Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / September 2003

I keep my ferret in the bathroom when I'm not home, which I consider a lot
kinder than keeping him in a small cage. In there he has two litterboxes,
yet he insists on using the corner behind the door, the one spot where it
is impossible to put a litterbox.

what is the best thing to do about ferrets and fleas....
i will check the ferretcentral and ferret.org (i think)
but any personal ways would help...

My little ferret girl, Sharon, is about a year and a half old.  I've grown a
little concerned about her size however...she just seems far too tiny.  I
know females stay small, and I work for a vet, but I was hoping that those
of you that have females could reply with their weight ...

I have a female ferret, named Peanut, and.. the other day found
fleas..what do I use to take care of them?

I'd have throttled him by now!
After months of yelling, confinement to fuzzy jail til he's sorry, and
generally tearing my hair out - the lil sod STILL insists on digging in his
litter box until the entire contents, sh.t n all, are scattered all over the

I've just been trying to clean DC's ears.
I've never tried to do this before because my original pair (Rumpus and
Biffa) never seemed to be having any discomfort.
Recently (within the last month) I've noticed that DC has been running along

The waardensburg gene is the gene responsible for the white markings on
what would otherwise be colored ferrets. If your ferret is a black eyed
white (not an albino w/ red eyes, those are different) a largely white
ferret with some strands of color here and there, or a dark or ...