Ferrets

The favorite pet is not suitable for everyone. Novice breeder ferrets needs a lot of theoretical information and practical tips. Our small series is intended to serve only as a first orientation in the world of ferrets.

Before taking ferrets

Cuteness, playfulness and Friendly - these are the qualities that impressed you in a cursory introduction to ferrets. Besides them, but also have other, less pleasant features, which you should know in advance. They are biting, make a mess, you can not bring them to complete clean, have distinctive odor and is not free to leave unattended.

I am a ferret breeder

Have a ferret at home, this means first to accept its needs. Above all, it's just enough room where the animals spend most of the time where you have an eye on where to find a quiet enough place to sleep - the ferrets sleep up to twenty hours a day.Sell, of course, special aviaries and cages for ferrets, but some farmers prefer to produce their own peace, such as reconstruction of old cabinets for multi-storey hotel for several ferrets.
Ferrets, which are reared in homes, are content with one to one and a half meter square, which is sufficient for one or two animals, unless they get enough daily movements to outside the cage. On each additional count with another ferret pulmetrem more.
Outside aviaries must have at least six square meters per capita and also may be placed in direct sunlight because they are susceptible to overheating. Corner of sleep must also be adequately insulated against both heat and frost.
Cages and aviaries for ferrets to have at least the front wall of the hard tissue.Doors should be large enough that you do not inhibit longer cleaning inside and timely obtain the latch, because the skill of these animal figures would be only a matter of time before you open the door itself.
The bottom of the cage may be mesh, after which the ferrets wrong moves, and certainly do not place a solid floor with sawdust, which cause respiratory infection ferrets.
At least two hours a day give you ferret out the car to run out pent-up energy.

Freedom of movement under the supervision

Ferret, which reaches from the cage when you are home, you cause at least minor disorder, but rather chaos in the whole apartment as well as considerable material damage. For you as a learning time for farmers to no surprise, because you know that ferrets harm out of malice,But out of curiosity.
To prevent damage reserve the ferret room, where during his leave will be able to move and remove all valuables and potential injuries: electrical cables, plugs with papers, pots. Do not let a ferret into the bathroom because it very much falls asleep in a washing machine or the dirty laundry and it could easily get into the skylight or the core housing. Where ferret slide head goes smoothly and the rest of the body! The lounge chair sure hard covers, soft mattresses, drawers and windows protective mesh networks. Ferrets poorly estimated the distance and could jump from the eleventh floor.
Among door frames, which could ferret to enter into the forbidden zone, tighten constraints on boards which you still easily exceeded,But not a ferret.
The best solution is, however, address the ferret for free movement of one hundred per cent, to prepare her for toys and time is changed regularly.

Sleeping and playing

Ferrets need at least one to two places to sleep. According to the size of the cage will give it a box, basket or hammock, sleeping bag or tent, which still dovybavte old towel or blanket under which the ferrets for a greater sense of security zahrabavaji.
Rested ferret will then show all the funny bits, for which you bought it. As a toy it will anything: a piece of pipe, hose, snip, cardboard boxes, climbers, balls. Courses to play can not contain anything that could ferret stuck between teeth or claws, may contain small parts that could swallownot be made of rubber, which can cause digestive problems. Stuffed animals for the games have a limited life span of ferrets, so they definitely put in a cage and let them only under your supervision.

Feeding and water

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