Does anyone own a pet ferret?

[ratherastory]

Okay, flist, I know it's a weird question, but it's for SCIENCE!

Anyone out there with a ferret who'd be willing to chat with me about ferret habits/mannerisms/behaviours and the ins and outs of having a ferret as a pet?

Thanks in advance!

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[jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com]

I do not own a ferret but I lived with one for like a year and a half. Well okay that's not strictly true; I lived with an asshole boyfriend who had a ferret. Turned out? The ferret was way better company.
Still I picked up a few things up because they are cute as shit and tremendously interesting, an amazingly complex creatures. So if you need another brain to pick let me know :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I am happy to pick as many brains as are made available. I'm looking for anything about ferret personalities/wacky anecdotes that's beyond the bare bones of what I've been able to find on the internet. Although I'm sorry you had to put up with an asshole in order to get to know the ferret.

[jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com]

Of the top of my head the things i remember best where that Xena made a lot of noise when she was happy. She did this chirping thing called dooking very cute.
When she was scared she would hiss and try to find somewhere to hide but she would never turn her back on what was scaring her.

I remember one time she was messing around in the cupboard under the bathroom sink she caught kind of stuck and made the most awful heart wrenching scream. There was no way in hell you could ignore the sound.

She snored a lot. loudly. She ate a lot of raw meat but would steal cat food which was not ideal for her mostly because it made her flatulent... in the worst possible way.

She was probaly the snoopiest animal i ever met but also very sweet.
hope that helped a little.