Pet Forum / Mammals / Ferrets / June 2006

Does any one know where i can just get peices in milwaukee to add to my
cage i allready have a 4 level but i would like to add to it Thanks Suni

first of all many thanks to all who answered my post re "new owner"
Ive brought a large hutch with a good sized run,ivedecided to keep them in
my back yard in a sheltered spot,and bring them in for the coldest months
between december and March,unless i think theyre happier outside ...

Hello just oe more question,ive still not decided to keep the ferets indoors
or outside,i saw a cage today that would have been suitable for indoors,but
im not sure if it is ok cos it has a plastic bottom and sides,which would be
gret for cleaning,but would they chew it up?

    Hi again to the "old-timers" who might remember.  Introductory hi to
those who don't.  Anyway...
    Someone at the office has a DEW that her kids apparently found some
months ago.  I gave them some leftover supplies and such, as well as

http://aquarama63.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_aquarama63_archive.html
Found this blog with several sets of photos of a ball python killing mice.
Is this animal cruelty?

ive dreamed of owning a ferret for many years.i own 2 cats and a dog.before
i purchase one,i want to  read and learn as much as possible on their care
and habität etc.
  It wont be a working ferret,would it be better to keep 2,which is better

I am talking with a ferret shelter about adopting two little guys together.
The first one seems normal and pretty stable but I am choosing one more
between two possible choices.  One has apparently had a small tail tumor
removed but is described as "good to go" by the shelter ...

What is the difference between the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius)
and the domestic ferret (M. p. furo)?
I've seen pictures of polecats, and to me they look identical to sable
ferrets. They seem to be about the same size, too. Apart from the fact

"A leading rabies vaccine manufacturer has voluntarily recalled about
330,000 doses sold nationwide after a vaccinated dog contracted the
deadly disease.
"They don't know why ... the animal contracted rabies," said Kelly

Last night, my husband and I had to make the decision to put our ferret
to sleep.  She had hours of seizures which resulted in blindness and
possible brain damage (if not a tumor that may have been causing it)
and the work to keep her alive would have been extensive, and she was

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Two parts of our family (my wife and myself) are leaving the country for a
year and will be unable to take our two ferrets with us.  York is an almost
three year old 5-lb. boy, Ali is about 4.5 year old girl, much smaller.
We are simply looking for someone in the local area ...

Any one know anything more --

Killconey, aka Killer, crossed the Rainbow Bridge sometime Sunday
night.  She was 7 1/2 yrs old, and suffered from insulinoma and
adrenal.  Anything could've taken her.  She outlived all of our other
breeders and some of her kits.  A ferret breeder recently gave us a

Thank you all for your knowledge & very helpful advice.  My ferret is
perking up with the initial prednisone  compound(mango) that we
purchased. It is such a small bottle(one month's supply) for $50, that
we will definitely take your suggestions to the bank(or the gas