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Many ferrets come in to rescue through no fault of their own. Each year large numbers of ferrets are bred from, resulting in many more unwanted kits. Fluffy Retreat is funded by fundraising activities and public donations. Fluffy Retreat neuters all ferrets of a legal age (unless extreme health circumstances mean it is too high risk - few and far between) All ferrets are vaccinated and microchipped.

22/09/2025

Some days I am very suspicious of the ferrets here, especially the hybrids.

Today all were on their best behaviour. Every single nail trimmed without so much as a squirm. All caught easily at the end of playtime (even Rikku) which is unheard of from that particular mixed group.. even Frou Frou didnt feel the need to torment me and chase me and Franko didnt touch my feet..

What are they up to?

Rodrygo and Franko went to the vets today for their vaccinations. Both were good as gold. These guys have bonded really ...
03/09/2025

Rodrygo and Franko went to the vets today for their vaccinations. Both were good as gold.

These guys have bonded really quickly considering they only met a week ago. They are thick as thieves and have quickly worked out their individual roles as a tag team... Rodrygo distracts me, giving Franko a clear run to grab my feet!

These guys still have a little weight to gain, but will be up for adoption soon.

29/08/2025

Think I'm giving off a weird vibe or something this morning. Every two weeks I do nails, this might be while I'm mucking out or during playtimems, it might be in the garden, in the house or in the shed. I sometimes get the odd ferret (usually a hybrid or feral) who doesn't want to cooperate. But this morning, they are all being utter arses! Especially, but not limited to, the hybrids!

Gelert decided to break free of me whilst I was transferring him to muck him out. We didnt even get to the point of thinking about nails before he did a victory lap around I've garden. Now these hybrids are difficult to catch in an enclosed area... image the mayhem at 6.30am as he bolts round a very escapable garden! I did finally manage to round him into the catch pen where it took a further 15 minutes of him running round the 3 foot square box before he finally decided to let me put him back in. Nails not done...

Seeing this, Credence thought it looked fun and tried his luck too! But I was ready for him. And he was quickly scooped into a carrier before he had the chance... once transferred safely I attempted to do his nails in the shed... oh wow was he wriggly... 4 and a half nails done...

Rikku, my feral, absolute angel, all nails done, she was not impressed at the thought of the others charging round and just wanted to stay with me.

Sora, a very nervous hybrid, is now thoroughly freaked out by how long me getting them all into boxes is taking and he wants to get back in the shed. Nails attempted. Three whole feet done, one abandoned.

And lastly, Leta, the only hybrid jill... it was going so well. She transferred really well. I got oil on her belly and got both front feet done. Then there was a sudden rigidity in her body and I knew I was in for trouble. She bolted up out of my lap, over my shoulder and down behind the barrier in the shed. Cue 20 minutes of trying to tempt her out with oil and toys, she finally decided to get in tve tunnel I had been offering her and i scooped it up into the cage,where it took seceral more minutes to calm her down enough to tramsfer back to a carrier.

I am knackered now, it never normally takes mem 2 hours to do a morning skip out and nails!

I will let them all calm down for a few days before I try to redo the missing bits 😆

28/08/2025

Have been checking in on the camera and mic all evening and not seen or heard either of the guys since I shut them in together. Came to check on them, Francko was in a dead sleep wearing Rodrygo as a duvet! So they can stay together now, which finally gives me space to move the pair out

28/08/2025

Apologies for the unbelievably poor camera angle... but here's Mia playing flying squirrel

28/08/2025

Enrique

28/08/2025

I think I'm ready to have Francko and Rodrygo stay together tonight. Intros over the last week have gone well, and tonight we added an extra element with 2 additional ferrets they had d not met before. All of these guys have had their separate issues. Mia (sandy jill) was terrified of other ferrets, but is now loving life with Enrique, although she is not so keen on the other jills. She can still be very nippy with humans, but loves jumping into my lap. Enrique was so nervous with his eyesight issues, but he's really starting to get adventurous now and loves spending time with me. Francko and Rodrygo were the guys who had coccidia previously. Thankfully now all clear and well on the road to recovery. Francko is a fiend with feet though and im still working on that.

Rodrygo needs to still recover some weight and he still has some fear issuss around handling, but is definitely improving slowly.

25/08/2025

Thank you Kenny, Paul and Groot! Mia will be especially pleased, she has a thing for duck at the moment!

24/08/2025

So the two poorly guys got back their third clear result last week and it seems the coccidia has now definitely gone! Happy days! However whenever a ferret has had full symptoms (some show absolutely nothing and others get very ill with it) it can take a while for their stomach to settle, appetite to return and their tolerance of normal foods to settle.

I was delighted this morning to be met with almost empty food bowls and for the first time with little piles of normal poo from both of them ! There's nothing quite like normal poo to put a smile on my face in the mornings! I may have done a happy dance in the garden!

They can now be booked in for the rest of their routine vet stuff and start trying to mix them.

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