| Ferrets love hammocks. You can buy this little | | | | It's cheap and easy to replace. If the jean leg |
| ferret hammock thing that was actually designed | | | | wears out, just take it off and attach another |
| for ferrets. The ferret hammock hangs from the | | | | one. You could also slit the leg, and make it a |
| top of the cage and they just love it. They can | | | | ferret hammock instead of a hanging tunnel. It's |
| jump in and out and swinging all night long! | | | | even easier if you already have a worn out old |
| You can make hanging ferret hammock with the | | | | ferret hammock just the chains that came with it. |
| leg from a pair of jeans. The larger (wider) the | | | | And even easier ferret hammock is to take an |
| leg, the more ferrets will fit to the hammock. All | | | | old T-Shirt and the metal shower curtain hangers |
| you have to do is buy four pieces of some very | | | | (the ones that close completely) and just poke |
| thin chain from a hardware store, and eight clips | | | | holes in the four corners. First 10 ferret easy (if |
| (like the kind used for cheap dog leashes) to | | | | the cage will hold that much weight!) and they like |
| connect the jean leg to the ferret’s cage. If | | | | to get in between the layers (just watch that |
| you don't know what kind of clips/chains to get, | | | | nobody gets trapped between the layers). |
| look at the ones with the ferret hammock at a | | | | You can also make one by sewing cords to all |
| pet store. Just cut four holes in the jeans (you | | | | four corners of a hand towel and hung it from |
| can put in grommets in if you want) and put the | | | | the ceiling of the cage. I laughed the first time I |
| chain through. Hook that end of the chain to itself, | | | | saw a ferret hammock in a catalog, but believe |
| and the other end to the ferret cage, and then | | | | me, they really do love them! |
| do that with the other 3 chains. | | | | |