I've desided to get a ferret :)

[Rio and Me]

So when my peycheck has clear i'm off for the day to find one from a SHELTER, then to buy a cage and goodies.
I cant wait, ive always wanted a feret since i looked after a friends 4 ferrets.
So any ferret owners, info is wanted on like food treats etc
Ky and Rio

[tikeyas_mom]

they like poopin in corners, and they love cat foos, although it isnt very good to eat just cat food all the time IMHO.
I have a friend that has a house ferret and it poops everywhere. Ferrets are wild animals, IMO, and they can be unpredictable.
They love playing under covers and with fake mice .
They are very cute to, BUT they smell, I find they sstink, they are related tot he skunk and they have a sent gland that both males and females have to attract a mate. It can be removed, but it is pricey.

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
they like poopin in corners, and they love cat foos, although it isnt very good to eat just cat food all the time IMHO.
I have a friend that has a house ferret and it poops everywhere. Ferrets are wild animals, IMO, and they can be unpredictable.
They love playing under covers and with fake mice .
They are very cute to, BUT they smell, I find they sstink, they are related tot he skunk and they have a sent gland that both males and females have to attract a mate. It can be removed, but it is pricey.

cat food is bad for them,

they are NOT & NEVER have been WILD!!!! ferrets have always been a domestcated animal, they are related to wild ferrets (black foot ferrets & pole cats).

They can have a slight odor to them but most from pet stores are already descented. also the more you bathe them the worse it smells, you are stripping the oils from their coat & they have to produce more. Most people think it would be the oposite thats why they stink. But as long as you wash their bedding & clean their litter boxes you should barely notice any odor.

[kevinrats]

If you're gonna get a fert, you should buy "Ferrets for Dummies." Its a super informative book on everything relating to ferrets! I think you can get it at pretty much any book store.

[HoRsELUvR]

I heard that ferrets are really hyper because my brother's friend has one..They seem like really fun pets though.

[tutebugs]

I would suggest doing a TON of research before you get a ferret. It really sounds to me like you haven't done much at all. A ferret requires a lot of attention and money. Make sure you know everything before you get one. You can email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

[Rio and Me]

Well thanks for your email addy, and concern for my ferret to be but I know enough to care for the ferret well, my friend is very experianced and will put me right on anything i do wrong.
I've planed the cage and everything (not got it yet but know what i'm getting).
It's things like meat treats and how often i dont know, and if they like a small piece of bone to chew and what kind etc, he/she will be on highly recomened top quailty manufacted biscuit.
when ive got one, (very hard to find one round here ) i will post pics of cage etc.
Ky and Rio

[tutebugs]

Sometimes top quality food is really top quality junk, I'm sure there's someone on here that can post a food comparison chart so you can see just what foods are good. I wouldn't let a ferret chew on a bone, they could choke or get too big of a piece and get a blockage. They have lots of special treats for ferrets, giving one daily is probably good. Make sure you give lax daily and probably ferretone for vitamins. You can also feed a straight meat diet, making up your own food. Also, you can try duck soup, most ferrets, but mine, seem to like it.

[Rio and Me]

Finding anything for a ferret like food, toys, treats and eccesories are very hard to find, the brand of food that i will be getting (the only brand ive ever seen) is James wellbeloved ferret complete.
My local petshop sells only this, a couple of harness etc the bare minnimum.
I will have to ask my friend where she getts her ferritone.
ok so bones are out of the question.
my friend feeds boiled chicken, boiled fish and beef, a couple of times aweek (she allso feeds James wellbeloved).
What is Lax?
and we dont get duck soup or anything like that here.
Thanks
Ky and Rio

[tutebugs]

Duck soup isn't something you get, it's something you make. http://www.wuzzles.com/ferrets/docum...isducksoup.htm
That's all i could find on it right now, I'm in a hurry but just maybe search this forum and you might find some recipes. Lax is a laxative that ferrets should have weekly so they don't get hairballs or blockages because surgery for blockages is very expensive.

[Rio and Me]

opps sorry for my ignorance,lol
Do you get Lax from a vetrenarian? that duck soup looks worth a shot, when i eventually get one.Ky and Rio

[tutebugs]

Originally posted by Rio and Me
opps sorry for my ignorance,lol
Do you get Lax from a vetrenarian? that duck soup looks worth a shot, when i eventually get one.Ky and Rio

No no no, you're not ignorant, don't say that. A lot of ppl aren't sure what it is. You can get lax from a pet store or online. The one site I know for sure has it is www.theferretstore.com

[Rio and Me]

Thanks i'll look for a UK site to buy it as petshop are highly unlikly to have it on sale. Thanks Ky and Rio

[tutebugs]

You can order it right off the site I gave you, shipping is quite cheap for overseas according to a friend that ordered.

[Rio and Me]

Ok thanks ill have a brouse, you wouldnt imagian how impossible it is to find hammocks and assories in any petshops round here,lol Ky and Rio