Sep. 10th, 2003
of ferrets and kings
Sep. 10th, 2003 10:38 pmWhy is that I always get animals that I can't quite figure out what they're supposed to be called?
The new ferret, Howard Phillip, stumps me. He's got chocolate guard hairs, a cream undercoat, white spots on his back knees, lighter chocolate spots under each eye instead of a mask, and a cream coloured chin/bid.. Edgar is definitely a chocolate, through and through. But, HP makes my brain boggle.
I took them out this evening, in yet another attempt at getting them to like each other. This time I blocked off the kitchen and let them run around in there. After about an hour of ignoring each other interspersed with wrestling, I put in the added attraction of a cookie sheet filled with water.
Edgar is a little priss, who hates to get wet. So, the only thing he'd do is stand there and sniff at it. HP, however, dove right in and padded around in the paw deep water. Then he decided it was time to lie down. In the water. Much hilarity, especially when it came time for him to practice another round of "let's jump on the other guy!" much to Edgar's utter disgust.
The new ferret, Howard Phillip, stumps me. He's got chocolate guard hairs, a cream undercoat, white spots on his back knees, lighter chocolate spots under each eye instead of a mask, and a cream coloured chin/bid.. Edgar is definitely a chocolate, through and through. But, HP makes my brain boggle.
I took them out this evening, in yet another attempt at getting them to like each other. This time I blocked off the kitchen and let them run around in there. After about an hour of ignoring each other interspersed with wrestling, I put in the added attraction of a cookie sheet filled with water.
Edgar is a little priss, who hates to get wet. So, the only thing he'd do is stand there and sniff at it. HP, however, dove right in and padded around in the paw deep water. Then he decided it was time to lie down. In the water. Much hilarity, especially when it came time for him to practice another round of "let's jump on the other guy!" much to Edgar's utter disgust.