In desperate need of a pet ferret
- Thread starter Cichlid king
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Hmmm, I just checked their website and they're not showing up. Often they have animals in the shelter that aren't on the website. Even if they did get adopted, they will have more soon.
Here is the link to their "critters" listing:
http://www.nehumanesociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PH_Other
By the way, if you go to "fees", it says $35. But, they are over-crowded (as most shelters are) and everything is half price or better.
If one shows up and you want it (and can figure out how to successfully ship it), let me know. I guess I better ask first...is it legal to ship and keep ferrets where you're at?
Here is the link to their "critters" listing:
http://www.nehumanesociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PH_Other
By the way, if you go to "fees", it says $35. But, they are over-crowded (as most shelters are) and everything is half price or better.
If one shows up and you want it (and can figure out how to successfully ship it), let me know. I guess I better ask first...is it legal to ship and keep ferrets where you're at?
I want one but the wife says they stink too much. Although, I haven't smelled a ferrets home before so I wouldn't know. I just think they are wicked little animals.
Good luck in your hunt for one.
Good luck in your hunt for one.
Madding;4857371; said:
Ferret's are NOT rodents. Sure they can be messy and the smell can be managed, just clean their cage regularly and replace the bedding often. They also have sprays that help keep the musk down. But honestly, they are no messier than having a puppy. They love playing with toys.
A while ago I was thinking of moving to the Caribbean to live.
Most islands have very strict laws about imported mammals and potential invasive species with strict rabies quarantine etc. I suspect that you will find it either illegal or very difficult to bring in a Ferret. Ferrets can be extremely destructive to local wildlife if they escape.
First you should check with the laws from the Island you want to bring the animal into, see if it is even possible.
Most islands have very strict laws about imported mammals and potential invasive species with strict rabies quarantine etc. I suspect that you will find it either illegal or very difficult to bring in a Ferret. Ferrets can be extremely destructive to local wildlife if they escape.
First you should check with the laws from the Island you want to bring the animal into, see if it is even possible.
DavidW;4857776; said:
Unless kept on a live feed basis most domestic ferrets have lost the urge to hunt for food. If released would not survive for too long without someone either feeding them or forging for food. Ferrets only know their food by what they have been fed while growing up, so a ferret kept on dry kibble will only recognize that as a food source. And believe me trying to get them to eat other foods once on that regime is hard to break. One of my ferrets won't even eat a treat just because he doesn't recognize it as a food source. But destructive they can be if they get lose in your house, ex: clawing walls/carpets/furniture. That's why mine or only allowed in one room and are usually under strict supervision.
