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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 15:53:13 GMT -5
I will of course be introducing all toys under supervision, but would like to know your thought. This first one is a "Grin & Grow" stuffed hippopotamus made by a company called Sassy. It has a small amount of stuffing in it's belly and a little rattle. It doesn't have any buttons and the eyes are sewn. If all the tags are properly removed, would this make an OK toy? These are cat toy balls I found at a Wal- Mart. The fuzzy one just feels like cotton material, nothing in it. The plastic ones are hard with bells in them. I pressed them hard against a surface and they bent but did not crack. The golden one is just very loud paper. I do not know what it is made of. The spotted ball feels like it has Styrofoam inside it so I will not be giving that to the ferret. The last thing I am questioning is "Lots of Links" by a company called Bright Stars. It is hard colorful plastic links, made for small offspring. Please let me know what you think of these toys for ferrets. I also have other questions: - Is cardboard OK for ferrets
- Is catnip harmful to them
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 16:29:06 GMT -5
I am sorry I can't see your pics.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 17:08:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 17:54:20 GMT -5
Hippo looks good to me The hairy ball --the one looks like it would shed--- would cause ferret to cough a lot as they cough when they r shedding their own hair. Foil ball not safe. The ball with jingle, i would tie up in a sock or stuff in it something that would never come apart----just in case it broke and jingle came out. The pink ball will be chewed by ferret. The cloth one is ok to me. I will let others comment on teething ring Please watch out for your mobile phone if it has a rubber protective case. Been there and done that,well my senior ferret has.
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Post by raynebc on Nov 6, 2015 18:59:16 GMT -5
That blue/purple ball is the kind that one of my ferrets would chew to pieces. She never goes out of her way to destroy something that's entirely cloth, but a hard ball that is covered in cloth is marked for death.
Unless a ferret seems particularly interested in chewing the teething rings for some reason, I don't see why hard plastic would interest him/her.
My ferrets love cardboard boxes, they work great as disposable food dens, hideouts or battle platforms. I haven't heard that catnip is harmful for ferrets, but some cats/ferrets may respond more to honeysuckle.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 19:51:43 GMT -5
That blue/purple ball is the kind that one of my ferrets would chew to pieces. She never goes out of her way to destroy something that's entirely cloth, but a hard ball that is covered in cloth is marked for death. Unless a ferret seems particularly interested in chewing the teething rings for some reason, I don't see why hard plastic would interest him/her. My ferrets love cardboard boxes, they work great as disposable food dens, hideouts or battle platforms. I haven't heard that catnip is harmful for ferrets, but some cats/ferrets may respond more to honeysuckle. I had rats before so I had these teething rings, I wasn't sure if ferrets would be interested in them or if I should even try giving it to them. Can I make a dig box of my extra scrap fabric? Would there be a reason I should not give the ferret scraps of cloth? I got him a dig box with long grain, non-instant rice, but I thought he would like a dig box in his habitat as well.
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Post by Heather on Nov 6, 2015 20:46:25 GMT -5
As long as you don't have a fabric chewer you should be able to use a fabric box. They will sleep in it rather than play in it. As far as the plastic ring, it should be fine. I had a set of baby keys that used to travel and get stashed throughout the house. They also liked to dump them in the dog's water bowl and go swimming for it. The cat play balls my guys hat problems with the tin foil type one. They were ok with the soft fuzzy one, the hard plastic ones they have a blast with, but that tin foil one resulted in some ripping and chewing issues ciao
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 20:54:15 GMT -5
As long as you don't have a fabric chewer you should be able to use a fabric box. They will sleep in it rather than play in it. As far as the plastic ring, it should be fine. I had a set of baby keys that used to travel and get stashed throughout the house. They also liked to dump them in the dog's water bowl and go swimming for it. The cat play balls my guys hat problems with the tin foil type one. They were ok with the soft fuzzy one, the hard plastic ones they have a blast with, but that tin foil one resulted in some ripping and chewing issues ciao Ohhh that is very helpful! Dankie! I'm meeting the ferret I am hopefully adopting tomorrow. I'm really excited, I spent all day sewing hammocks and setting up a cage I am proud to have put together. I hope he will like it.
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