Ferret vs. Shoes

Thanks folks!

I'm a ferret newb and was worried about the smell too - most of the ferrets I've seen were at pet stores, and they usually reek there. Lolly also smelled very bad when we got her. Now she has proper quarters and regular baths. The ferrety smell isn't gone, but greatly reduced, and no longer an assault on the nose. Honestly, I've met some dogs who smelled worse.

The baths also have a bonus. We rub her mostly dry with a towel, then she does a dance that reminds me of the lyric from Digital Underground's Humpty Dance song, "it's supposed to look like a fit or a convulsion". Apparently, that's how they dry off! The "let's party" segment in the video, where she's totally flipping out, captures a few seconds of that.

All in all, she's a very amusing and lovable pet.

Occasionally, she also steals a bunch of Fed-Ex bubble mailers and anti-static bubble bags. Instead of hauling these to her stash under the couch, she makes a neat little path leading from the computer room to the couch. It's almost like a walkway. I'd love to know what's going through her mind when she does that!