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    ...how to sex a ferret?

    Last week my brother in-law rescued a ferret from (of all places) the dumpster! Someone had just tossed it like it was trash. (Some people!) Well, he brought it home and everyone in the house fell in love with it. This past weekend we were going to give it a name and then we realized that we don't know if it is a male or female. There are no obvious signs to tell us what sex it is. Someone told me that the only way is to take it to the vet and have them do it. Someone out there has got to know.
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    oh this is Emily's terrain. PM her.
    she had like 14 ferrets when i met her. and shit, i'll never forget the time the one ferret died in the winter and she couldnt break ground so she stored it in the freezer next to her food until summer when she could bury it.

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    -HOW DO I KNOW IF IT'S A BOY OR A GIRL?

    Sexing ferrets is very simple. If you find what looks like a very obvious belly-button (this is the male part), it's a boy! Girls don't have one. And, mature unneutered males will have testicles.

    There ya go. Males tend to be larger and imho a bit stinkier. The whole site can be found here. : http://www.ferretguardian.org/f_fact...is/whatis.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJayOz View Post
    ...how to sex a ferret?

    Last week my brother in-law rescued a ferret from (of all places) the dumpster! Someone had just tossed it like it was trash. (Some people!) Well, he brought it home and everyone in the house fell in love with it. This past weekend we were going to give it a name and then we realized that we don't know if it is a male or female. There are no obvious signs to tell us what sex it is. Someone told me that the only way is to take it to the vet and have them do it. Someone out there has got to know.
    Are you sure it didn't just escape and was in a dumpster? Or, maybe the ferret crawled into the trash when it was being taken out... Have you put out a found ad?
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    yeah, the "belly button"....if it's wet after they pee. If the ferret pees right on top of its poop, it's a girl (boys pee an inch or so away from their poop.) If you want to take a picture of its groin area, I'll tell you. Actually, if you have any questions on ferrets, I know quite a bit. I'm active in the ferret community and AFA (American Ferret Association). Plus I'm a licensed judge for AFA ferret shows.

    AND boys DO NOT stink more than girls.

    And chrissy....it was 17 ferrets, not 14. In my defense, "only" 11 were mine.

    The ground is hard again. I hope nobody dies around here anytime soon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bella21 View Post
    Are you sure it didn't just escape and was in a dumpster? Or, maybe the ferret crawled into the trash when it was being taken out... Have you put out a found ad?
    very good point. Ferrets are very crafty escape artists. You can't just have them around the house like a dog or cat. Their bodies are desgined to get through small spaces.

    You have to keep a good eye on them or they will escape. Years ago had one go through my wall, DOWN a story to my downstairs neighbor apartment, and I had to bang a hole in her wall to get him out. (Thank god I thought to ask if she heard anything weird.)

    Anyway, most people aren't crazy like me. This is an actual room in my house (and STILL one escaped). She crawled up the side of the cage, out the window (tore a hole through the screen)....and somehow ended up underneath my neighbor's deck. And this room is on the 2nd floor! (And yeah, they get along with the dogs.)


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    I stand by my opinion that the 2 boy weasels I had were stinkier than the 3 girls. Like I said, it's just an opinion. I had one boy that was very musky and when we used this one brand of ferret shampoo he smelled like a stinky ferret wearing coconut scented Hawaiian Tropic. How are yours with a litterbox, Em? We thought ours were doing really great....until we rearranged some furniture. Yick.
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    litterbox?

    the world is their toilet.

    Whole males are pretty stinky, but spayed/neutered ferrets pretty much smell about the same. I don't get how a female ferret could ever be turned on by an in-season male. They are so nasty....covered in grease and stench. And sometimes they are so horny that they pull their own hair out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bella21 View Post
    Are you sure it didn't just escape and was in a dumpster? Or, maybe the ferret crawled into the trash when it was being taken out... Have you put out a found ad?
    1. I live in a hotel.
    2. The ferret was in a pet carrier, in the dumpster. Someone just diddn't give a shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    yeah, the "belly button"....if it's wet after they pee. If the ferret pees right on top of its poop, it's a girl (boys pee an inch or so away from their poop.)
    Well then I can tell you all it's a girl.
    Thanks for all the help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    They are so nasty....covered in grease and stench. And sometimes they are so horny that they pull their own hair out.
    I knew a guy like that once...



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    You can always get a blood test at a vet if you REALLY want to.

    But I did that to sex my baby bird.


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    oh gosh, a blood test is excessive. The penis is very much visible in a ferret.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJayOz View Post
    2. The ferret was in a pet carrier, in the dumpster. Someone just diddn't give a shit.
    That really pisses me off! HOW FUCKED is that! Good thing you found him.
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    My ferrets are little assholes...cute little assholes but assholes nonetheless! haha They are freaking insane, getting into everything and jumping around like little crazies!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    yeah, the "belly button"....if it's wet after they pee. If the ferret pees right on top of its poop, it's a girl (boys pee an inch or so away from their poop.)
    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJayOz View Post
    Well then I can tell you all it's a girl.
    Thanks for all the help.
    I retract that statement. When I got home that night, 1st thing I did was find the ferret and do a closer inspection. I discovered the "belly button" so it's a boy.
    Thanks again for all the help!
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    Glad you could save the little critter I've always wanted a feret but I can't handle anything being caged and I know better than to leave one loose. We had some piece of sub human shit tape a puppy inside a cardboard box then dump him alongside a jogging trail a few years back. It was very cold when a nice runner noticed the box moving and saved the puppy. I wish the same treatment to happen to the low lifes who abuse animals.

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