i am a ferrent. instead of having human babies my babies have fur, four legs, and a tail. i've been a ferrent now for nearly three and a half years. prior to adopting my first ferrets i read information on the internet. i researched what having ferrets would entail. i even talked with people who had ferrets to get the uncensored nitty gritty side of the whole deal. it sounded great and so signed up with stars in my eyes and a song in my heart. ok, well, maybe not a song in my heart, but i signed up and was pretty jazzed about the whole thing. i was over the moon to adopt sundance and cassidy.
and thus began my odyssey. three and a half years later i'm now proud momma to ten furkids. we had eleven, but sadly, on memorial day 2011 our little podo crossed the rainbow bridge into ferret heaven. after talking with other ferrents this past weekend about the trials, tribulations, and titillating world of sharing your home and your heart with ferrets i decided the world needs a ferret blog. not something with a lot of fluff and fantasy about how wonderful fuzzbots are. but something that shares the joys and the challenges.
there are too many ferrets that wind up in shelters, on craigslist, or (my nightmare) being randomly abandoned somewhere. i want to get the true story of ferrenting into the world. being a ferrent is one of the greatest joys of my life. it is also a challenge that i meet with courage and ferocity. these small little mammals will crawl into your life and curl up in your heart if you let them. and you'll never be the same. in a very wonderful way.
new terminology in this post:
ferrenting ~ verb. the process of raising and caring for a ferret.
ferret ~ noun. small mammal of mustelid heritage that enjoys being cared for by doting humans.
furkid ~ noun. nickname for ferret. popular terminology.
fuzzbot ~ noun. nickname for ferret. origin blaine mn, my house.
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