Princess Buttercup

Princess Buttercup, originally uploaded by Edge of Dementia.

Buttercup was the first ferret that we adopted from Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter. We went there for the first time in 2002, for an open house, and I instantly fell in love with her. We specifically did not bring a carrier, because we were just going there to look (haha).

She was one of five starving ferrets that were abandoned. The shelter named them after the characters on Friends. Joey was a blaze, Ross and Chandler were albinos, and Rachael was this beautiful dark eyed white. I believe there was another female that was adopted before we arrived. The three boys were already spoken for, and everyone warned me that Rachael was nippy.

She was actually sweet and friendly from day one, and she instantly bonded with Miss Daisy. She does bite toes, if she wants attention, and we have spoiled her by picking her up when she bites. When you pick her up and she is as sweet as can be. She is a bit of a diva, so we named her Princess Buttercup and it really suits her.

She is also one of those rare ferrets that will eat anything, and when we first got her she would eat until she fell asleep. Jean told us that she was starved and they almost lost her when they first got her. She was stealing watermelon when I saw her at the shelter.