I posted a previous question on yahoo answers! about homemade ferret toys. I can't remember if it was this one or my other account...One answer that I recieved was: They love to play with plastic bags and wrapping paper.I tried this today. I got about 30 plastic bags out of the kitchen closet, and unsquished them... threw them in a huge pile in the living room, and then put him inside. He was supervised during this play time because I have found quot;Mr. Stewiequot; to be much like a baby in many way... I once caught him trying to eat a cigarrete butt that had somehow found it's way to the floor, and other mischeifs.Would it be safe for him to play with this item alone? What if I leave some bags in his room while I am at work? (His cage door is left open while I work long hours as a teacher.)
Yeah it will be ok playing with bags. I had a ferret that has caught on fire, drank mop water with bleach, fell off a 4 story balcony and ate ajax. None of it killed him or ever seemed to slow him down. Your biggest fear would probably be cleaning up and accidently throwing it in the trash.
I would not allow playing with plastic bags because it is quite possible that he would swallow bits of the plastic. Also could get choked or cover his wind pipe.
Plastic bags are fine as long as you supervise him. Most ferrets will not eat plastic. If you do see him eating the plastic then you need to take them away. You also need to cut off the handles and poke some air holes in the bags.
