Learn How NOT To Harm These Fur Kids Questions and Answers About Ferrets

 

Here is a list of common questions about Ferrets and Ferret Care.

 

Answered by Shelter mum Brenda and her 15 years of working with ferrets!

 

General Medical

A New Ferret (s)
** Acclimating new ferret (s) into a business

How do I care for a found ferret?

Odor Issues

Food
** Why and how to mix ferret foods
** Harmful Things Ferrets Should Not Eat!
** Duck Soup Information

Vitamin Supplements
** Laxatone – Ferretone
** Understanding Vitamins

Behavior
** Can I get a cuddle?
** Ferrets living with other pets
** Will ferrets chew my furniture?

Behavior - Biting
** You need to learn how to teach your ferret to trust you, scruffing, hitting, and screaming only causes more biting.

Illegal/Banned Ferrets

Are boy ferrets bigger than girl ferrets?

Ferrets At This Shelter
** Are the ferrets at your shelter de-scented?
** Do you use playpens for "out of cage time"?
** Adoption cost
** Cost of setup for ferrets
** How do you keep the fur kids straight?

Shipping Of Our Ferrets

Ferret Knowledgeable Vet Referrals

Common Ferret Diseases
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Adrenal Gland Disease
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Aleutian Disease aka ADV Disease

Behavior Problems or Adrenal Disease?

Ferret Wheelchair

Ferret scratching more, why and what do I do?

After Surgery Care (Post-op)

How do you give a ferret medication?

Can Ferrets Get Tapeworms?

Can My Ferret Get My Illness?

Sudden Death and Necropsy

Healthy Ferret Poops

Euthanasia 

Hidden Dangers to a Ferret's Health
** Air Cleaners
** Cleaning Products
** Every Day Items that have killed ferrets

** Hot Weather Danger

** Over the Counter Drugs can kill a ferret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Surrender A Ferret To This Shelter

What can happen to the me when I get surrendered?

 

All answers to these questions are from shelter mums many years of experience and the knowledge she has gained from caring for these shelter fur kids.