Hi!
I missed the original post but I used to have 2 ferrets. If you have young
children I would actually advise against getting ferrets at all. Plus I have
to warn you that people arent joking when they say ferrets are theves and
escape artists. We had change go missing all the time and you have to buy a
new cage approx. every 4 months or so because the ferrets *WILL* figure out
how to get out of the current cage. Also ferrets can be rough when it comes
to other pets (such as cats or dogs) Elmo and Seth (the ferrets we had)
would love to escape and then terrorize our roomates cat! (they even made it
outside the house a 2 blocks away on one occasion). And about the
smell......if you bathe them every 2 days then it dosent get too bad (if you
wait longer then the smell is very overpowering). You didnt mention how old
the ferrets are though.......and are they very well hand trained? (If they
aren't then walk away!!!! ferrets can leave nice holes in your skin if they
arent used to being held and they aren't easy to train unless you have
experience) Otherwise I dont know what else to say.......feel free to e-mail
me off the list if you have anymore questions....
Heather
>
>
> Does anyone have ferrets on the list? Some friends of ours are
> trying to get rid of it because they are getting a puppy. They said
> that we could have it cage and all. we are still trying to decide if
> we want it. If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated. Of
> course I could never get rid of my cute little gerbils. Merry
> Christmas everyone.
>
> Seasons Greetings,
> Jake and gerbils :~)
