Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / January 2006

Just sent this email to 8 in 1:
2006 is the year that educated ferret owners are going to speak out
about what is on the shelves for uneducated ferret owners and we intend
to have recalled or reformulated those foods/treats for the benefit of

Have you ever given a ferret desiccated liver? It is freeze-dried raw cow
liver.
Dog trainers and handlers sometimes use this as a "super treat", keeping a
small pieces in their pockets just to keep the dog's attention.

Is newsgroups broken?  Last post I received was 2 days ago......

Mad-eye Moody turns Malfoy into a dark-eyed white ferret for picking on
Harry.
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/video/fullstory2.html?=potterclip

Because they are not fear-biters, ferrets are particularly interesting to
work with in terms of nipping. But let's face it: this is the main concern
of new or prospective ferret owners.
I'd like to hear from the group on this. How do you work with a little

I know that problems w/ some 8-in-1 products have been mentioned on this, &
other, boards. But I just thought I'd pass my recent experiences w/ them on
to you.
My guys love chicken flavored Ferretbites - they LOVE them! They're the

(Please cut and past this email in its entirety instead of just hitting
'forward' - it makes it easier to read as this (hopefully) makes its
way around the ferret community.  Thanks!)
ALL FERRET OWNERS - PLEASE READ THIS AND SEND TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL

As some of you know, I've been doing a lot of research on ferrets and
came across some conflicting information that I wanted to go over with
some others here.
I heard that cat food (kitten food) is good for a ferret, but there's

Yesterday, my wife was fooling around with Bacchus, our 18 mos old sable
male.  She had a box of "holiday mix", salted nuts and cold cereal chunks.
She gave Bacchus a little piece of rice cheks.  He grabbed it and ran under
the couch in his usual hide-the-food routine.

I'm contemplating getting a ferret, because I heard it's a pretty
trainable, and fun to play with (likes to do a lot of stuff).  I've
been doing my research, though, and came up with some information about
ferrets that are violent and mean.  What I mean by this is a ferret

SHOULD I GIVE MY FERRET ANY SUPPLEMENTS?
Linatone and Ferretone are two very popular vitamin supplements. Once
ferrets get a taste of them(and you may have a hard time getting picky
eaters to take a taste), they will usually do anything for more. However, no