Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / July 2003

Gadget has lost a lot of weight.  I know that it is normal for them to drop
some during the summer months, but he's actually kinda boney.
He seems perfectly normal otherwise; he's eating well, drinking & playing as
usual.  His poo seems normal.  He's probably fine, but I thought I'd ...

One of my boys, Loki, is getting...seriously fat. What's the beast means of
controlling a ferret's weight? I'm trying to get him out on walks more
often, but it only seems to be helping marginally. Controlling how much food
I give isn't an option as I hve two in the same cage.

This might sound a stupid question to some, but I'm feeling confused and
needed to ask.
My little girl is due for her Distemper/rabies shot.  Is this *really*
necessary for a "in-house" animal?  Is these shots *safe* for ferrets?

My ferret has a habit of taking off with a banana peel after my son eats the
banana, he (ferret not son) jumps from couch to TV tray and grabs the peel
and hauls butt.  I get it away and he just glares at me.  Also has this
thing about potatoes,  grabs one then takes off with it, he ...

This might have been asked before, in which case I apologize for the
redundancy.  I reside in the Northern VA area.  While I had a *huge*
suply of wood pellets I brought with me when I moved, it has dwindled
overtime and I'm down to a couple of bags.  I wonder if ferret lovers

Not to be an alarmist, but I read an article in the on-line version of the
Chicago Tribune about Wednesday's City Council meeting. The meeting covered
the usual topics: traffic scofflaws, traffic light monitoring, etc. What
concerned me was the second to last paragraph:

I'm getting 2 ferrets soon and I would like to know if feline pine is a good
litter for them or not.  If not what would you recommend.

Does anyone else notice their ferrets dying every now and then only to get
better?

I know that this is commonly discussed here, so please forgive my
redundancy.  Our little girl, who is a year and half old, has lost just
enough hair at the tip of her tail to be noticable.  I can't get her to the
vet until next Monday, "unless it's an emergency", so I thought I'd ...

is a normal, healthy, 9-week old male ferret supposed to be COMPLETELY
INSANE?
our new boy, Pippin, is non-stop, high speed activity.  Poor Gadget can't
get any peace!  i have never seen such hyperactivity in an animal in my