My ferret HATES any kind of meat, fish, liver, anything. Raw or cooked
I feed mine Marshall farms ferret food, (15.50 per bag) one bag last around 1 1/2 months. She also gets science diet kitty food as a treat, about 4 tblspoons daily. (i usually mix it up in her food bowl, and she picks through it).
Mine came descented and spayed. She has no odor really, other than if she does not have a bath. I give her baths every 2 weeks, and a nail trimming weekly. If she smells funky, i just rub her down with a 1/2 teaspoon of baby powder, and she smells GREAT! It also helps control their oily skin. (mine smells better after a bath, and she loves bath time.)
You have to clean their cages daily, atleast the potty pan. I dump it and rinse it out daily, and I completely take her cage apart every 2 weeks for a washing. All food/water dishes get rinsed daily and refilled. All toys and hamicks get washed every 2 weeks as well.
Her favorite treats are M&Ms, snicker bars (tiny pieces of course) and cheetos. Ice cream and froot loops, special k, cheerios, just about anything sweet! She loves pepsi and sunkist.
She dislikes raisins, ferret bites, any meat, oranges, anything veggie/fruit. I give her a taste of just about anything, just not in big quanities. A ferret will eat treats until they pop, if you let them.
Mine does not have a cage mate, but I would love her to get one. She dislikes my cats, but my cats love her.
She does dig, and you have to be 100% sure you ferret proof a room before you let it out. Mine found a way to climb up my shoe rack, and get on top of the closet
The vaccines do cost about as much as a dog/cat. They have to get them annually.
My ferret does not bite, only nibbles in play. She does lick and give kisses very well.
Every ferret is different. I would suggest keep going to the petstore, and spend time with different ones. Get the one that best fits you Good luck! I could never imagine how much I would love a ferret, until I got my precious Ferra. She is a dollbaby