Ferret Care and Maintenance Articles

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Text Box: The ferret in the photo is Gizmo, a personal ferret of FFFH director, David Christy.

Ferrets play harder than cats and dogs. Toys should be checked often for damage. Stuffed toys should not have pellet-type stuffing or chewable plastic parts that could be swallowed.
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Ferrets bite
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Statistically, ferrets bite less than dogs
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Ferrets are mean.
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Ferrets are naturally playful and curious.
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Ferrets stink.
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A ferret's natural "musky" odor is no more noticeable than a dog's smell.
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Ferrets are rodents.
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Ferrets are mustelids, like mink, weasels, and polecats.
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Ferrets eat cat food.
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Cat food is not nutritionally complete for ferrets.
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Any vet that treats "exotic" animals is ok.
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Most vets, even those who treat exotic animals, are not aware of the new protocols for treating ferrets.
 

Ferret Information  Resource Links

Ferret Health List (online vet help)
Ferret Health Resource List
Totally Ferret: Ferret Nutrition
Dr. Bruce Williams
Miami Ferret Org.: Health Care
Ferret Central
Find a ferret shelter, vet or club
 

 

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