A baby ferret needs high quality fat and protein than kittens but less carbohydrate. A branded ferret food can be expensive but since ferrets eat only small amounts of food, you might as well give them the best. Like a pet food, buying best food does not guarantee best ingredients, so it is advisable to check the fat to protein content. The former should read 20% and the latter should be at least 35%. Caring for a baby ferret is both fun and challenging.

Make sure there is fresh water available in a dish or ferret’s water bottle and must be changed every day. However, ferrets drink more water in bowls than in bottles. Baby Ferrets like dairy products but these dairy products lead them to diarrhea so do not expose them to ice cream or milk.

DO’S in caring for Baby Ferrets:

1. Provide good shelter – a good shelter would mean a spacious area for ferrets to move and for cleaning purposes. The space for cage bars should be thin so that the ferret’s head will not fit in or you end up chasing your ferret back in the cage. Make it a habit to let ferrets play outside the cage. Beddings of the ferret must be cleaned once a week or daily. You can also train your ferrets when and where to waste just by placing a little amount of waste in the litter area. You’ll see ferrets learn so easily. Just patiently show to them when and where to waste and soon you will be surprised to see they are disciplined and waste only in the waste box.

2. Give Rattles and Toys – Ferrets like to play toys such as baby rattles. Do not leave toys to ferrets unsupervised or they end up eating the toys. If swallowed by ferrets, surgical step is expensive. Always watch over your ferrets.

3. Regular vaccination schedule and exams – All ferrets have birth papers. A regular schedule is needed. Schedule the first shot of vaccine 6 to 7 weeks followed by the second shot after 10 to 11 weeks and the last shot in 13 to 14 weeks. Part of the vaccination routine is for veterinarians to check signs of ear mites and congenital disorder. Ferrets suffer diarrhea because of bacteria. Their waste is green in color. Isolate and separate the infected ferret and provide attention and love.

4. Cuddle up with ferrets after 30 days. Ferrets may not see us well but our attention and touch will tell them that they are cared for. Conduct physical activity everyday for 10 minutes. Do not leave a kid cuddling a ferret without an adult looking after them. Baby ferrets get tickled by touch and caress while older ones just need touch and love. Hold and support the ferret in such a way that you would a human baby. Once they are awake, they become so active that they would love to play. Allow ferrets to play in open areas to make them feel good.

The ferret’s normal “chook-chook sound” will tell you and its caretakers that everything is good and will make you feel okay knowing that your beloved ferret is in a healthy condition.

Toby Rutherford is a best known authority on ferret care. To find all your doubts responded about infant ferret visit his care for ferrets blog.

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