[ID: two photos of a sable ferret sleeping in a giant white and gray pet bed (it's giant for him, at least). The first picture is a wider shot, almost showing the entire bed, in which Tad is just a small dot in the center as his head peeks out from under the top gray cover. The second photo is a close-up of his face and a few of his toes that sneak out from under the cover. His mouth is slightly open, and he is deep, deep in sleep. end ID]
I'm extremely proud of this creature rocking a ten hour event and nigh on a hundred human interactions in one day. He had several crate breaks to cool off and nap, but he was a good little advocate for ferrets at Pride.
I love the headcanons about The Spot and different animals, like the ones with him and dalmatian, but you know what animal would be literally perfect for him to have as a pet?
Fucking FERRETS
I myself have two ferrets (fun fact, it's best to get at least two bc they're social animals) and I can atest that there are a few reasons why ferrets would be the perfect pet for Spot:
Those little shits LOVE to explore and climb around things (tubes, shelves, boxes, bags, the wine rack, etc). The holes would basically be a giant playground for them.
He could train them to steal things for him.
Thry would not be afraid of his apperance. Ferrets, at least my ferrets, fear no god. They would not give a FUCK that he's made of holes.
a little peeved with how i wasn't paying attention on how i glued the two jaw pieces and they dont align with the hinges properly, but oh well. he's my first skull reconstruction so he's not perfect ❤️
RESEARCH ANIMALS AND THEIR NEEDS BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO OWNING THEM
I got this poor girl from a friend of a friend of a friend who obviously had no fucking clue what they were doing. She’s supposedly two years old and about half the size she should be. Her fur is thin, patchy, and greasy, her skin is pink and irritated, she’s malnourished and severely under weight, and she’s covered in flea dust (though I haven’t seen any live fleas, and she was treated with advantage II immediately). The cage she came in was way too small for a ferret and full of foam and rubber “toys”, including a flip flop and a croc???? She got almost zero time out of her cage, the cheapest cat food, no companionship, and way too many baths.
The first thing they told me when they dropped her off? “You’ll probably want to give her another bath. She stinks.”
Which baffled me because she doesn’t smell any different than a normal ferret, if a bit stronger because of the ridiculously frequent baths she’s gotten.
This is my first time owning a ferret, and it happened pretty abruptly, but even with the minimal research I was able to do before I got her and what I’ve done since I can tell pretty easily that everything in her life so far has been incorrect, neglectful, and borderline abusive.
If you’re going to get a pet- any kind of pet -do your fucking research. You’ll not only learn what an animal needs to thrive, but whether or not you’ll be able to give them what they need to do so. When you commit to owning a pet, their entire life is in your hands and you should do nothing but the absolute best for them.
This poor ferret barely has the energy to play around like she should be, hasn’t eaten much even though she’s so thin, and is almost desperate in how she climbs into my arms and melts because she’s so starved for attention and interaction. It’s going to take months upon months, and probably a trip or two to the vet, to get her even close to where she should be health-wise. All because her previous owner had no clue what they were doing.
[VD: a close up video of a roan ferret lying in the crook of someone's elbow. he's asleep, but he flicks his tongue in and out and licks his chops. sounds: quiet mouth/tongue noises. end VD]