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Looking After Your Ferret

Housing

Ferrets are usually housed in large ferret hutches outside although they must be positioned in an area out of direct wind and rain (weather proof).

WARNING : DO NOT USE CREOSOTE IT IS DEADLY TO YOUR FERRET!

Ensure that your ferret is clean by removing the droppings daily and placing fresh sawdust in their place. Luckily the ferret will use the same toilet area all the time.

Diet

A balanced healthy diet is key to the welfare of your ferret. A ferret’s diet can be judged by their droppings. A good diet would produce firm, dark with little odour droppings. A poor diet will be entirely the opposite, loose light and extremely smelly. Ferrets are natural meat eaters, therefore you should try and provide them with a relatively natural diet although alternatives are also available.

Water. Ensure that water is changed regularly and that they always have a good supply. Bowls of water are not particularly good as they can be spilt or contaminated with food, bedding and droppings. A gravity fed drinking bottle is always a good method. However, do not let the bottle build up with algae, as this may upset your ferrets stomach.

You can feed your ferret daily on dry food specially formulated for ferrets.

Cat food is also an alternative as it is higher in protein than dog food.

Day old chicks can be provided as a treat perhaps once or twice a month. More than that may cause health problems.

Food additives – minerals and vitamins are essential to good health and a daily balance is important just as much as it is for humans.

Handling and exercise

Regular handling is essential and is something that you must begin as soon as possible. The ferret will learn to trust you and vice versa.

Pick up your ferret by the scruff of the neck, supporting its under-body with your other hand. It feels natural to the ferret. It is also a little more difficult for your ferret to try to nip you. The more you handle the less the chance that this will happen.

Give your ferret plenty of room for exercise, they need it! This must be supervised if it does not have a secure area to play.

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Ferrets are usually housed in large ferret hutches outside although they must be positioned in an area out of direct wind and rain (weather proof).

new shelter dog is just aggressive with us need advice?

we have a new shelter dog with us. he is half JRT and half beagle, named CAMO. he's a year old, been had him about a week now. have 3 mentally retarded folks living here and 4 normal adults living here. Camo jumps at some of us he knows are scared of us and barks, snarls and tries to bites. the adults that ain't scared he lets pet em and walk em. sometimes tries to nip etc. how can we stop the biting and barking actions though? we tap him twice on the nose and tell him to stop but he comes back aggressive and tries to retaliate or we bang on a loud pot and say "NO!" and it still don't phase him! Sigh we are becoming fustruated with the constant biting actions and aggression. there's no training places near us we're in a too small town. need tips we can train him on that works. ty.

Your answer seems to be in your question,he will bark and snarl at the people who are scared of him..and then allow the people who are not scared of him to pet and walk him!

He has come from a shelter,he is scared and unsure at the moment..and by tapping him on the nose and making loud noises will only make it worse

Dogs have great senses,they will sense if you are scared and act on it..this is why the people that are not scared of him can handle him.

Try to gain his trust..give him some treats out of your hand..show him the treats in your hand and call him to come and take them etc.

Watch how the people who are not scared of him walk pass him..approach him..pet him etc.
So then you can say ok that's how we have to be around him,make sure that you are calm and in-control.

It will take a while for him to settle in,but with a positive,calm environment he should be fine.
Good luck with him

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