For Annie

[NannyFerret]

Tina, knowing the great work you do with these lovely animals it just made my day   

Have you never heard of Flying Ferrets. I have had one or two.     

It's the lady who ran the rescue that did all the hard work, by taking in so many over the years.

She was an inspiration to us ferret owners and fosterers.

She still has some oldies and un-adoptables who will spend the rest of their lives with her, and she still does boarding to raise money for their keep and vet bills and also to give us others the chance to have a holiday, which is something that she sacrificed to look after so many ferrets as well as her own dogs, cats and rescued mink.

I have not long adopted my last foster

I think we have had 7 of my own and 23 or 24 fosters.

Rose also took in cruelty cases for the RSPCA while the owners were taken to court. Needless to say, they never went back to their owners.

 

[annie]

lol..that poor little creature in the bird feeder...how on earth did it get there?

[NannyFerret]

lol..that poor little creature in the bird feeder...how on earth did it get there?

It's so cute, isn't it?

 

Thanks for sharing that picture, Terry. It's lovely.

[Terry]

t's so cute, isn't it?

 

 

Thats no cute little creature thats a young RAT. It climbed the pole that holds the bird feeders. The thing that amazed us was how easily it got into and out of the feeder. 

[JohnP]

Thats no cute little creature thats a young RAT. It climbed the pole that holds the bird feeders. The thing that amazed us was how easily it got into and out of the feeder. 

 

I don't think it's a Rat Terry... looks like Field Mouse to me but I'm happy to be proved wrong, they can flatten themselves and get through the smallest of gaps... like under a door for instance. They can climb too, like into roof spaces to keep warm in winter.

[Terry]

Believe me John it was definitely a young rat. The size of it is deceptive in the picture. It came back 3 or 4 times. In the end we had to take the feeder down for a few weeks to discourage. 

[JohnP]

I'm not convinced Terry!... but let's agree to disagree...  ... if that's OK.

[Terry]

Think about it John. That feeder is a good 3-31/2 inches diameter. Look how cramped it is in there. If it was a field mouse it would be b****y big one 

[JohnP]

Think about it John. That feeder is a good 3-31/2 inches diameter. Look how cramped it is in there. If it was a field mouse it would be b****y big one 

 

 Terry! ... a fully grown Field Mouse can reach over 100mm (over 4 inches in length and that's not counting it's tail. Honest... I know as I've had plenty of dealings with mice when I lived in a barn conversion and I used to set traps in the roof space.

[NannyFerret]

I| saw a huge field mouse in Wales once too.

Pity we can't see his nose.

I used to have rats as pets and although wild rats carry diseases, the pet ones are so loving and friendly and clean.

[JohnP]

Pity we can't see his nose.

 

My thoughts exactly... I think it would be more pointed in a rat. Anyway it doesn't matter.... it's been a good debate.

[NannyFerret]

My thoughts exactly... I think it would be more pointed in a rat. Anyway it doesn't matter.... it's been a good debate.

Great pic too!

[Terry]

OK John We will agree to disagree. 

[annie]

if it's a rat i take my words back...very uncute..shoot it!

[Terry]

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[NannyFerret]

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