Camel Crickets and Ferret Sales Continued

Camel crickets are not the only danger I face (even though we have found 2 or 3 more since I last updated). There is another danger out there far more...dangerous.

The dreaded ferret sale.

I was buying ferret food the other day and, naturally, I stopped by the ferrets on my way to the food aisle. There was a pile of sleeping fur in there. Ferrets sleep in the most uncomfortable looking positions. They're long enough to lie with their stomach up, twisting around midway so that their head is chin down. If you have more than one they curl up together and make it difficult to figure out what tail belongs to what animal, not to mention all those legs.

In this cage, there were eight. That's a lot for such a small space and as I leaned back I saw the price tag. Ferrets in this area range from about $110-$130. The price tag on this cage said: Ferrets $59.99. My first thought was that I must not tell my boyfriend. He would immediately demand that we buy several at such a good price. Not that I wasn't tempted myself. In fact, I counted and did some quick math to see how much it would cost to buy them all. Even as I did it, I knew I was slipping into insanity.

I grabbed the industrial sized bag of food and headed for the counter. "So, I see your ferrets are on sale," I said casually to the guy at the counter. "Yeah, and they all have great personalities--" he began. I waved my hand and cut him off. "I have 6. Don't need more," here I patted the huge bag of ferret chow. "Why are they on sale?" Turns out they had received ferrets from two other stores that were closing or undergoing work and they were, very simply, overstocked on ferrets.

I have resisted admirably. Even though I know there are adorable ferrets just down the road to be had at half price; a white one with red eyes and a dark little female with an itchy chin and a chubby boy with brown and grey fur; even though I know all this, I haven't emptied my bank account to buy them and the required accessories.

Because not only do I not have any more space to add cages in the ferret room, I have several other pets. I have 3 fish tanks, a chinchilla and a hermit crab. Any time a free animal or a cheap ferret comes my way, I have a hard time resisting. But I have. And I continue to.

Does this mean I'm getting better?