Animals Mom Hates Part 1: Ferrets!

                    Ferret lovers say they're cute. Ferret haters say they're creepy. Judge that for yourself.

Me, my brother, and dad thought this was adorable. Mom didn't think so.

I am a ferret lover. My mom is a ferret hater. A quote from Mom, "There is no such thing as a cute ferret...Ferrets are ugly, creepy, and smelly." 

As for being creepy or ugly that is simply a matter of taste.  As for being smelly, most ferrets in pet stores have been desented. If the ferret bathes regularly, and its litter box (yes, ferrets use litter boxes) cleaned often, there is almost no smell. Ferrets often nip and bite as kits but as long as they don't have rabies this probably won't do much harm. They can be trained not to bite.


Ferrets are intelligent animals that can be taught tricks and commands. Many owners take their ferrets on walks with a ferret harness.

They are very curious and an unattended ferret lose in the house can cause a lot of trouble. Some large ferrets have even found out how to open a refrigerator!


Ferrets come in many different colors. My personal favorite is a cinnamon like the one in the picture.


It doesn't seem like I'll be getting ferret while I live with Mom, but when I do it will be a lot of fun!