Pet ferrets, just like any other pets or even us humans, have widely varying individual personalities. So some ferrets are just a little more, well, “high strung” than others. And this means that if your ferret displays aggressive behavior or tries to bite and nip, you need to determine the cause of this feisty ferret…
Do you have a problem of thievery in your house? Well, I do! And the little thieves are named Rikki Tikki Tavi and Awesome Possum. Actually, Rikki is my biggest thief. Possum is my little clown. I actually should say Possum is my “big” clown. He is at least twice as big as Rikki, both lengthwise…
I have noticed several searches lately for “Proliferative Colitis.” It’s a bowel disease or disorder in ferrets. I will admit that I never came across the term “Proliferative Colitis” until recently. I couldn’t even find it in my ferret “Bible,” Ferrets for Dummies by Kim Schilling. Of course, it may be in there, and I just haven’t found…
Have you ever heard of a fuzzy going trucking? I have to admit I never had . . . till the other night when I was talking on the phone with my brother, who is a long-haul truck driver. Like me, my brother is a big animal lover. He has a 10-year-old Basset hound named Petey….
There are many options for feeding your ferret. While many owners go the pre-packaged route, others prefer to provide a whole prey diet. A whole prey diet is just what the name implies — feeding your ferret whole animals, such as chicks, rats or mice. Or, they opt for a raw food diet, using cut-up…
When most people think of ferret care, they think of the basics like food, water, litter boxes and cages. But have you ever thought about getting pet health insurance for your ferret? Should you? What other options are there? There are two ways to consider ferret health insurance. On the one hand, your ferret is…
