Extreme Weezils : Ferret Facts - What YOU Need to Know About Ferrets

will eventually find a way to get around your supposed ferret-proofed areas, despite your own satisfaction that you did the perfect job

There always seems to be some sort of forgotten plant or item left out where the ferrets can get at it, or the ferrets magically become able to reach the seemingly unreachable.

are NOT cage animals and should be confined to their cage as little as possible, allowing for a minimum of four hours of play time outside cage per day, supervised, in a ferret - proofed area

This is one of the biggest mistakes ferret owners seem to be making. Caging a ferret for too many hours in a day leads to a bored ferret; responsible for bad behaviors such as biting, nipping, cloth chewing, cage biting, and digging in the litter or food containers. Allowing a ferret to be caged for too long equates to abuse, despite your best intentions ...

make great companion animals ONLY FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE [... see What It Takes To Be Owned By Ferrets to find out who these people are ...]

can catch human influenza [the flu] and exhibit cold-like symptoms such as wheezing and sneezing

are considered adults at 1 year of age, males weighing up to 4 or 5 lbs. and females 2 to 3 lbs

male ferrets tend to be more affectionate while females are more curious to the point of refusing to be held for long - although this is a common occurence, our six ferrets are equally snuggly while at times also refuse to be held

live to about 5 to 10 years old, depending on the health history, proper nutrition, and genetics

are a lot of fun and gratifying to have as companion animals but FERRETS REQUIRE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK

can be trained to do things from using the litter box, at least to get up to an 80% hit rate, to recognizing various words like their own names and nicknames

have the grace and speed of magicians, able to make objects and themselves disappear at will, even if you look away 'just for a second'

must have several hours a day interaction with you, the human owner, as well as outside the cage and even own ferret room [... see Ferret Fun and Games for ideas for you and your ferret ...]

are available in many different colors, from the all white albino to the nearly completely black chocolate sable

require special ferret - specific food, toys, and various paraphenilia that can add up to quite a lot of money

will find trouble anywhere they can make it, despite how cute they look

require a high level of intellectual stimulation as they are highly intellegent animals, comparible to cats and dogs say a few studies

This means you have to really be clever to outsmart a ferret if you do not want him getting into something. They have an uncanny ability to get bored seemingly in relation to how much a toy costs: the more money you spend on something, the less interested the ferret is in it, and vice versa. Of course this works only if you don't have obscene amounts of money lying around needing to be spent, in which case it wouldn't drive us all so crazy and therefore not done by said ferret.


FERRET : 1. to hound or harry relentlessly .. hound, hunt, or trace 2. hunting with ferrets ... hunt down, run, track down 3. discover, find ... search and discover through persistent investigation
Ferrets: will eventually find a way to get around your supposed ferret-proofed areas, despite your own satisfaction that you did the perfect job There always seems to be some sort of forgotten plant or item left out where the ferrets can get at it, or the ferrets magically become able to reach the seemingly unreachable. are NOT cage animals and should be confined to their cage as little as possible, allowing for a minimum of four hours of play time outside cage per day, supervised, in a ferret - proofed area This is one of the biggest mistakes ferret owners seem to be making. Caging a ferret for too many hours in a day leads to a bored ferret; responsible for bad behaviors such as biting, nipping, cloth chewing, cage biting, and digging in the litter or food containers. Allowing a ferret to be caged for too long equates to abuse, despite your best intentions ... make great companion animals ONLY FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE [... see *What It Takes To Be Owned By Ferrets* to find out who these people are ...] can catch human influenza [the flu] and exhibit cold-like symptoms such as wheezing and sneezing are considered adults at 1 year of age, males weighing up to 4 or 5 lbs. and females 2 to 3 lbs male ferrets tend to be more affectionate while females are more curious to the point of refusing to be held for long - although this is a common occurence, our six ferrets are equally snuggly while at times also refuse to be held live to about 5 to 10 years old, depending on the health history, proper nutrition, and genetics are a lot of fun and gratifying to have as companion animals but FERRETS REQUIRE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK can be trained to do things from using the litter box, at least to get up to an 80% hit rate, to recognizing various words like their own names and nicknames have the grace and speed of magicians, able to make objects and themselves disappear at will, even if you look away 'just for a second' must have several hours a day interaction with you, the human owner, as well as outside the cage and even own ferret room [... see Ferret Fun and Games for ideas for you and your ferret ...] are available in many different colors, from the all white albino to the nearly completely black chocolate sable require special ferret - specific food, toys, and various paraphenilia that can add up to quite a lot of money will find trouble anywhere they can make it, despite how cute they look require a high level of intellectual stimulation as they are highly intellegent animals, comparible to cats and dogs say a few studies This means you have to really be clever to outsmart a ferret if you do not want him getting into something. They have an uncanny ability to get bored seemingly in relation to how much a toy costs: the more money you spend on something, the less interested the ferret is in it, and vice versa. Of course this works only if you don't have obscene amounts of money lying around needing to be spent, in which case it wouldn't drive us all so crazy and therefore not done by said ferret.