Close call with Cosmo!!!!

[Craiga 01453]

Holy crap!!!!! Just had a MAJOR scary moment!!!

I just had the ferrets out playing while I was cleaning their enclosure. Since their enclosure is a 4'x6'x6' closet that I turned into their enclosure I have to get inside it to clean it. Well I got out and was playing with the ferrets a little when I noticed Johnny acting strange in one corner of the room behind a bureau. It was a behavior I had never seen in any of the ferrets, so I went over to investigate...

Cosmo had escaped!!! Johnny and Cosmo were face yo face and Cosmo was hooded up and bluff striking like a maniac. Johnny seemed to be having fun with his new found "toy". He wasn't really getting too close, but seemed like he wanted to play!!!

I immediately grabbed all 4 ferrets and locked them in their enclosure and tried to scoop Cosmo up. He wasn't having it, so I ended up picking him up with a dustpan (good thing he's tiny!).

I went to put him in his enclosure and noticed I hadn't closed it right!! Uggggghhhh!!! I'm soooooo infuriated with myself, but obviously relieved it didn't turn out worse.

Cosmo has been returned safely to his enclosure and all is fine....but my heart is STILL beating out of my chest.

I will be DOUBLE and TRIPLE checking my enclosures each time I close them up from now on.

Holy crap that was scary!!!!