An escaped ferret has been reunited with its owners after Storm Arwen drove it into a random couple's bed.

The creature slipped out of its owner's home in Whitchurch, Bristol last week, sparking a missing ferret appeal.

But on Friday night, the "quite a large chap for a ferret" snuck in and snuggled up in the bed of a Bristol couple as the storm battered the city outside.

And since being found, he's been nicknamed "Snoozy" by those caring for him because he's done nothing but sleep, Bristol Live reports.

When the baffled couple realised there was a furry animal in their bed, they called the local vets.

Highcroft Vets checked him over on Saturday, and christened him "Stinky Pete" after the character in Toy Story.

But his perpetual dozing led to a renaming when he was transferred to the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre.

"Snoozy", who is described as "quite a large chap for a ferret", was driven into his owner's bed by Storm Arwen
The storm passed over Bristol Friday and Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction

Highcroft Vets said they have been swarmed with ferret-related calls after putting pictures of "Snoozy" on Facebook.

They have asked people to stop calling.

“It must have been quite a shock for the couple,” said a spokesperson for Bristol ARC.

“Ferrets are really clever and love to escape, and they are terrific diggers, so it’s actually quite hard to keep them contained sometimes.

“Obviously he’s got out but found himself at night in the big, cold winter storm so has found a catflap and gone inside to get warm and dry.

“We don’t know the details of the couple who found him, but apparently he got into their bed in the middle of the night. Maybe they have pets of their own and are used to them getting on the bed, but they would not have expected a ferret,” she added.

“He weighs about a kilo, which is pretty big for a ferret. We’ve been calling him Snoozy, because he was obviously pretty tired from his adventure and has spent most of the time with us sleeping,” she said.

Appeals to find the real owner of the ferret appear to have been successful - and Snoozy’s family is expected to collect him today.

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