Max & Oliver

No matter how good or bad your day is, just go see Max & Oliver & you end up laughing and smiling. They are just the cutest! They are always getting into mischief
It's almost like having toddlers around. Actually, it's exactly like having toddlers! We've had Max & Oliver for 2 years now and it's hard to remember what it was like before they joined our family. For those that don't know about ferrets, to me, they are like a cross between a dog & a cat. Both of ours are litter trained, come when called, love to please, yet have a mind of their own. They say that 3 is a good ferret number, so I am sorry that we didn't expand our 'business' (a group of ferrets)while M & O were still young. The kids even had a name picked out for number #3 - they wanted an albino & picked the name "Stewart Big". We certainly have room. Max & Oliver have a 3 story penthouse cage. It's about 5 feet tall, 4 feet wide and about 3 feet deep. Now that Max & Oliver have been alone together for 2 years, I don't think it would be easy to introduce a new ferret to their home :( I remember how difficult it was when Max, who was just a couple of months old, but had been an "only child" for a few months, got his roomy - Oliver. Poor Oliver, he was just a baby & Max treated him like his own personal squeeky toy! Dragged him everywhere. It was part of determining their 'status' in the group. It was hard to watch, but pretty typical of ferret behavior. Now, just look at them They are the best of friends and hang out together all the time. I mean, honestly, who would put up with their best friend sharing a hammock???

When Jessica & Kristin were little they each had a ferret. Slinky & Sammy :) Jessica got Slinky first - and Slinky was such a sweatheart. She loved to cuddle & be held. Not too much later we got Sammy... eeks! What a piece of work he was! He was a toe bitter and nipped Opa's toes on more than one occasion (not a smart move LOL!)
Not too long ago we went away for the weekend. Max & Oliver's cage have 9 doors - yep, 9. Well, someone (and I won't mention names) forgot to close one of the doors. Ferrets are notorious for digging, so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to walk in and find that my sunroom, with it's bazillion plants, had been turned upside down! What a mess! Max, was innocent. He just likes to stay close to his hammock - but Oliver... well, he's the naughty one!
But how could you not love this face???