Obsessive Compulsive Weasel

The Grinch and Max have been in the ferret cage for about a week or more. I can't count, so I can't tell you.

When I first put them in there, Jack was slightly concerned. You see, its not where they belong. But it seemed that eventually he got over it and didn't mind their presence in the bedroom area and the feeding area (Max hung out next to the food bowl and the Grinch dominated the pillows and blankets).

Well, this morning like every morning I let the ferrets out so they may romp about before I have to leave for class. They are typically very excited in the morning and I feel like it is a good way to start my day. They can be so silly when they are excited.

While I am sitting on the futon contemplating my lab on photosynthesis, I hear Jack climbing into the ferret cage. I hear him scuffle up the ladder (my ears are trained, you see, so I don't have to watch them every second; I can just listen to their mischievousness).

I hear him pat about in his bedroom.

And then, I hear something different. It is a BANG! noise, like a twang. Like someone may have been pulling very hard on something, lost the grip in his teeth, and fell back against the bars in the cage. That or just a simple fall. I couldn't tell, so I looked.

The Grinch was on the floor outside the cage. Jack was up-righting himself from inside, then hopping out. I would say that his look was very determined. He grabs the Grinch by the scruff and takes him away into (and I did not see this, but I know from experience where his stash spot is) MY bedroom behind MY dresser (sure enough, I am correct).

Then, Jack comes back. He jumps into the cage, climbs up two flights of ladders, and I know he is about to take Max from the feeding area. This is very high up and on a surface that, when the doors are open like they were, I deem unsafe.

So, to smooth out the process, I pick up Jack and Max and put them both on the floor. He is a little confused at first (perhaps he wanted to do all the work himself?) but eventually picks Max up by the scruff and takes him away too.