Quote Originally Posted by skinnyrascal View Post
Yeah don't worry, I've had ferrets before, four total. I would -never- let one animal roam free while the other's out, and I'd keep the cages in separate rooms to avoid stress to any of them.

As far as keeping them in pairs, I personally believe that depends on the individual ferret and on the owner. I've found that I prefer single ferrets because two get into more trouble, make more poop, and when kept singly they seem to be more interested in people. When I had two at a time I got to play with them less because they would always distract each other from me. The single ferrets seemed perfectly content, they sleep most of the time and when playing I could give all my attention to just the one.
Just my personal preference.
Well in that case, carry on!

There will always be individuals with different care preferences, true. Just like there are dogs and cats that would prefer to be the only fuzzy in the house. Recommending a pair covers the general majority, under the assumption that a lot of people don't have the 4+ hours to devote personal attention to a single ferret every night. (Not that it has to be constant, but still way more than say, a cat.) While we do give our carpet sharks a good amount of free time, I'd personally feel guilty working full time with only one ferret being cooped up by it's lonesome all day, especially since the one is so young. The extra ferret helps keep the baby in line and I feel better about them having a companion around during the day. It'd be different if my boyfriend and I were working different shifts and someone was home during the day.

Just my preference as well, I trust your judgement as an experienced keeper.