Crocodile, Stella, Luna, & Aurora

We have always loved having ferrets and welcome them to Wildworks whenever a call for one comes around. Ferrets are a domesticated species. They were domesticated from the European Polecat and used to hunt rabbits. Since then they have come a long way in their domestication. A few ferrets were even responsible for wiring a concert in London! Unfortunately due to their high adaptability, they are illegal in California because they have the potential to become an invasive species. They could over-hunt small mammals and birds, out-compete our native weasel, and introduce new diseases to the environment that could wipe out our native animals. All of our ferrets are confiscated, relinquished, or escaped pets. If wildlife facilities like us could not take in these ferrets that were irresponsibly kept as pets in California, then they would reach the unfortunate fate of euthanasia. This is why we find it so important to use our ferrets as educational ambassadors.

Crocodile came to us while we were in Paso Robles in the spring of 2021. The wildlife facility where we were temporarily housing our animals got a call about a ferret. A woman had taken over the care of a family member’s ferret when they fell too ill to continue caring for him. Well, the family member lived in Nevada and the woman lived in California. She was unaware of the fact that ferrets were illegal to have in California. She also did not know about how much work actually goes into caring for a ferret. When she realized that she had taken on too much, and that it was actually illegal to have the ferret, she did the responsible thing and started calling around to places to rehome him. When she called the wildlife facility, they immediately thought of us. They knew we already had two very beloved ferrets and asked if we would want to add another. We said yes! We love ferrets!  

Stella came to us while we were still at Zoo to You in Paso Robles. Zoo to You got a call about a ferret that had been confiscated by CA Fish & Wildlife. Ferrets are not legal to have as pets in California due to the possibility of them becoming an invasive species. Her previous owners tried to get her across the border to Nevada, but were not successful in finding an appropriate home for her.  At first she was supposed to have her forever home at Zoo to You, but she got along so well with our three boys- Peter Pan, Mr. Smee, and Crocodile, that we all agreed that it would be best for her to live the rest of her life with us and her new friends.  Stella has quite the personality and is the perfect match for our other two-year-old Crocodile. She can always be found snuggling with any of the three boys, and loves bounding around on the lawn for playtime.

Luna & Aurora are our newest ferrets! Our business (that’s what you call a group of ferrets, though we think it is only accurate if you’re talking funny business) doubled in August 2024. Crocodile and Stella are so happy to welcome Luna and Aurora to their business. These two young ferrets are pet surrenders who needed a forever home, we are so happy to provide that for them.

We hope you get to meet Luna, Aurora, Crocodile, and Stella and their friends! You can meet the ferrets by booking an interaction.

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