Where are they now? - Harvey and Finn
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Harvey & Finn at 2 months old |
Harvey and Finn at 5 months old |
I adopted Harvey and Finn from a litter of four when they were 8 weeks old, they are now 8 months and I couldn’t picture my life without them.
During university the boys live with me in Shropshire, being very well travelled and perfectly behaved in the car on long journeys. They live in and have free roam over my bedroom, I often find myself tripping over toys Harvey has hidden or the pair of them curled up asleep on my bed. They are perfect, always using their litter trays and always putting themselves to bed after an hour or two not to wake up again until the evening.
Despite being brothers and the best of friends, their interests differ considerably, Harvey having little interest in food but a big love for toys, and Finn being very much the opposite. It has got to the stage I cannot go out without bringing something new back for them to play with (the squeakier the better) , having had to upgrade the size of their toy box three times already. When it comes to food, Finn especially isn’t fussy. They are fed their complete diet of Vitalin ferret food ad-lib that they pick at throughout the day; however it is the treats they look forward to most. Their favourites include tomato, grape, chicken, raisens and commercial ferret treats. I often find Finn on the hunt for the treat box, and if they ever need a little encouragement to get out of bed in the morning (which is often the case), a shake of the treat box and they are at your feet bright eyed and bushy tailed in no time.
Harvey and Finn are a big hit with my housemates; I encourage people to handle them as much as possible to get them used to people other than myself. In the future Diana and I hope for Harvey and Finn to attend NDAA events to provide hands on experience and education to the public. Due to their regular handling they never bite, Finn will even give you a kiss if you ask. They are harness and lead trained being walked twice a day around our Devon farm during University holidays, and they have already attended a ‘show and tell’ talk at Leagrave Scout group in Luton to gain experience of elevated noise levels and large numbers of people.
Having had the boys seven months now I couldn’t imagine not seeing their ‘war dance’ when they get excited, or Harvey trying to carry a toy twice his size from one end of the room to the other, or even the pair of them falling asleep on me when I’m in bed watching TV. They are my little boys, and mean the world to me.
PLEASE NOTE: all animals are subject to a NDAA home check before rehoming.
