Meet Swiper The Ferret

With Checkers the snake being MIA for day 5 and below freezing temperatures at night, we are thinking he didn't fare so well in his new home behind the wall... 

I told Charlie that we were going to have to try something other than reptiles, since our track record with those isn't so good! 

Charlie latched onto wanting a ferret since his Uncle Tom is a huge ferret lover and because Charlie apparently can't consider anything normal like a cat or a Guinea pig... 

So this afternoon he cashed in his savings and bought Swiper the ferret :-) 

Amelia loves Swiper, and Charlie is admittedly a little freaked out about actually having something with fur ("Oh my god, whiskers freak me out!!") but seems to be adjusting to his new friend, whom I have to admit is a lot more playful than a snake :-)

Here are some pictures: