Ferret toys?

Question

i would love to know of a good website, or just experiace with ferret toys? i have 2 ferrets, and im lookin for some toys to buy them!

Answer 1

Best place is your local pet shop. Ferrets will play with (of course) ferret toys...they enjoy cat toys (minus the cat-nip) as well.

Here is a really kewl home-made toy that your ferrets will LOVE! Get a cardboard box...cut one ferret size hole in each side of the box. Fill the box with ping pong balls, children's toys (that do not have small parts or rubbery pieces), sand, or even rice. It satisfies your ferrets urge to dig and, well...'ferret' around.

Good luck and take care of those fuzzers!

P.S. Be very careful with rubber and "peanuts/Styrofoam"...they can AND like to chew on these things. If they swallow any of it this will make them VERY ill and will demand an expensive visit to the vet!

Answer 2

There are ferret toys, yet ferrets are a lot like cats too. Our ferret loves cat toys. in addition they choose to play outdoors of their cages as much as achieveable. while our ferret is out, he likes to get into something he can look at - extraordinarily plastic bags...

Answer 3

I used to have ferrets and they are such a joy to watch play! My ferrets loved paper bags -- as one would hide in it, the other would pounce on it and then they'd both go nuts!

One of my ferrets enjoyed "bobbing for ice cubes" -- we'd throw a few ice cubes into the cat's water dish and he'd start bobbing for them. He'd try to catch them in his mouth, but of course until they melted down a bit, they'd be too big for him, so he'd just keep pushing them around with his head. Messy, but sooo fun to watch! When he'd finally catch one, he'd take off with it and play/crunch on it 'til it was gone. Then he'd start over. Of course, this was just one ferret. The other two didn't have interest in the dirty work - the actual bobbing for ice cubes! They'd let the one get it, then they'd try to steal it from him.

My ferrets also loved the "popcorn pit" -- we took a travel cage we had (the kind that's a plastic pan on the bottom and wire cage on the top half), opened the door and filled it with packing peanuts. Yes, the styrofoam kind. They'd dive and play in it like a kid in a McDonald's Playland Ball Pit. They'd hide below the surface of the popcorn and wait for another ferret to come near then they'd jump out and pounce. Chaos would ensue and you'd see ferrets and popcorn flying everywhere in the pit. (Be watchful though -- if your ferrets decide to eat the styrofoam popcorn rather than just play in it, then do NOT let them have access to the popcorn pit anymore. We personally did not have any trouble with ours playing in it.) You could also substitute the styrofoam peanuts with ping pong balls if you can get a hold of enough to fill the "pit".

There's a zillion toys out there you can buy, but we found that they were just as happy with the ones we came up with, as the ones we paid for. Try simple things like paper balls, bags, pillow cases, small stuffed toys, ice cubes, and of course - you! They'll be just as happy rolling around all over you as they will each other!

Have fun with the little guys. Well cared for ferrets are some of the best & most fun pets to have!

Answer 4

well some fun toys r those tube things that look like a french drain. ive seen ferrets going in them and its so cute!im sure they have them at the pet store

Answer 5

http://www.ferret.com/ferrettoys.asp?Category=Ferret%20Toys&srccode=FPC0300

http://www.ferretdepot.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ToysPlaytime

http://www.petmarket.com/ferret-supplies-ferret-toys-c-466_670.html

http://www.futurepets.com/cgi-bin/search.exe?BP=1&RCAT=400.

These are some of the sites I found that contain cheap toys for ferrets. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

They do sell things like rattles and such,but ferrets love to play under blankets. like the previous post,they love cardboard boxes and anything that they can hide in.

Answer 7

You would be amazed at how much fun they would have with a large cardboard box filled halfway with sawdust.
Not only do the have fun, it cleans their fur!

Answer 8

my friend has a ferret.

you should get them something like

-toy keys
-tube to crawl through
-things they can carry around, but not chew up

those are great things, they'll keep them busy. :)
:)

Answer 9

www.ferretdepot.com they have great toys and accessories.