This little boy was offered to me by the vet the same day I euthanized my last two ferrets.
Apparently a vet tech at the vet’s office had found him, tried to find who he belonged to using fliers, posting about him on craigslist, etc., and never did so she was looking for a new home for him since he was making her pet rat uncomfortable. She said he was a very sweet ferret but her pet rat was just freaked out by him (rightfully so, rats would easily be prey animals for ferrets). I said I could take him, but would need the weekend to compose myself before I could get him.
I picked him up on Tuesday, October 2nd and he was as sweet and loving and cuddly as the vet tech claimed he was. She had been calling him “Weasel” but I knew that was not going to stay his name.
For the ride home he came with a cage that was dissembled, but not a carrier. He seemed quite content in my sweater so I let him ride home this way. This method of transport was the first time I have ever felt like I could trust a ferret to journey with me in a vehicle like this, and he makes number ten, so I think he is going to be the tamest, sweetest, calmest ferrets I have ever had!
After a couple days at home I decided his name was Julio, for Julio Iglesias, since he is such a lover! I am also pretty sure he is also not a Marshall’s Farms ferret since I cannot see any ear tattoos and I think he is also the biggest ferret I have ever had. I also think he is pretty young, even though he is big, since he seems to act young and is still not sure of the world.