Ferret eating wool bedding?

[H.]

Hi everyone! I recently got two ferrets and I am worried they are eating the wool lining of their favorite hammock. The kits are 2 and 3 months old, and although i have not seen them eat the wool there are bits and pieces of it scattered all over the cage. I would expect that wool can cause intestinal blockage although they are both easy quite alot, they are passing small poops I am not sure if the size is normal.

My question is what should I do?

[H.]

They are both eating alot

[abbeytheferret6]

Guessing that you are talking about the sherpa(fake lamb's wool)?

I would give it a wash to remove lose fabric ---or a vaccum and flip hammock over and use the other side. My male is starting to shred the fake fur on mine. (I flipped mine over but his nail got stuck once in that part---It is those big ones from Petco. The fabric isn't woven tight enough). 

I do have a cheap sewing machine that I have never used:))). I bought it specifically for making hammocks for ferrets. Try Googling making no sew hammocks for ideas. Hammocks really do not need the faux fur or sherpa side. You can make them out of jean material, flannel, or tightly woven material. 

Here is one example(I used the glider to make it go thru video faster). 



Caution:
I would not use string ever to hang a homemade hammock because ferrets can get leg, body, head lassoed in it. There are all kind of small clips you can buy to hang them.

Also do your babies get to free roam? They can be destructive for that reason too---although my male is not locked in cage except at night.

[H.]

Thank you so much, my babies free roam a ferret- proof room until its time for bed, or I leave the house. I will definitely see about making my own hammocks.

[Sherry]

It's more than possible they are also digging at it. Mine do that on a regular basis.