I've desided to get a ferret :)

[tutebugs]

Order them of theferretstore.com too....

[lv4dogs]

Lax is short for laxatone it is only one of many many different brands of hairball solutions, you can even use vasaline, I know many ferret & cat owners that do & lots of ferrets also like it! You can add ferretone to the vaseline to give it an extra taste. this will not illiminate blockages & hairballs just helps to prevent them, they can still get them though.

I personally feed my kids raw meat right on the bones (anything but pork & that is only because of the intestineal parrasites & other diseaeses & such).

duck soup can be made in many different ways here is one site w/ recipes:
http://ferretville.net/health/soup.html
once i get a good grinder I will be using a very similar recipe to the first one listed on that page


These are the main ingredients I ussually use, sometimes I may leave out one or 2 things:
1 can a/d (science diet from vets)
1 jar gerber chicken baby food (stage 2)
1-1.5 cup left over kibble crumbs (ferret food)
approx. 1-1.5 cups water or homemade chicken broth (canned is too high in sodium, even the low sodium)
1-1.5 cups cooked chicken (dark meat is better for them)

Cook the chicken, save the broth, tear into small chunks, set aside
grind kibble in blender until tiny chunks/powder like substance
slowly add all ingredients into the blender, add water/broth last so you can determine the thickness of the soup you want. If you want to make it more concentrated leave it thick. then pour into ice cube trays & freeze. To feed thaw one cube per ferret, melt in microwave or just leave in fridge overnight, if it is too thick just add a little water right before serving.

You can add pedialyte instead of water if your fuzzie is sick/dehydrated.
You can also adda touch of heavy whipping cream after you thaw the cube to put a little weight on a skinny ferret.

it may take a ferret a little while to take to it but dont give up, be persistant, it is important you get your ferret on this in case it should ever becme ill.



as far as ferret food goes i feed a mixture of
zupreem
totally ferret
sheperd & green (sometimes)
felidae cat food
walmarts maximum nutrition kitten food

i'm also going ot start to feed the ferret stores supirior choice

[lv4dogs]

as far as toys go you can make lots of them yourself, & you can use lots of other cheap alternatives. Just be careful you dont get any rubber toys (kongs may be ok or other really hard rubber but supervise to make sure they dont eat it) here are some examples of what i use

empy boxes (most ferrets like these better than the toy that came in the box)

rice box (fill a rubbermaid type container w/ LONG GRAIN UNCOOKED REGULAR RICE ONLY) they love it

fill a box w/ shredded paper, toilet paper (no rolls though they can become lodged into the tube), old clothes

blankets (they love blanket piles)

dryer hose (the plastic type that stretches)

baby toys (great & cheap at garage sales, thrift stores etc)

most cat toys

plastic easter eggs (can fill w/ pieces of kibble so it jingles & they get a treat if they open it)

plastic grocery store bags (under supervision)

let your imagination run wild, they love just about anything. They do get bored of the same toys so I divide my toys in different groups & alternante what batch they get. I do this every 2-3 days, you can also place them outside so they get different smells on them, its like new toys all over again to them.

[lv4dogs]

http://www.neeps.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ult...ubb=forum;f=10

this is a great community (from the ferret store)
hope to see you there, i'm chaotic chaos on that board!!

[Rio and Me]

Thanks for the tips, i know they are mad on plastic bags and piles of blankets,lol
Ky and Rio

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by Rio and Me
Thanks for the tips, i know they are mad on plastic bags and piles of blankets,lol
Ky and Rio

anytime, if you have any more ?'s just pm or e-mail me.

cant wait to see pics of your fuzzie when you get one!!

[Rio and Me]

It may be some time but when i get do get one youll defenatly get pics.
I have let my two local petshops know that i would like thwem to to keep an eye out for one for me.
I have 2 cage's lined up from each shop (in case one gets sold)
In the mean time its reseach,lol
Ky and Rio