since then.
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I'll look at the ingredients and change accordingly. They seem to really like it, and I DO supplement them with Ferretone. But I want my babies around for a long, long time.
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I've always had pets, ever since I was young, despite living in a one room apartment. I've had fish, many birds, a cat, a rooster, a duck, a lizard, a few frogs, snails, bugs... you can imagine my mother was none too pleased :lol: What marked me the most was a budgie, though, Kuki. I was going through a very tough period, with severe health problems and depression. I wouldn't leave the house other than to go to school for months and I had absolutely no social life... and he was there for me. I won't get into details since it sounds cheesey and all, but I always cry when I remember him. I hope he's happy now, up there!

I currently have a lil' spotted monster of a Dalmatian, named Ruby, born on the 22nd of June 2007. No matter what everybody says about dalmatians being silly, foolish or even stupid, I absolutely insist it is not true. I've raised many dogs of different breeds and none struck me as intelligent (and stubborn, yes, with a passion for blackmailing people in the most adorable ways!) as this little fellow. I'll post a picture of him sometime, he's always eager to say hi to new people and make friends, especially if he gets treats for it :hooray:
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At a friends house, just got text from mom saying my betta fish, Vessel, was dead when he was perfectly fine yesterday before I left...wtf :/


R.I.P. Vessel </3
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LucifersFallenAngel wrote:At a friends house, just got text from mom saying my betta fish, Vessel, was dead when he was perfectly fine yesterday before I left...wtf :/


R.I.P. Vessel </3
That was like me with Lumin. He was fine, and then one day - bam. Gone.

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The budgies apparently do not care for visitors. We had a tech out this morning to install satellite Internet and the little green one has been flying about the cage muttering "shit shit shit damn damn damn f***you" for HOURS.

No, I didn't teach them that language. My SO works in law enforcement and does a lot of conference calling. I guess the birds picked it up that way. I hadn't known that budgies could talk; I had been told they would mimic sound rhythms but not that they could clearly articulate words.

Also, we bought them a bunch of enrichment/forage toys in a carnival style. They love the basket ball ring --- have figured out how to get the ball in and out and it looks like they argue for hours about the 'rules' of their game.
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A week ago this morning I had to put my female budgie Romeo to sleep. My big, fat, mean, wonderful little girl has been gone and it still hurts to walk upstairs and only see one tiny bird left, who doesn't do much but eat and sleep these days. Nikki only chirps in short bursts, generally when a lot of noise is being made elsewhere in the house. It's hard to tell if he's lonely, but he's definitely confused-- occasionally he tries to land where he remembered Romeo's temporary cage was before I took her away before realizing it isn't there anymore.

I've been having somewhat stressful thoughts on whether or not Romeo would have gotten a bit better if I had just taken her home back from the vet as she was, but I doubt it-- her quality of life had deteriorated enough that she couldn't even pass waste without my help, though she still ate and drank and tried her best to be active even though the smallest amount of flapping would leave her exhausted and gasping for breath. As it is I'm sorry I couldn't do more for her but I'm glad I did something-- she would have died much more painfully if I had just left her like so many other irresponsible pet owners out there.

So here's my last picture of Romeo, the morning of the vet trip. I kept some of her flight feathers but it never occurred to me to take her leg band. I wish I had.
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Adopted a Boxer from the pound on Saturday. Dad's going to help me pay for a trainer in Midland to come work with him and dad's german shepard. Roscoe is so sweet and loving, but he's hyper as hell (which is a breed trait, but I think it can be calmed down) and he loves jumping on people. I don't have time to devote to training him, plus I don't really know how so getting the well-respected lady in Midland to help is the best option for me.

Here's Roscoe and Lola, my long-haired dachshund.
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Soleil wrote:Adopted a Boxer from the pound on Saturday. Dad's going to help me pay for a trainer in Midland to come work with him and dad's german shepard. Roscoe is so sweet and loving, but he's hyper as hell (which is a breed trait, but I think it can be calmed down) and he loves jumping on people. I don't have time to devote to training him, plus I don't really know how so getting the well-respected lady in Midland to help is the best option for me.

Here's Roscoe and Lola, my long-haired dachshund.
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Very nice looking dog, my mum used to do rescue work with Boxers and before she had to stop I adopted one myself. Do you know how old yours is? Boxers (like many dog breeds) go through a naughty stage at about a year to a year and a half old but with work can grow out of it without any bad habits. They are also a breed that cant really be stereotyped, some will be happy to just sleep in a warm spot all day waiting for you to get home from work/school, many need a lot of attention and aren't very tolerant of being left alone (my parents dog is like this). I'm lucky with Turbo (my Boxer) as he is very self-sufficient, he will spend all day playing with sticks or hiding his toys and then finding them latter. He is also very low impact when I am at home (for instance he is under my bed right now hiding his toys) and his worst habit is dropping toys at your feet at inconvenient moments.
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