So sorry to hear of the loss of those ferrets, I know how much they meant to you. We lost a rabbit to 'viral haemorrhalgic disease' (vHD) if I've spelt that right, and another to cancer of the kidney. I can imagine the cost being easier, vet-fees can be quite a sum during illness. Our rabbit at the moment has to have regular operations to file-down spurs that grow on his teeth as they stop him eating when they dig-in to his tongue. They cost about £300 every two or three months, but in between he has so much boundless energy and natural affection no-one who saw him could doubt he'd want them to save him each time!
Great thanks! Working in security, my entomological hobby's produced a few nice under-recorded species locally and I'm writing a topical natural history column for a local magazine.
How are the ferrets? I expect Derbyshire (if I remember correctly) is wonderfully-colourful at this time of year. Remember... was it 20q and the Noctuid Club?
Oh Phoebe, it's easily done! Sometimes I have gone out in the morning to find a rabbit running around the shed where I have neglected to lock a door properly. I do a last check before I leave - but it has happened, nonetheless. I worry that if I did that when I leave the top half of the stable door open, something nasty could happen (they keep terriers next door which get into our garden and there are foxes about too.)
Thanks for dropping by! So nice to see my old mates have called in, lol.
Yes, my Thrianta rabbits are really cuddly; proper little teddy bears! They are the right colour for a teddy bear too, lol. They're compact and cobby, and just right for a child to handle. It's a pity there is this craze for f-lop eared rabbits, as these chaps really are the ultimate kids pet! I love 'em, but then I have a soft spot for lagomorphs....