Finally, time to clean the ferret room!

Isn't it sad that I think that's a good thing? Boo hiss, down with cleaning!

Things just keep getting busier and busier! I finally took a time out Monday night and spent pretty much the whole evening in the ferret room, cleaning cages, bedding, litterboxes, ears - pretty much anything I could get my hands on! They loved having me in there (except for the cleaning ears part). It was so nice to just forget about everything else and spend some time with them. I miss them! I still see them all the time, but I haven't had the time to just spend a few hours straight up there in a while.

I tried the Nature's Miracle Laundry Detergent on their bedding for the first time, and it worked really well! I was very impressed with how clean the bedding (all 5 loads of it) smelled coming out of the dryer.

I got a great hanging bed for the ferrets at the York show this past weekend. Marguerite from Tiny Prints was selling them, and they are absolutely perfect for my group! They're square, and relatively short so they can go on the half levels. There's room enough for all of the ferrets if they all wanted to sleep in there, and there's a little flap that comes down over the opening, so it's completely dark inside. I'll have to take a picture of it tonight and post it. The first night I put it in, I came in later to dose Sophie, and 3 heads popped out of the opening, blinking and looking at me very sleepily. I wished I had my camera!

For anyone interested in purchasing something from Marguerite and supporting Tiny Prints Ferret Shelter, here are the links to her online sites:

TinyPrints Ferret Rescue Store
Aloha Ferrets Ebay Store




The ferret tip of the day is about rat tail. Rat tail can be cleared up by cleaning the tail with warm soapy water daily and with an acne treatment pad or wash such as Clearasil or Stridex every other day. Make sure to use the 5% solution, as 10% is too strong. If you don't want to use acne medication, you can use dish soap or a mild dish detergent work well, as they're made to cut through grease. Once the tail looks clean and pink again the hair will start to grow back.

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