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Getting Rid of Ferret Stains and Odor

Does anyone have suggestions for cleaning ferret stains and odor?

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Low Cost Veterinarians Near Glen Burnie Maryland

My ferret I recently bought is sick. At first he just stopped playing. He still eats and drinks regularly, but he is really lethargic now and now has diarrhea with a little blood. He's not cleaning himself.

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Ferret Food Tips

Back in the old days, people fed their ferrets kitten or cat food, instead of ferret food. I was looking at the ingredients, and I saw the protein was less in the cat/kitten food and there was just as much of the other vitamins that were in the cheap ferret food.

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Use Tile to Make Cage Cleaning Easier

I picked up a smooth tile to use as a dry erase board, then decided to use it instead for the ferret cage. Although I have a meatloaf pan in the cage for a litter box, I put the tile in the corner where the ferret sometimes goes, and it is so easy to clean up.

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Ferret Play Pit

Take a storage container, the kind you can slide under a bed (not to do that but easier access for your ferrets) buy plastic Easter eggs, also can be found at garage sales very cheaply or go to dollar tree, even wait till after Easter.

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Caring For A Pet Ferret

First, go on freecycle.org and get a ferret cage by joining and then offering something like a couple of t-shirts, and then request a used ferret cage, that is two or three stories high, or buy one.

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Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets

Be it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.

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Freshen a Ferret Cage

I have been hanging a plastic sandwich bag, open, on the outside of the cage with a 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla in it. It seems to help freshen the area around the cage. Any other ferret freshness ideas?

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Thrifty Fleece for Ferret Furnishings

Instead of buying super expensive fleece hammocks and bedding for ferrets or other small fuzzy animals, I buy old fleece winter hats and baby blankets from the thrift stores.

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Is Salt Flea Treatment Safe For Ferrets?

Is the salt treatment safe for killing fleas with a ferret in the house? Is there anything I can bathe him in (maybe Dawn Dish soap) to kill the fleas on him right away?

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Setting Up a Cage For A Ferret

Or, perhaps we should say, setting up a cage for ferrets, because they are generally happier in pairs. The type of cage you select depends on how much time your ferret will be spending in it.

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Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets

Christmas Treats For Our Beloved PetsBe it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.


Setting Up a Cage For A Ferret

Setting Up a Cage For A FerretOr, perhaps we should say, setting up a cage for ferrets, because they are generally happier in pairs. The type of cage you select depends on how much time your ferret will be spending in it.