Carlos and Henry
Two cheerful fellows at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf
A young man rescued two ferret babies, Carlos and Henry, from a bad home. The three have become a great team, but now their professional situation is changing. It became essential to find a good home for Carlos and Henry.
Carlos and Henry are described as pleasant, trusting and people-orientated animals. Separating the two siblings would not have been a good idea because they form a “unit” and want to spend the whole day together inseparably.
Carlos and Henry arrived with their mobile wooden house
Carlos has dark brown fur and a white snout, Henry is white-brown and both ferrets are funny rascals. You can’t tell that the owner is very fond of his two ferrets. He built a fantastic wooden house especially for his two protégés. Carlos and Henry now live protected in their own villa in Henndorf. Two funny fellows who occasionally puzzle our Anna, who is responsible for wild animals. Their hobby is to hide and always turn round when Anna calls out “Where are they? Carlos, Henry!” – they poke their little noses out of a corner of their little house as if to say “All’s well. We are here. Everything is fine!”.
Carlos and Henry do not live in the wild, but are used to living in a private enclosure, so they decide for themselves when to sleep or play tricks on their carers. The two boys are always up for a joke and also enjoy playing and cuddling with the keepers during the day.
Ferrets are nocturnal animals by nature and slumber during the day.
Where does the ferret come from?
Historical records describe the domestication of ferrets in the Mediterranean region from Spanish or Egyptian populations 2500 years ago. The ferret spread in northern Africa and arrived in Europe via Spain and Italy.
Ferrets are hunters and were already used by the Romans as hunting aids to combat the rabbit plague. Ferrets can be found in the wild in Sardinia, Sicily and New Zealand. Ferrets are also kept privately as pets – like Carlos and Henry.
Carlos and Henry at Gut Aiderbichl
Ferrets can live to be nine years old. At Gut Aiderbichl, thanks to the care of our Anna, they can live for over ten years until they eventually fall asleep peacefully.
Carlos and Henry are one to one and a half years old and are currently the only ferrets at Henndorf. All the others have sadly gone over the Rainbow Bridge after a wonderful life full of care and attention.
We wish the new arrivals Carlos and Henry a long, happy and fun ferret life with Anna at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf.
