JINGLEJINGLEJINGLE all the flippin' way

[researchgrrrl]

I love that the epic struggle for the possession of the jingly toy plays out between Sadie and Finnegan even when one or the other isn't looking. Early this morning, Finn scrabbled onto the bed for treats. He was followed fairly closely by Bowie. Sadie climbed up the blanket just high enough to look over the top of the mattress, blinked, then

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[eustacia_vye28]

FERRETS! Your posts always make me miss our little guy and wish my kids were older and could understand the joy that is a ferret. (Once they're pretty set taking care of the dog, we're considering getting a pair of ferrets) :)

[researchgrrrl]

That will be so fantastic. About what age range are you shooting for the kids to be around for being able to take care of the dog?

[eustacia_vye28]

Madison is five and has the chore of feeding Indy. We sometimes have to remind her, and she doesn't check the water dish or clean up the yard. So maybe seven or eight might be a good age, I think.

[anmkosk]

Aww :)

[researchgrrrl]

I am so happy I got Sadie and Finn at almost the same time and that they're pretty much the same age. Sadie alone would have overwhelmed Roland and Bowie. I had never considered that ferrets might be on the introvert/extrovert spectrum. It's so obvious that Rollo and Bowie are introverts and SO obvious Sadie is an extrovert, though. Happily, Finnegan also turned out to be an extrovert. He's so happy with constant attention and interaction which, again, Rollo and Bowie wouldn't have been able to provide. Sadie and Finn together? They romp like mad with each other when the other two are sleeping. It's worked out beautifully.

[anmkosk]

Yeah, sounds like they are all happier paired off like that :) I was myself surprised to learn that even ball pythons fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum. Thankfully they aren't social animals at all regardless, but rather treat each other as furniture -- I wouldn't have nearly enough room for two more snakes...

[weaselmom]

I have often tried to figure out the special appeal of the jingly toy vs. rattles or squeakies. The fuzz brothers play the same game with the jingly eyeball but not so much the other toys.

At our house, once a toy starts to exude ectoplasm, it is summarily exorcised. We go through a lot of toys.

This might make you smile. We have those ugly plastic vertical blinds on the front room windows, and I had them open when I let the boys upstairs a few days ago. Hurricane Gabriel's upstairs toys had been corralled into a little basket for tidiness reasons, and he got busy taking them all out of the basket. He tucked each one into its own slot where the blinds slats were perpendicular to the wall. They were all lined up like little horses in stable stalls. Then he walked down the row and touched each one with his nose, like he was counting them. So sweet, but so odd!

[researchgrrrl]

What a strange, clever little guy. It's things like corralling the toys into individual slots then nose-booping each that just fascinate me. I cannot for the life of me find an evolutionary instinct behind that kind of act, you know? I think they just do that sort of thing for the sheer curiosity of doing it. (Or to screw with us. One or the other.)

Blaze update: That crooked bottom part that made the blaze look like Finn had his missing sock stuck to his head has become more filled in and defined. Finnegan now has a distinct and unmistakable lightning bolt-shaped blaze in the middle of his head.

So much makes sense now. It's not that Sadie won't shut up with the hissing. She's just speaking Parceltongue.

I do believe a certain toy will be henceforth known as the Jingly Snitch.

[weaselmom]

The Jingly Snitch is so, so perfect.

Someday you will find another ferret that answers Sadie back. And then we are all doomed.

[researchgrrrl]

You have reminded me of a recent incident. The setup, which happened the previous day: (sorry for the duplicate message you'll get, but that missing word made my eye twitch

[deepfishy]

[researchgrrrl]

This is the best ferret .gif I've seen in ages. I just keep watching. I love that ass-end up exit.

[eustacia_vye28]

Oooh. Best gif ever!

[weaselmom]

I cannot stop watching this. The physics of the whole thing baffles me.