ferrets

This cute little guy was named Peanut Butter. He’d been owned by a loving older lady who didn’t know much about ferrets. He came into the shelter very fat, since she fed him pretty much anything (except perhaps the high protein food he was supposed to have) and didn’t let him out of the cage (because she was so old and frail she was afraid she’d never catch him again).

In this photo, Peanut Butter has his back half on the table and the front half up on the covered box. He has his front legs pulled back a bit, so they’re covered by his ample chest. He was a gorgeous boy who was interested, but not frightened by my odd noises. I think he almost looks like he thinks I’m rather silly.

We were lucky enough to only need to set him up there and make a weird noise, and he held still long enough for me to get this photo.

He was adopted shortly after I posted his photo on my shelter website. That just goes to show the power of a good photo. I think a good photo captures the personality of the ferret so the potential adoptor can really see the personality inside.