Random question about ferrets

dreamer • 28 July 2012 at 1:00 PM

Any time I see a ferret, they have these two blue/black dots in their right ear. O_O Both my ferrets at my house have that, and whenever I see ferrets at a pet store, they have the two little dots as well. 😱 Is this a symbolization that the ferrets are pets or something? I don't know why they're there. >.>

Deleted • 28 July 2012 at 1:05 PM

@dreamer

You have Ferrets, I've ALWAYS wanted a ferret, their SO cool. But I'm not sure about the symbloization thing.

Their always sleeping when I see them at PetCo.
☹️

dreamer • 28 July 2012 at 1:09 PM

@Skibunny9 They're so cute. 😱 Last year my sister wanted a pet ferret, so my mom found some on Craig's list and my dad and I drove up to New Hampshire for a few hours to pick them up. They came with a whole cage and food and toys and everything!

My ferret's name is Tito, and my sister's ferret is Cocoa. 😊 They sleep A LOT, but whenever they're awake they demand attention. They have a naturally musky odor, so they stink up your house. XD They use the bathroom in a litterbox, I find it funny. 😋

The ferrets at PetCo do sleep a lot more, though. And they smell worse because they're in a glass box-type thingy instead of a cage that fresh air can get into.

I was looking up some pictures on Google images. A LOT of ferrets have the dots in their ears. 😱

Deleted • 28 July 2012 at 1:12 PM

@dreamer

My dad said if I get a bird or a ferret, my dogs would probably find some way to get up to their cages and eat them. ☹️

piucca • 28 July 2012 at 1:13 PM

@dreamer

Ear tattoos are to symbolize things like
neutering and shots they need.

They could also be which breeder had them.
Or which type of ferret they are.

EDIT also look on their toes, they might have them there as well.

dreamer • 28 July 2012 at 1:15 PM

@Skibunny9 Aww. D: I have birds too, but my dog never tries to eat them.

My ferrets are up in our bathroom upstairs, and my dog NEVER goes upstairs. When our cat was still alive, they both hated eachother, my cat's territory was upstairs, and my dog stays downstairs. That could be why. XD

And trust me, depending on the size of your dog, I think the ferrets could fend for themselves. My sister's ferret chases our dog around, who's like seven times the ferret's size. 😋 My dog is afraid of all our animals. She just barks and runs away.

Deleted • 28 July 2012 at 1:18 PM

@dreamer

Ha! That's cool how that works. If i even brought a pet Tarantula in my house my dogs would bark at it, because they know its alive. My dogs are pathetic sometimes, but they are adorable, when their angry. XD

piucca • 28 July 2012 at 1:28 PM

@dreamer
To see the toe tattoo you'll have to wet
the paws or push the hair back.

Two dots are from a place in NY
One is they are fixed, a second is their sent glands are removed.
Toe Tattoos could be anything 😋

dreamer • 28 July 2012 at 6:38 PM

@Piucca I checked their toes earlier, and I didn't see dots there. 😋

I know ferrets have to be fixed, because it can be dangerous to breed them... Something about temperature? XD They do still give off a musky odor from their scent glands, but they have both dots.

piucca • 28 July 2012 at 6:43 PM

@dreamer

ok in that case they are both from NY 😊

the musk will always be there, by the gland is
removed so it isn't so over powering.