Their Story

Laverne and Shirley, our two domestic ferrets, came to Wildworks in August of 2011.  They were born in Arizona and purchased as a present for someone in California, who never came to pick them up.  They were cared for by a nice lady in California for almost a year.  At first, she tried to keep one and gave the other to a friend.  That didn’t work because they were very bonded to each other and weren’t doing well with the separation.  So the decision was made that she would keep both animals and they were reunited.  Since ferrets are illegal to have as pets in California, she began looking for a legal home for them and found The Nature of Wildworks. Now that they are permanent residents at our Wildworks care center, a large new enclosure has been constructed just for them. They are very playful in their new custom designed habitat which includes shelves, ramps and numerous toys to keep them busy. These two little girl ferrets are great outreach animals and are a big hit as ambassadors for their species in our informational programs.