Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / April 2006

I bathe our 2-year-old Bacchus every couple three months or so.  Not because
he smells bad, but rather because his coat gets soiled from crawling around
in dusty, dirty places in our basement.  Sooner or later the dreaded day
comes when he gets doused with lukewarm waters under ...

Ok all you exsperts i need help, i thought that the mix i was giving
Azrella was good[ half Zupreem and half Marshalls].  i have been
looking at the food charts periodicly and i thought that i was doing
good, but now i wonder all the charts are different  they all recomend

Some of you already know, but my sweet little chihuahua Abigail was
poisoned on Monday.  She died early yesterday morning.  Having Bean
with me is probably the only thing keeping me together.  He looks for
her and is sleeping more than usual, but otherwise seems to be doing

I was wondering because i saw a past post about bi-odor and someone
posted that it doesnt work but the Marshalls ferret food is what makes
them stink.  I have a 4 month old ferret names Jumanji and he is a
Marshall ferret and i was scared to take him off of that food because i

What do you have that wasn't designed for ferrets or even pets ...
that's ferret safe ... that your ferrets love to play with?  Not just
admire, swipe and stash ... something they play with often?
Bean's is a 4" diameter hard plastic nubbly massage therapy ball

I've just realized I hadn't posted anything concering Riley's illness.
After two more blood sugar tests and test changes in Prednisone,Dr  Stewart
diagnosed Atypical Insulinoma.  With 0.25 ml of Prednisone twice daily and a
refined diet (Totally Ferret), Riley has improved ...

Yesterday I discovered a new game for my fuzzies (well...for one at
least). I was getting ready to go outside and gather up trash and
brush. I pulled out a contracter's bag (big garbage bag) and shook it
to open it up. Well, the noise was enough to draw Petey into the

Bean is just a little over four months' old, and he's had a bit of a
growth spurt.  He is now 3 pounds, 4 ounces, and yes, that is an 18"
ruler next to him:
http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/sistahelen/?action=view&current=bigbean.jpg

I like to keep my fuzzies entertained with lots of toys and games and
places to hide and explore. But now I'm thinking about trying a
different sort of enrichment. I want to offer my fuzzies different
kinds of food besides their daily diet. Right now they are fed a

Out of my three fuzzies, I only have one that is not descented. I
haven't had any issues with odors outside of the regular musky ferret
scent which I can't bear to wash away (bath day is not much fun at my
house). But I was wondering if anyone else has or has previously had

Has anyone else noticed a sudden price jump on Marshall ferrets?  I
regularly head out to the handful pet shops around my area that sell
ferrets, just to play with 'em, and give 'em some lovin'.  Day before
last, I happened upon the most beautiful little ferret I've ever seen,

Marshall's ferret food top five ingrediants are:
Chicken By-Product, Herring Meal, Corn, Cod Fish, Chicken Liver (
http://www.marshallpet.com/mpproducts/ingredients.asp )
Fish is the second ingredient, and I assume the reason there are 2

I just got a ferret and he needs to have his first distemper shot this
week.  I read at http://www.ferretuniverse.com/health/distemper.asp
that ferrets should get Purevax-D or Galaxy-D and I should avoid
Fervac-D.  From everything I've read, ferrets need canine distemper

I see that most people have 2 or more ferrets.  I just got one and I
was wondering if he's happy enough not having another ferret in his
cage with him.  We have 2 dogs and a cat, so he has company when we're
not home.  He has made great friends with the cat, they chase each