The ferrets are coming…
And this time, they’re not taking prisoners.
Note to readers: Ferrets are not actually weasels as such , but belong to the same family… Mustelidae, which includes weasels, mink, otters, badgers, polecats (ferrets are actually a domesticated and inbred version), the wolverine, martens, the tayra, the fisher and in some taxonomical classifications skunks.
I envy you your ferrets more than your curly toes.
sxK: Not my ferrets. They belong to the Daughter. And said curly toes have to be kept well away from the weasels lest they be nibbled.
Your blonde looks a lot like our Harmonica. Your darker one is a little bit darker than Zappa, but still pretty close.
Our Harmonica is getting FAT. Wondering if we need to put her on a diet.
HIM. Put HIM on a diet. Sorry, boy!
I presume it’s starting to cool down a bit where you are, Doug. It’s normal for ferrets to start bulking up in Autumn. Our whitey (“Cambridge”) gets quite rotund over winter. Right now though, she’s a lean, mean, nipping machine. The sable (“Snuffles” – who no longer does) doesn’t get quite as fat but she definitely becomes a thicker sausage in the cold weather.
It’s very unusual for ferrets to become obese.