Post by novemberkris on Jul 31, 2009 20:28:18 GMT -5
Ebony is not a ferret, but a gerbil and although I know many of you raise gerbils as feeders, she and her sister were my first pets on my own. When I chose her sister Amalthea, I knew she would be lonely without a friend, so I bought her coal black sister Ebony. Ebony was always full of vinegar throughout her life--one of those devious gerbils who was always trying to escape. She loved sunflower seeds and alfalfa blocks, neither of which Amalthea ever wanted. At nearly 3 years old, she was ancient by gerbil standards, and I am sure she just decided it was time to go the bridge and make a nest for her and her sister.
Its strange to be sad over the loss of her, but it was the curious antics of her and Amalthea that led me ultimately to fall for ferrets, and for that I am forever grateful.
Goodbye, Ebony, and thank you for your gifts. Prepare a beautiful nest full of goodies so that Amalthea has a place to sleep when she chooses to join you (she never was a very good nest builder). Paulie will miss watching you and thinking you are a ferret too. Finger pets for one of my first babies.
Its strange to be sad over the loss of her, but it was the curious antics of her and Amalthea that led me ultimately to fall for ferrets, and for that I am forever grateful.
Goodbye, Ebony, and thank you for your gifts. Prepare a beautiful nest full of goodies so that Amalthea has a place to sleep when she chooses to join you (she never was a very good nest builder). Paulie will miss watching you and thinking you are a ferret too. Finger pets for one of my first babies.
