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- Make sure you have a specialized veterinarian.
- Ferret Cage Hygiene
- The heat stroke in the ferret
- ferret feeding
- The photoperiod of ferrets
- home security
There is an old saying: "Curiosity killed the cat". It's a phrase that can be perfectly adapted to ferrets. They are pets with the highest accidental mortality rate. This is an important reason why the Animal Expert developed this article with frequent accident situations that occur with domestic ferrets.
You will then be able to learn about the ferret's basic and common care, but also about special care. Everything you need to know about the ferret basic care this one.
Don't forget to comment if you also have a ferret, we want to know about your experience!
Make sure you have a specialized veterinarian.
the ferret, like any other pet, requires the attention and supervision of a veterinarian competent. It is convenient that this professional is a specialist in ferrets and is used to the problems that these exotic pets suffer.
The veterinarian must give the relevant vaccines and control any vitamin or food deficit that the ferret may have. It is also essential to neuter the animal.
It is very important to understand that you cannot have a ferret (or any other animal) without basic veterinary services, and they are not cheap! Take this into account before adopting a ferret.
Ferret Cage Hygiene
It is critical to keep our ferret's cage clean. It is a prophylactic way to prevent possible illness in the ferret, and also to make your house not smell like a zoo.
It is important that cleaning utensils are specific to ferret care. The collection shovel, rags, sponge, gloves and any utensils used to clean the cage are best used for this purpose only.
must use unscented detergents, cage disinfectant and odor eliminators. The frequency of cleaning the cage will depend on how dirty the ferret has accumulated, but once a week is usual.
It is very convenient that you educate the ferret to carry out its needs in cat litter. It's not easy, but it's posssible!
The heat stroke in the ferret
during the summer the ferrets are prone to heat stroke. It is a serious episode that must be treated immediately, or even put in the necessary elements to prevent it from happening.
The ferret lacks the thermoregulatory capacity of other species. To protect yourself from the heat stroke, you need to surround yourself with elements that cool your surroundings. A bottle of frozen water near your cage can be good medicine. The drinking fountain must always be full.
The ferret will be grateful if you spray it with water during the hottest times.A damp cloth over the cage can also relieve it from the intense heat.
ferret feeding
The ferret is a carnivorous animal, so its food should be rich in animal protein. This intake of animal protein should be between 40 to 45% of your total diet. The fat of animal origin must be between 15 to 20%. Fiber is also necessary and should be around 4%, this way you will avoid digestive problems.
Vitamins are important. The veterinarian can recommend the best ones and should advise you on the best feed for your ferret. They exist ferret-specific quality rations in the market, in this way, keeping your diet balanced will be easier.
The photoperiod of ferrets
ferrets need rest in total darkness for 14 hours a day. The reason is due to the need to regenerate melatonin. This process is impossible with light.
For that same reason there should be a box with a small interior opening in your cage, although small, it should serve as a burrow where the ferret can rest properly. Serious health changes can occur if the photoperiod is not respected.
home security
home safety is the ferret's Achilles' heel. We must take into account that a ferret is a Mustelid, and these species do not know what fear is. If we add to this a curiosity that goes to infinity, we realize that our ferret can suffer multiple incidents and some accidents in its life.
Next we tell you the most common places where ferrets have accidents:
- balconies
- windows
- Sockets
- pipes
- Potted soil (toxic if fertilized)
- drawers
- shelves
- Electric cables
- folding chairs
- quilts
- duvets
- doors
- Holes of all types
In these places a lot of incidents and some fatal accidents even take place. If we look closely at the list of observations, we have a lot in common with what can hurt a baby in the kitten phase.
The most dangerous places for the ferret are:
- Washer: Whenever you make a washing machine, you should check its interior, and ideally, keep the ferret in the cage during this process.
- The oven: It's another place of extreme danger. We can open the oven door and maybe take a phone call that loses us a few seconds. All of this is enough time for the ferret to enter it and bite into a piece of food stuck in the oven. The solution: the cage before using the oven.
- To love her: We are packing our suitcase to go on a trip. We go into the bathroom for a moment and leave the suitcase open. Without noticing it, you can close the suitcase with the ferret inside it. Solution: put the ferret in the cage while packing.
As you can see, this list could be endless, so we recommend that you always take precautions, in order to know where your ferret is.
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