Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / January 2004

I saw on Animal Planet <http://animal.discovery.com/> once where someone
had a few cats and had created walkways for them throughout the house.
These walkways where basically boards (very nicely done) hung about
10-12" from the ceiling, and went from room to room-they had ...

I've been reading and reading and of course everything you read
suggests something different. So I give the question to the group,
What do you feed your ferrets?
I was hit by ferret math through christmas, we had one and wanted to

Does anyone know anything about this.  We have a female albino (white w/ red
eyes).  Every time she wakes up she is shivering or shaking.  It passes in a
few minutes, but i am wondering if this is common or if I should be
concerned.

Just read on another newsgroup this nifty tip about how to get 'no-error'
litterbox habits from ferrets who are only part-time users.
The person used an 18"x18"x24" rubbermaid-type tub WITH LID and keep the lid
on it.   Cut a couple of holes in each side so they can see out - high

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2003/mar2003/mar03leb.htm
Do you work for food?

I'm not entirely certain that the vet we use is as up on ferrets as he might
be.  If anyone knows of THE local ferret doc in the Oklahoma City area, I'd
sure love to hear from you.
Thanks,

Looks like we'll be headed back to the vet this week.  :(  He was off pred
for maybe a day or two (we ran out) and when we got him back on, it wasn't
two or three days later that he had more lumps on him again.  I've been
working constantly and Jason's been home so he's been letting ...

 Friday evening Sadie and Riley came out for their nightly romp.  They both
disappeared after a nice frolic, with mum & dad, the cats and dogs, as per
usual.  They normally go sleep someplace then reappear to play more and eat.
 I didn't see Saidie again until last night.  We had ...

I tried a Hepa air filter today. It seems to help with Ferret odor. Has anyone
tried an ionized filter? Would it do a better job?
I keep the cage clean, clean droppings as they happen and change litter every 2
days. I also wash the bedding twice weekly. Baths once ebery 3-4 months.

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Don't take it too seriously. :)

I just got a ferret for xmas. He is just a baby, and he screams ALOT in his
cage. I thought it was teething, but he still does it. I feed him, clean
him, give him water.... why does he still scream? we dont allow him to
wonder the house, bc of a big mean dog and 2 cats that want ...

Back at the beginning of December, Joven curled up for one last long sleep.
He was my first and only ferret for these last 8 years.  In that time he had
no contact with other ferrets, just people and a couple cats (which were his
favorite toys).  I'm not sure Joven even knew he was ...

     I am cross posting this with permission.  This is a kind hearted lady
that never turns a ferret in need away.  She wants to warn others of what
can happen.
     Hello All,

Hi, I've been lurking for a while.
I have a short film taken of our two ferrets for anyone who likes
such items. As the film starts out Butch is on the left with George
to his right. It is about a 3.3 meg avi (that is compressed) 30 s length.

Okay quick history I am mom to three fuzzies, Loki, Ares and Sniffles.Let
the ferts out last night, woke up this morning and two of them are missing.I
have a mArtin's cage that they actually pulled the plastic around the door
off and pushed themselves out between the cage and door ...