| Like most animals, ferrets are animals that needs | | | | and rub it on their teeth. This gets rid of the |
| to be taken care of. They are very sensitive and | | | | grime on their teeth. |
| love to be cuddled and hugged by their owners. | | | | But grooming your pet ferrets doesn't stop there. |
| Having your own ferret at home is like having a | | | | There are a lot of things that needs to be done |
| newly born kid who needs to be fed, clothed and | | | | since ferrets are very sensitive animals. You have |
| bathed. To give you an idea on what you need to | | | | to make a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule to |
| do when having a ferret at home, here are some | | | | make sure that you are giving your pet ferret |
| basic tips to give your pet ferret the perfect | | | | the proper care they need to live a happy and |
| grooming.o Once every week, you need to clean | | | | healthy life.o Every day, you have to clean their |
| your ferret's ear using an ear cleaning solution and | | | | litter box once or twice depending on how many |
| a Q-tip.o In a ferrets life, there is what we call, | | | | ferrets you have at home.o You have to play |
| shedding season. You have to brush your ferret | | | | with them at least an hour everyday.o Ferrets |
| using a ferret brush that can be bought in any pet | | | | love to eat after play, giving them food and |
| store or store that sells ferret supplies. If you do | | | | changing their water every 1-2 hours is a must.o |
| not brush your ferret, it may get hairball that | | | | Ferrets spent 18-20 hour a day sleeping, washing |
| does not look good.o Cutting your ferrets nails | | | | their hammocks and other bedding once every |
| once every two weeks is also a must. But for | | | | week is very important.o Clipping your ferrets |
| you not to hurt your ferret you need to do | | | | nails once every 2 or 3 weeks, but this varies |
| EXACTLY this. Watch out for the red vein that | | | | from one ferret to the other.o Wash litter boxes, |
| goes into their nails. DO NOT CLIP IT! Just clip a | | | | food and water containers and toys with soap |
| little ahead of this vein and you will not hurt your | | | | and water once every week.o Washing the whole |
| pet. But if you really don't know what to do, bring | | | | cage once every month with soap and water |
| your ferret to a veterinarian and consult on how | | | | helps get rid of the stain from food and their |
| to clip your ferrets nails.o You may have heard | | | | strong odor. |
| owners who brush their pet's teeth right? Yes, | | | | By simply doing these simple steps, your ferret |
| ferrets teeth needs to be brushed to avoid tooth | | | | will thank you for taking care of them. They may |
| decay and you might be thinking on how to do it. | | | | not tell you directly but they would surely give |
| Just put flavored cat toothpaste on your finger | | | | you their love. |