Day 4 The meeting
After the normal morning cleaning and feeding routine I left Monsta alone. Later that day it was time to let the other 2 meet Monsta. It was Foxys turn first, we let them smell each other and then we put them on the hallway floor. They took several minutes to sniff and explore each other and began to play. It all got too much when Foxy scented her and bit her round the neck as if to begin the mating process. It took a lot to get him off her so we put him away to calm him down. It was Nibblers turn next, they sniffed and giggled together all round the hall and began to play. After a while we moved them into the front room for more room to run around and reintroduced Foxy until he scented her again.
After a sleep and dinner we tried letting Monsta and Nibbler run around together again but that all got a bit rough so we will try again tomorrow. It was bedtime for all.

Day 5 Another go
I cleaned her out and gave Monsta her breakfast then left her alone while I went to work. I talked to a colleague who knows about ferrets and she says it is just best to persist when mixing ferrets so they can get to know each other and get into a pecking order. So when I got home and everyone had dinner we tried again with all three of them, Monsta is definitely going to be the bottom of the pile according to the other 2 as they kept trapping her in a corner where she wouldn’t come out. After an hour it was their bedtime.

Day 6 Keep trying
After a normal day we just tried to mix all 3 again. Foxy and Nibbler can just ignore Monsta but when she gets in their way they just chase her back into hiding.

Day 7 Different approach
As I was on holiday and had the whole day I decided to see what would happen if I put Monsta and Nibbler in Nibblers hutch. They kept to their separate areas with Nibbler in bed and Monsta hiding in a box. I took them both out and put them in Monstas hutch where Monsta hid in bed and Nibbler explored but she did venture into the bed area until Monsta kicked her out and wouldn’t let her settle. In the evening we let Monsta have a run around in the front room on her own where she learnt how to climb the sofa.

Day 8 Being spayed
Starved am and took to the vet at 8am, they then shaved her and operated on her. After waking up and recovering from the anesthetic I picked her up and gave her some food while I kept her warm. We brought her hutch into the living room for the evening and night so we could keep an eye on her and keep her warm as they have difficulty maintaining their body temperature after an operation. Monsta happily ate her dinner but we didn’t let her have a run around so her wound could heal.

Day 9 Recovery
After a night in the warm Monsta seemed ok, quite active and she ate her breakfast. I was told to keep an eye on her as her painkillers would wear out and if she stopped eating or was really down to take her back for another injection of painkillers as ferrets cannot be given tablets. Monsta was allowed to have a walk around the front room so not to rupture her wound. In the evening after making sure she was active, had eaten her dinner and her wound was healing we moved her back into the garage for the night.

Day 10 Lazy day
After ham for breakfast and a sleepy day, I let Monsta have a short run round in the afternoon. She is very bright and her spay wound looks a little red but not serious. More..................................................................................................