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Ferrets are extremely fun-loving and playful little animals. They love being around people, getting attention, playing games with you, and of course playing games with other ferrets. If you have only one ferret, you're going to have to make sure you've got enough time to spend with him/her or they'll get lonely and bored and quite possibly depressed.

Not only are ferrets playful, but they are smart. Too smart to simply leave in a cage. While the cage may be big enough for a little play, your ferret needs a larger area to run and jump in. He needs a place he can run around like a mad-man in to work off all that energy.

Ferrets need at least four hours of out-of-the-cage time in which you can interact with them, watch them play, and just basically let them run around and be ferrets. Ferrets love games, they love to play games with you and with other ferrets. For a new ferret owner, figuring out games to play can be a little tricky.

Some games will send the ferret on a crazy dance of joy while others will send them off the edge on a crazy dance of war (an arched back and bristled fur will tip you off to the unhappy war dance). Every ferret is different so some games may go over swimmingly with one ferret while the other thinks the game is too dull or stupid. You just have to experiment.


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Ferrets are highly intelligent animals, with a higher brain-to-body ratio than dogs and cats. This would imply that they're smarter than dogs and cats. I'm not sure if they're smarter, but they are definitely more mischievous and funny!

One of the best features of a ferret is also its worst trait: curiosity. That means that every bag and box entering the house will be examined and emptied, if possible. I've been told a bored ferret is a bad ferret. That means they will make their own fun. If that happens to be digging out all your plants, tipping over the pots and spreading dirt throughout your living room, so be it. So it behooves you to put a little thought into entertaining your ferret.

Of course, the best toy a ferret could ever have is you. They enjoy your attention, like to play chase games, and will often invite you to play by running across the room, leaping at you, and wrapping their front legs around your ankle. Sometimes this includes a playful nip or two. If you'd rather avoid the nips, pay attention when your ferret asks to play!

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