where are they ?

 

awww the sleepy pics are so cute

 

Msn was being mean to me and would not let me share the pics that i wanted to

these are some of the ones that MSN did not like i guess

 

Awwwwwwww, your babies are just too adorable!!!!!

when i go away and my babies babysat, the sitter does not let them out for a few hours a day like i do.[understandably so]. i was wondering, do they have to be out everday for health reasons. mine have a 5 foot high cage with lots of levels, and toys galore. i let them out because i'm used to them, but she's scared they will escape somehow, and will be responsible. i always feel like a scmuck

too cute. we're moving to a farm and was wondering if anyone knows if its ok to have ferrets outside. we want to build a monster run with an insulated home. they love it outside, but of course its impossible to leave them out unattended unless they're in their cage. please respond asap as we would like to get plans done if its possible. they would be inside the house in the evenings.

Hi, I haven't posted in here  for ages but thought your two queries deserved a reply. Hope I can help. In general yes ferrets do need time out of their cage and if you can find a sitter who is confident enough to let them out that would be better but don't worry too much if it si only for a short period, no more than a  few weeks, it won't actually do them any harm.

 

As for keeping them outside it depends really on your climate. In the UK, where i live, most people keep their ferrets outside, mine have a large outdoor cage and come into the house to play. Our minimum winter temperature is probably about -8oC   and max in the summer about  30 oC . Their cage is in a sheltered spot so I don't suppose they actually get those temperatures.

 

In the winter they are fine so long as they have a secure area to sleep in with plenty of hammocks and blankets, if I put my hand in to check they are always warm. In the summer I am more worried but they have a shallow pool to paddle in and some people freeze bottles of water for them to lie on.

 

Hope that helps a litle.