Toilet Goblins

Bathrooms are a tricky thing with ferrets. Maybe it is just Goose, but something seems to invigorate their ferret instincts in this room. Toilet plungers might need to be relocated, and you may have the occasional shower accompaniment.

Below is a list of things that may need to be ferret proofed in a bathroom and is followed by some all too real ferret atrocities.

• Plungers
• Stools
• Cupboards
• Toilet paper and paper Towels
• Toilets
• Showers
• Anything else they can reach, even if it would take a lot of determination.

Plungers have been a repeated problem with Goose. For reasons, we have two different plungers in our bathroom. Both are a problem, but the accordion plunger is by far the most significant issue. Goose found out it was like a tunnel, one filled with fecal matter remanence, but still a tunnel. I highly suggest profoundly cleaning plungers every time they are used or putting them in a plastic bag and relocating them. Ours now sits in a Walmart bag atop the toilet shelf.

Stools do have a chance of not being a concern, but some ferrets do enjoy them. Solid stools probably will not pose a problem, but anything that a ferret can get trapped under might. Goose enjoys flipping our sesame street stool stand-in for a squatty potty on top of herself. What ensues is an ominous moving stool and a screaming ferret. Occasionally she can get out, but sometimes it seems Grover won’t let her. I suggest either relocating the stool or flipping it upside-down when not in use.

Like with any room in the house, cupboards within about two feet of the ground should be ferret proofed. Any container with a secured lid can be used, and possibly harmful substances can be put in higher territory. Containers with elaborate security measures ought to be used with the smart ones. On an additional note, toilet paper and paper towels should not be put within ferret reach. Goose profoundly enjoys ripping up thin papers; this makes wiping a bit precarious.

Miraculously, toilets have never been an issue with Goose. I frequently have a minor heart attack when she dives under the door to accompany me, but that is momentously better then what is mentioned above. Some owners do have problems with their toilets, though. You just have to make sure the lid is closed. That should be sufficient unless you have an incredibly light toilet lid.

Showers can be a problem, depending on their dimensions. Goose likes to unexpectedly join people in the shower and play with the shower curtain. Putting the ferret in its cage when someone is showering might be the best solution for this issue. Make sure all soaps are out of ferret reach. Regrettably, I have no other recommendations for ferret proofing a shower. Perhaps you should move to a place with an enclosed shower.

Everything else on the ground or in ferret reach also needs to be ferret proofed. Ferrets will have their own shenanigans, so the process is a bit trial and error. Some things will be okay, and others won’t. Even there is a crevice you think does not need to be cleaned, ferrets will find it and get covered in gross things. Ferrets do not abide by the same dimensional boundaries as humans.