I fostered ferrets & fell in love with these funny little characters. I “foster failed” & adopted quite a few ferrets. I currently have two dogs that would not be good with them, so I don’t have any currently, but I may again, someday. I have written some other posts about ferrets including posts # […]
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#55. Ferret Care Series #2
Ferrets are curious pets & love to explore but need to have a safe secure cage & a safe secure area when not in their cages. I had an x-pen for my ferrets to play in & the bathroom when I had new foster ferrets, so they could have separate areas to play in till […]
#50. Ferret Care #1 in Series
Ferrets are fun pets, but honestly they are not for everyone. I have had a number of them & fell in love with them when I fostered my first one I named Buttons. I currently do not have any because I have dogs & their breeds are way too interested in small critters & this […]
#44. Ferrets: In Loving Memory of my Ferret Mentor “Zoo”
I am writing this post to honor the memory of a sweet dear friend Cathy Strobach, best known as “Zoo.” She left this world on Dec 6th 2024, leaving so many to miss her. She always made you feel welcome & she taught me so much about ferrets. She ran a Sanctuary for ferrets out […]
#20. Consider Fostering Pets
I fostered for 20+ years, which you may already know if you have checked out my “About Page” found thru the blogs homepage ( clicking on the 3 lines upper left). Please check out my other posts as well (there is a table of contents in the same area). Helping homeless animals can be very […]
15. Heart-worm Disease & Prevention
Heart-worm disease is a terrible and dangerous disease for dogs & can happen in cats & ferrets. I personally have never heard of it in ferrets, most likely because they are indoor animals & usually not exposed to mosquitoes that spread the disease. Not saying it can’t happen because mosquitoes do sometimes get inside the […]
12. Trimming Your Pet’s Nails
Many pets have nails that need to be trimmed, some more frequently than others. If your pets goes in for regular grooming you may not need to trim their nails between these appointments. I personally trim my dogs nails, some of my birds (my Vet does them for my Amazon Parrots). Keeping your pet’s nails […]
9. Finding a pet bed
When looking for a bed for your pet it is important to know there are a variety of choices out there & they are not all alike. Pets can be like many people & have preference of things we like & things we are not fan of. Our pets are no different, some like a […]
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