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How to Find your Ferret

How to Find your Ferret
Once you have decided that you want a new pet you should consider your available options for acquiring your new pet. Unfortunately, there are plenty of pet stores that will sell animals with little to no helpful information or post-purchase support for the new parent. If you are considering buying one listed for sale in the local adds you are gambling on the condition they will be in. There are not too many private breeders in the NW to choose from either. Fortunately, there are a handful or more shelters in the Pacific NW that will help you choose the right pet for you and be delighted to offer post-purchase support. As shelter operators we definitely enjoy hearing how you and your new friend are doing once you get home and are here to help make your adoption a life long success for you and your new pet.
Stephanie from over at Ferret World out of Australia offers a detailed chart, http://www.ferret-world.com/Adopt-a-ferret.html, on what you can expect from a private breeder vs. a pet store vs. a shelter or rescue to help you decide what is right for you.

Learn About Ferrets

Learn About Ferrets

 

Have you seen those great videos on YouTube of silly ferrets dancing about?

Ever wondered what it’s like to actually have one as a pet?

 

Menagerie Mayhem and Petcha provide some real talk about what you need to know and about what to expect in ferret behavior before you bring home your little bundle of fun. Another great way to learn about ferrets is to make an appointment to visit your local ferret shelter.

 

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The Cost of Owning a Ferret

The Cost of Owning a Ferret

How much is that ferret in the window, the one with the waggling tail? Ferrets do waggle their tails when excited, and it is pretty cute. But more importantly, how much is that ferret going to REALLY cost you? Not just to bring him home, but to provide adequate care, nutrition and happiness. Ferrets are expensive pets. They require your time and money. They could be compared to a teenager requesting their allowance and the keys to the car. They even sometimes come with the attitude of a teenager, carefree and adventurous. Also, like teenagers, ferrets require a high quality protein diet and have a high metabolism. It takes a lot of energy to be teenager and a lot more to be a ferret. And while we are on the topic of ferret energy. Did you know a ferret requires several hours of playtime each day to be kept happy. Ferrets love their people and they are going to want to spend their playtime with you. Petcha has put together a great article on how much you can expect to spend to provide for your ferret.

Petcha: Yearly cost of owning a ferret

 

Your Best Friend is a Ferret

Your Best Friend is a Ferret
Is the ferret Man’s Best Friend? Ferrets are truly amazing little creatures. They are friendly, smart and FUN! They make great companions for the right family. Scientific American reports on varied experiments comparing dogs to domestic ferrets and wild Mustelid hybrids. The experiments show evidence of dog-like social-cognitive skills in the domestic ferret. The domestic ferret has similar reactions to things such as eye-contact, food preference tests and pointing.  If you are interested in adding a ferret to your family I suggest you make an appointment to visit your nearby shelter to spend some time with ferrets to see if they are the right pet for you and your family.
Scientific American:ferrets mans other best friend