Dexter!

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this is my little munchkin, Dexter! Currently he is just under 3 months old.

sorry some of the pictures are a bit dark, I am a night owl and am usually awake in the middle of the night, so the only light I have is a couple of floor lamps.




My doggy Zero helping me get everything set up the night I brought Dex home. I can almost hear him saying "Are you SURE about this??"



his favorite toy: my backpack. I told my friend I should get Dexter his own backpack. my friend replied: "No, you need to get YOURSELF a new backpack. Dexter already has one!" ;D



trying to stash a book behind the bookshelf. obviously not working out too well, lol. (omg, my shelves do NOT look that dirty irl!! don't worry I cleaned them after seeing this shot haha)



I didn't like his original house. Too small.. so I bought a bigger one. he absolutely LOVES playing in here. Plus it allows him to get up higher and he can watch me work at my computer. I keep my shoes up on the top otherwise he goes inside and tries to rip out the insides.. lol



so angelic



I see him sleeping like this quite often!



I also see him sleeping like THIS quite often as well.. lol!
his claws look so long in this pic. they don't look like that when I hold him. regardless, they are too small for me to feel comfortable clipping them. he has a vet appt this week for shots, so I'll have them clip 'em.



It's really dang hard to get action shots of these little buggers! I'm also looking in to getting him a friend to play with. I think he'd be so much happier with one.

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Very cute pictures!!!! I never get action shots, my camera is too slow

Have you thought about getting a ferret nation? They are Awesome cages and give them plenty of space to sleep, eat, and play.

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I have looked into a FN cage, but I have just one problem with them..

I haven't seen any (that I've liked, or that the petshops in my area have had in stock), that sat on the ground. Dexter is still very small, and not totally potty trained yet, so I like the cages that sit on the ground so he can get in whenever he needs to.

[Sherry]

You can get exit ramps for them, or some use doggy steps for them to get up and down
He is adorable! And I love the sleepy positions

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Here is a thread where someone modified their cage to sit lower.

www.holisticferret.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cage&action=display&thread=148

Personally, I use two boxes taped together so my girls can get up and down.

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Sweet little one!

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If you won't need to move your cage often, you can also assemble the FN without the bottom shelf and wheels... and the doors detach/reattach easily if you don't want the bottom one open and in the way while he's out.

And Dex is a cutie!

[darlene]

awwww Dexter is so cute Your dog Zero looks like a sweetie too

[Heather]

What a sweet little fuzz. He's adorable.
ciao

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The exit ramps and a ramp cover works great for the Ferret Nation cages. The best thing about the Ferret Nation is how little time it take to clean it, it is SO easy. And who couldn't use a little extra free time, spent not cleaning?

Your baby is adorable, I love how ferrets sleep in such silly ways. Where did you find him?

[dookdook]

Awww! What a cutie I have a Dexter too. Haha!

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Thanks everyone for the great FN ideas. Going to keep looking around town for an afforadble one.

A friend of mine's daughter brought home a ferret one night. The friend flipped out - they already have a whole slew of pets (2 dogs, 2 cats, several amphibians and 2 guinea pigs) so the ferret proved to be too much for them. I've always wanted one, and offered to take him in.

I've been looking around on Craigslist for several weeks hoping to find another to adopt for Dexter to bond with, but no luck thus far. I'm tempted to go to a pet shop to get another one but I think for now I'll try and hold out for another one to rescue.

[trippyferret]

Awww, he's a cutie!
The larger cage you have, that was my very first ferret cage seven years ago! It wasn't bad for one ferret and cleaning wasn't too bad either. But now I've got four of the buggers so the FN was really the best choice for multiple fuzzes(if you actually are planning to get another). I ended up turning their old cage into a ratty cage. Great for ratties because of all the space, but it became a pain to clean as we had covered it in wire mesh and had to dump the litter weekly. Oh and they LOVED to potty on the shelves, which were the hardest parts to clean!