Posts Tagged ferret

Pet Ownership in a Down Economy: Making Toys at Home

With the current financial crisis, if you’re not cutting back on expenses already, it’s likely that you will be soon. Pet parents are feeling the crunch even more than those without pets. It can be hard to justify spending extra money for fancy pet toys, especially when some families and pets are still coping with the aftermath of Ike and Gustav. Of course, to make matters worse, prices are going up on just about everything, and show no signs of coming down any time soon.

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to save money on pet care without compromising your pets’ health or happiness. Making pet toys at home is one way to cut costs while keeping pets happy and stimulated. More →


Locating a Reputable, Responsible Small Animal Breeder

If you’ve decided to add a small mammal like a rabbit, rat, or hamster to your family, the next step is to choose between adopting a rescued or rehomed pet, or purchasing from a reputable, responsible breeder.

You’ll notice that I haven’t listed purchasing from a pet store as an option. That’s entirely intentional, for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to the following three: More →


Pet Positive for a Healthy, Retiring Life

Pets serve many benefits to seniors. They are wonderful companions and the health benefits are outstanding. Did you know that having senior pet ownership has many medically beneficial qualities? It’s true! Many seniors with pet companion realize these benefits:

1. A reduction in stress and anxiety

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Pet Ferret Tricks and other Ferret Videos

I was looking for some pet trick videos, and ferrets do pet tricks too.. you know! Really! Watch :D

Ferret Tricks

* Training ferret to rollover, jump…

Ferret does THREE different tricks

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Feeding and Watering Bowls Appropriate For Your Ferret

Ferrets have very high metabolisms. As a result, unlike dogs, they should have access to food at all times. Their digestive systems work quickly and they will typically process anything they’ve eaten within a few hours. For that, and other aspects, to function properly, they also need lots of water.

Ferrets, though they sleep about 18 hours per day, are typically extremely active for the hours they’re awake. They’re exploratory and love to move things around. That means they’ll tip a bowl over, shove food out or hide it, spill and splash water. Getting gear to minimize those problems, and keep the ferret’s quarters clean, can be a challenge.

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