Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / November 2004

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posting Forgeries to random groups, with the *Followup-To* header set
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I think this subject is common enough, as I myself have read time and time
again about ferrets nipping and the usual methods of teaching them to be
more gentle. I thought id post my particular problem to see if I can at
least understand why my little buddy is doing it.

After leaving out an empty plastic washing up bowl I have found that two of
my ferrets enjoy flipping it over on top of themselves and running around
the carpet, it's one of the funniest ferret behaviours that I have seen yet.
SW

I have a four y o boy who lately, about 2 to 3 weeks, has gotten VERY
skinny, he always went up and down in weight but this time was more
than usual and also has been sleeping and laying a lot. He also has
diarrhea mixed with, I can't explain it any better than, birdseeds.

I am presently feeding Marshalls Ferret food. And they will not
go for
anything else. They will separate it out and leave it laying.
I am a little concerned with my little runt Daisy. Her weight

After eating dogs, cats and dolphins on Thanksgiving, I'll now try
Thanksgiving ferrets.
Can you recommend some good recipes?

On http://home.wanadoo.nl/defret/inenten.htm I have read the following:
"Most diseases are not common and very easy to prevent, no raw porkmeat, no
raw chickenmeat or eggs (Pasteurelosses) and no spoiled food."
Those of you who feed your ferrets raw food, do you cook it prior to ...

This past summer, I was part of a study with Oxbow for a new critical care diet
for carnivores - we fed ferrets this diet only for 5 days, weighing them each
day and reporting the results back to Oxbow - what we found is that the diet is
much more palatable than the traditional ...

Just cos I haven't seen *any* posts up for several hrs, just thought I'd see
if it's me or the ng.
Yeah, I know....I flunked.   ;-)

Hi all, I've copied this post from a different new group that is for the UK,
I thought it might be of some interest here and if anyone at all knows of
anyone that can help, this is a desperate situation.
Michele

    After many years as a ferret parent (five fur-kids and one very senior
foster fert), I lost my last boy, Bear, just late this previous week.
He had a low blood-sugar episode (yes, he had insulinoma) late at night,
and was rushed forty minutes' drive to an emergency clinic in ...

Being a new proud owner of two ferrets (Biter and Mrva), I am interested in
medical procedures that are recommended in the near future.
Biter and Mrva are male and female fuzzies, 6 months old each. They are not
related.

Did anyone else order a yearbook from Marta?  We got ours in the mail
a couple of days ago & we've barely been able to put it down.  It's
one of the best things we've ever done with the babies & it's very
well put together.  Some of the images of the fuzzums are hilarious.  

well looks like they're fixin to take Rico next week.  I called it a custody
battle but that wernt a right way to put it.  I knew I wuz jest keepin him
'til daughter got moved to her new place.  I tried talkin her into lettin
him stay, but she said no she misses him.  Now I'm gonna ...

Anyone have any experience with this or know anything about it?  
MissD is a little over two & in the last two months has become
extremely aggressive with Simon & Sara.  She also fights the old
ladies thru the bars of their cage.  She does not fight Theodore or