Travelin' with Ferrets

[skitter]

Would love to hear from any ferret owners on their experience traveling with dooks, or even secondhand stories of kids with ferrets on the road. Especially if its something more than "had one but it escaped".

I had originally wanted to do a tutorial on how i made my girls a traveling cage but have since learned that while it is possible to keep them while traveling it is MAGNIFICENTLY inconvenient and I can't in good conscience encourage anyone acquire a ferret as a travel companion! they can be difficult...

Anyway, we are three months in on our journey and I would love to compare experiences



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[buffalobill]

I have thought of traveling with a farret aswell and i wouldnt have expected for them to be a big nuisance but i would understand why they are carnivorus beasts haha yours look mighty sweet though what might be soom under estamated problems with them on the road ive seen them used for hunting in the uk for rabbits with lurchers to chace the suckers down best of luck with them

 

[Deleted member 2626]

update on this? Not that i'm really interested. . . but curious how its going for you. My next step later on will be a pack goat. but I enjoy all creatures and critters. prettyneat

 

[Dameon]

I always advise against ferrets as traveling animals, because of their sensitivity to heat and tendency to run off and get eaten. Doesn't mean it can't work, but I can't count the times during the summer I've wound up in 100+ degree heat by accident or necessity. It's stressful enough hitting that kind of heat with a dog, I can't even imagine doing it with a ferret.

 

[skitter]

Ended up getting left unexpectedly in Sacramento County in July. It was HOT and it was scary. They are also quite illegal there. we managed, though. I am in Utah presently... It is a little chillier here and they are a lot more interested in snuggling with each other in some blankets. The heat is definitely the biggest nuisance but we came up with solutions.

Adorable companions but hard to travel with. They dont walk by themselves or carry their own food. They shit a LOT, haha.

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[skitter]

One of them is a docile snugglebug who rides... Well its a scarf I have around my neck I have tied like a sling hammock thing, she occasionally sleeps in that while I am walking, or rides on the pack. The other one doesnt give a fuck on how high off the ground she is or what, she just doesnt like to be held.

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[skitter]

I am sure people who might read this already own ferret/s and would like to travel with them. If I didnt already have some years experience ramblin' I would have found it somewhat overwhelming. Just saying!!

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[Dameon]

Ferrets are illegal all through California. I have somewhat reliable accounts of ferrets being killed cops with their bare hands. Anybody with ferrets, for the love of god, do not travel there.

 

[Dameon]

I've known a lot of people on the road who've wanted to pick up ferrets, and it seems to make sense; they are the fun loving drunken idiots of the animal world, but unfortunately a lot of people don't realize how sensitive they are to temperature and human illness. That's another thing, don't let your ferrets anywhere near anybody you even suspect might have a cold or flu.

 

[skitter]

I found it astounding how many cops in California were unaware that my ferrets were extremely illegal there. Dont bring your dooks to California.

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[arianaholland1]

Ferrets freak me out!!