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Post by Sherry on Oct 19, 2012 11:19:33 GMT -5
He's such a handsome boy!
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Post by Heather on Oct 19, 2012 11:47:09 GMT -5
What a gorgeous wee boy. He's getting so big  ciao |
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Post by Yurei Avalon on Oct 19, 2012 12:05:50 GMT -5
Hey um, look over there Nancy!
*snatches Nicholai*
What a handsome, handsome boy he is! Reminds me of my boy Stormy. Who really needs some updated pics himself. He's gone from being the most pathetic, runty looking thing ever to a magnificent, floofy beast.
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Post by Guest on Oct 19, 2012 12:40:19 GMT -5
Great pics of him, Nancy! I am so impressed with the way he's maturing...he just gets better and better!
Here's Marie's explanation of the apparent "blue eye:"
The sclera of the ferret eye, which you can particularly see in the
outer corner, is blue. Polecats (and some ferrets) have more frontal
eyes and better eyesight, and they often move and direct their eyes
more than regular ferrets do. For example, if they are looking stern
ahead they will position their eyes looking forward to a higher
degree, and the blue becomes clearly visible (at least in pics).
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Post by mikeybox on Oct 19, 2012 15:52:22 GMT -5
What's he like, what's his temperament and behavior like?
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Post by nancyl on Oct 19, 2012 20:30:33 GMT -5
Because he's such a high percentage hybrid he's very polecat-ish. He's much more alert and skittish than the others (and they're hardly "slow"). Plus, he was terribly traumatized by the vet visit when they arrived in the states. I love the fact that they had to be vetted again even though they'd been vetted before they were put on the plane and came with their passports and a ton of paperwork to prove it. Anyway, since he's wound pretty tight, that made a very bad impression on him.
That said, he's interested and curious. He wants to play and initiates interaction when he wants my attention but when he's done, he's done. So, he leaves. He accidentally grabbed my finger last night when I was putting his dinner in the bowl. He looked absolutely horrified and immediately turned loose. He's not comfortable with being handled directly. I can wrestle with him through a blanket and he's fine. He just doesn't like the hand directly on the fur. He has gotten much less nervous since he's been here and I think that given time he will be fine.
I suspect he will be like Zoe, who had some very bad experiences with her previous owners. She still does not care for human touch but will tolerate it (unless it's Joan--she's still the mama) but I am allowed to handle her and do what needs done.
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Post by mikeybox on Oct 19, 2012 21:06:09 GMT -5
Aww, what a sweetheart, I hope he eventually loosens up but even if he doesn't, I'd still love him |
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Post by nancyl on Jun 6, 2013 17:59:43 GMT -5
It's been a while (understatement) since I've updated this. I took a couple pictures this morning. Quality is not great,but that's a phone for you.  |
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Post by poncesmom on Jun 6, 2013 19:09:23 GMT -5
He is absolutely beautiful! There's just something about the chocolates...(no offense to my champagne colored Ponce).
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Post by houseofallergies on Jun 6, 2013 19:57:23 GMT -5
Very handsome boy. Envious of such a wonderful wee one. I hope he is settling in nicely.
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Post by nancyl on Jun 6, 2013 20:25:31 GMT -5
Oh, he's pretty much taken over the whole house now. Once he matured and came in rut he's quite full of himself.
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Post by sydney3 on Jun 6, 2013 20:40:10 GMT -5
he's so gorgeous
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Post by Heather on Jun 6, 2013 22:45:12 GMT -5
He's a gorgeous wee boy. Is he a happier wee lad now? I know that it took Tico a lot longer to get over the whole uprooted process. He's now settled in and has become a real lovey. He's a bundle of trouble and though he's not as "settled" as his 'bino roomates I can catch him sleeping in a more relaxed mode now. When he first came in he would wake up and leave if disturbed.
ciao
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