Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 23:00:10 GMT -5
Been looking for a friend for Amok since I got him pretty much. Had no luck, as ferrets are not a big thing around here and only two pet stores have any available. One of which is Petco and I believe one or more of the ferrets they have is ill, as they are not available for purchase with signs on the empty enclosure for the past several weeks stating they are "under observation." The other pet store is a local place that rarely gets in ferrets. Maybe two dozen kits a year.
Well, got a call from the little local store this morning that they got in half a dozen kits "for the holidays" (sigh) on Friday and they had been observed for illness or stress over the weekend and were available for sale this morning! They opened at 8 and I got there at 7:30 and waited lol
Got in there and saw THIS little dude. All of them were adorable, of course, with a couple champagnes, a sable, two chocolates, and him. Little silver mitt boy with a mostly dark nose. Heart in my throat because he looks so much like my last silver mitt, Wolf, who had a solid black nose. I made sure to look at every kit and make the best decision based on temperament and that connection.
It was love at first sight and he was my favorite, so I bought him and brought him home.
Meet Fracas! He's a tiny little guy at 309 grams, is a bit skinny. He will get to meet Amok in the next few days, is in his own cage for now. Will make a batch of soupie for him tomorrow using the batch I made for Amok and adding some extra meat to offset the extra eggshell I added while introducing slivers/mince to Amok. This will be my first kit switch, I will just add his info to Amok's switch thread vs making a separate one.
Well, got a call from the little local store this morning that they got in half a dozen kits "for the holidays" (sigh) on Friday and they had been observed for illness or stress over the weekend and were available for sale this morning! They opened at 8 and I got there at 7:30 and waited lol
Got in there and saw THIS little dude. All of them were adorable, of course, with a couple champagnes, a sable, two chocolates, and him. Little silver mitt boy with a mostly dark nose. Heart in my throat because he looks so much like my last silver mitt, Wolf, who had a solid black nose. I made sure to look at every kit and make the best decision based on temperament and that connection.
It was love at first sight and he was my favorite, so I bought him and brought him home.
Meet Fracas! He's a tiny little guy at 309 grams, is a bit skinny. He will get to meet Amok in the next few days, is in his own cage for now. Will make a batch of soupie for him tomorrow using the batch I made for Amok and adding some extra meat to offset the extra eggshell I added while introducing slivers/mince to Amok. This will be my first kit switch, I will just add his info to Amok's switch thread vs making a separate one.
I switched some bedding just a bit ago, Fracas' poops look normal for such a young guy going through lots of changes, no bad looking poos(and I looked in the litter boxes at the pet store and all of the poos in the boxes looked normal nothing worrying, they all appeared healthy) so I switched a bit of dirty litter in the litter boxes, too. I usually don't wait too long to intro new ferts but I want to make sure little dude is settling in before I add any more stress to his life lol So just going to switch bedding and toys and such for a few days.
