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Hi /an/nimals
I hae been thinking on getting a ferret, but i don't know shit about ferrets. can you post high and lows of having a ferret. How is it different than having a cat(i had one)
thanks.
>> Anonymous
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its NOTHING like having a cat!! (i have both) ferrets need a lot! a big cage, lots of toys, and AT LEAST 4 hours of your time a day to play. you need to fully "ferret proof" your house becouse they will get into anything and everything they can. you have to clean there cage and litter box DAILY and clean there bedding weekly,they need to be on a strict high protein diet (that gets a bit pricey) they need to get yearly shots and yearly checkups. they have some common illnesses that they get such as Adrenal disease, lymphoma, and insulinoma. i.b.d. is another one (one of my boys suffers w/ this:(). they are amazing animals but they cost a lot of money if you want to keep them the right way and not as some novelty pet kept in a cage. think long and hard. i have a friend that got 2 ferts when she moved out of her house a few months ago and now shes begging me to take them becouse she cant care for them the wy they need to be cared for....

pic is my 3 little punks
>> Anonymous
You can't trust them out of the cage except under very specific circumstances, so whenever you end up being busy with life your ferret will be rotting in its cage so if you're in school or college do not get a ferret.
If you're going to get a ferret, get at least two, don't get only one. Also, they smell, they fucking smell a lot and many people hate it, esp if the ferret's food is fish based. You'll spend more time battling the ferret's smell than actually playing with the fuzzy.

Training them borders on impossible most of the time. Mine got the unbearable habit of flipping its litterbox over whenever it got bored, shit and everything. There was no way I could train him to stop, so I had to glue it down to the cage. Keep this in mind as well.
>> Anonymous
Ferrets are very prone to biting. Even if you raise them from infants @_@
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>>340092
none of my ferrets have continued to bight into adulthood..? unless you allow play bighting as a baby to continue into adult hood (just like a dog or a cat)

>>340086
and as far as smell gose, yes, your house will always have a mucky odor, and YES company knows when a house has ferrets in it, but so long as you keep up w/ cage and bedding cleaning you wont be "battling the ferret's smell than actually playing with the fuzzy."

i love my ferrets, and they are a lot of work to maintain the smell and there manners, but they are well worth it if you have the time to do it... allot yourself about 45 minutes or so of cleaning time a day, although I've mastered it WELL under a half an hour and at least a few hours of supervised, INVOLVED, out of cage play time. if you have that kind of time daily (and who REALLY does) then a ferret is the right pet. if not, dont bother becouse you would just be neglecting the little beasts.

you also may need a "disposable income" as these animals need a lot of vet care in there lives. there food also costs an ASS load, and most people say its better to feed them more then one type of food (mine eat 3)

they are a lot to handle, in my opinion more then a dog or a cat! they need a lot, but they give a lot to. i love these guys and i wouldn't trade them for anything, but know what your getting into before your getting into it or you honestly will be sorry!

pic is 2 of my 3<3 Brewster(dark sable) and Gulliver (D.E.W.)
>> cichlid !!WhOQyKVA829
>>340086
Pretty much this.

HIGHS:
- They are very cute and will make you smile every day.
- Ferrets are in a state of perpetual youth. They will always act like kittens/puppies.
- They are full of personality, and are always willing to play.
- They are a some-what unique or exotic pet to some people.
- Can be litterbox trained.

LOWS:
- Smell.
- Expensive and not very long lived
- Generally suffer from frequent illnesses. (Make sure you have a good ferret vet in your area, you WILL be going there)
- Must have 3 to 4 hours outside of their cage a day.
- You MUST watch and interact with them during these play hours.
- Very difficult and time consuming to train. Dispite litter training they will frequently tip over litter box and crap elsewhere.
- Destructive. If you have carpet, they will dig and rip it up when unsupervised. Anything with rubber will be chewed and destroyed. I have personally lost 2 remotes and 3 game controllers. You MUST ferret proof your entire house.

What i recommend: Find a friend with a ferret. Talk to them about it. If you don't know anyone with a ferret, visit a ferret shelter. There are many of these due to the large amount of people who buy ferrets without researching them before hand... This way you can handle the ferrets and get a feel their smell and behavior.
>> Anonymous
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>- Can be litterbox trained.

LIIIIEEEEESSSSS
>> Anonymous
Having read through the posts in the thread, I don't understand how anyone can keep a a ferret. How can you spare 3-4 hours a day just to play with it?
>> Anonymous
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I've only been a ferret owner for a few years.

I got my first ferret, Tizm, from a pet store when she could just fit in my hand. I think because she was alone she was very easy to train. She always seemed eager to please and we rewarded her with ferret treats. As she got older we stopped putting her back in the cage and let her run free through the entire house(we had litter boxes placed around for her on each floor).

She even went outside in the snow, she was such a darling(that's her in the picture). But we had an accident when some people were staying over at our house and someone pushed her between the couch and the wall. :<

I didn't even want to consider ferrets as another pet, just because I felt if I did I'd be replacing her, but I ended up adopting 2 baby boys(Loki and Icabod). They are a bit of a handful.

Despite using the same training, and even other methods, we keep them in their cages most of the day and let them out in the morning and in the evening for exercise. They're housebroken and use their litter boxes, but at least once a week there's a plop of poop on the floor where it shouldn't be.

Ferrets as pets are wonderful, mine remind me of kittens. They're fun to play with and just make me laugh even on the worst of days. But they need to see the vet often. Tons of litter and food. Space to run around in and shitloads of attention(especially if you choose to get a single ferret).

It is not a pet to be taken lightly and I can't explain to you how many times I have company come over and freak out because my house is infested with "Weasels!"

Ferrets require much attention and training. I honestly wouldn't even recommend them as a pet to anyone unless they could handle babysitting mine.

A cat is a walk in the park in comparison.
>> Anonymous
>>340486

In the morning when I wake up I let them out and play for a bit until it's time to go to work.

When I get home from I let them out and goof around with them while I make dinner/clean.

But I have two, and sometimes they'll just chase each other up and down the stairs for half an hour or jump around in the bathtub.
>> Anonymous
>>340092

Bullshit, etc.
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>>340491
i tottaly agree! i actualy try to talk people OUT of ferrets even though i have 3 of my own! thye are just so much! i love them but i just dont know anyone thats crazy enough to take the time i do for them!!!!

pic is my boy Dunkin in his red bandana!!!!!!!!!:)
>> Anonymous
they stink
>> Anonymous
lol ferrets sound like horrible pets

brb buying a cobra as it is much better of a pet in comparison