So you got your eye on that cute little critter in the pet store.\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0 It’s a baby ferret.\u00a0 Baby ferrets are also called “kits”, but don’t be fooled by their good looks, owning one of these fascinating creatures can be a task.\u00a0 How big do they grow?\u00a0 What do they eat?\u00a0 Do they bite?\u00a0 These are common questions that might come to mind.\u00a0 If you’re still curious, then read on.<\/p>\n
Ferrets are born blind and into litters of around seven or eight.\u00a0 Their mothers are overly protective as they spend most of their childhood sleeping in a pile and eating.\u00a0 Born into a world of darkness kits finally start opening their eyes around two weeks as they begin their journey as natural explorers.\u00a0 Welcome to the world ferret!<\/p>\n
Bringing your baby ferret home for the first time might seem easy enough, but you need to prepare big time before you even adopt your new pet.\u00a0 You should have bought a big enough cage with all of the necessary home fixins ready inside.\u00a0 The cage should be airy \u2013 no aquariums! \u2013 and have solid flooring.\u00a0 There should be a ferret hammock or bed available for your ferret to sleep in.\u00a0 A few old towels or sweaters make excellent beds!\u00a0 A litter pan, food, water and a couple of toys round out the list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like adults, baby ferrets need to eat.\u00a0 But a ferret’s diet is a little different.\u00a0 They need a diet containing of mostly fats and meat based protein.\u00a0 You usually can find specialized ferret food in your pet store or online, but a good high quality can food that is made up of at least 30% protein and 20% fat should do.\u00a0 If you have a baby ferret, you should soak the food in water until it’s soft before feeding.\u00a0 It’s also a really good idea to start mixing and trying out different foods, so your ferret will not be too finicky in the future.\u00a0 Ferrets eat in small amounts multiple times a day.\u00a0 Always have fresh food and water available at all times.\u00a0 A good food and water dispenser can make it easier for you, but if you do use bowls, make sure that they are really heavy or fastened down so your ferret won’t turn it over.<\/p>\n
Schedule a veterinary checkup as soon as possible and have your ferret spayed or neutered by eight weeks and fully vaccinated by 16 weeks of age.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Be firm with your ferret from the beginning.\u00a0 Socialize and correct any unnecessary biting, they can play rough, but your ferret will learn quickly.\u00a0 Scruff train him well, this will be your ultimate discipline tool.\u00a0 Feed him by hand once in awhile and let him get used to your touch.\u00a0 Ferrets can get easily distracted; so do not feel like you’re being ignored, you can always bring the attention back to you with a new toy.<\/p>\n
Be patient and be firm with your new pet and you will be rewarded with a bundle of joy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So you got your eye on that cute little critter in the pet store.\u00a0 What is it?\u00a0 It’s a baby ferret.\u00a0 Baby ferrets are also called “kits”, but don’t be fooled by their good looks, owning one of these fascinating creatures can be a task.\u00a0 How big do they grow?\u00a0 What do they eat?\u00a0 Do … Continue reading “So you got your eye on that cute little critter in the pet store”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[32,82,74,198],"class_list":["post-13407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cattle","tag-firm","tag-journey","tag-joy","tag-tool"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}