Read more at: AFA Ferret Color and Pattern Standards Chart A Note on Ferret Colors: Ferret’s colors and patterns can change very dramatically with each seasonal coat change, and with …

Hissing: Some ferrets actually hiss. Hissing may be a sound of displeasure (fear, anger, or a warning to back off), but many ferrets hiss in play (especially when play-fighting cage-mates). …

Ferrets can eat any of the above; quail, chicken, duck, and goose eggs can all be offered to your ferret. Like chicken eggs, they should be fed whole or whole-whisked – with the yolk and …

Ferrets are obligate carnivores. This means that they require meat and only meat for them to be healthy. It is what their bodies have evolved to digest and if you look at the ingredients for …

Private Breeders Ferrets from a reputable breeder are often significantly healthier than ferrets who have come from a mill/pet store or a BYB (Back Yard Breeder). A responsible breeder …

Ferrets can also make several different sounds (dooking, laughing, screaming, barking, etc). If you happen to have a deaf ferret their vocalizations are usually mixed up and they can …

Ferret Bedding Ferrets prefer soft, warm places to sleep, and will often search out the softest blanket in the house. Fleece is the most popular bedding material, and is well loved by ferrets.

This means that in some ferrets, receiving treatment for adrenal disease may unmask undiagnosed insulinoma or, rarely, make diagnosed insulinoma worse. This can put a ferret at …

Indeed, ferrets are often referred to as “cancer machines” by veterinarians and ferret enthusiasts alike. While ferrets can develop many, and indeed almost any, type of cancer, there are some …

Ferrets have used drawers as a ladder to climb onto kitchen countertops, chairs to climb onto tables, and my little wild child wedged herself between a dresser and the wall to “wall walk” to …