| Since baby ferrets are mammals too, it needs an | | | | water for five or ten minutes before offering it |
| extra care. Baby ferrets are able to leave their | | | | to them. To successfully introduce them a new |
| mothers at 6 weeks of age, but in order to | | | | food for their diet, you should buy the old brand |
| ensure them a healthy long life they must be | | | | and mix it with your preferred brand food. |
| cared properly and be given a proper attention. | | | | Ferrets are used to eating cat food for some |
| You must be equipped of the knowledge you | | | | time, but now, you can purchase a premium |
| need in caring for baby ferrets before they will be | | | | ferret food. During infancy, you must provide |
| born. Do not touch the female ferret or also | | | | your ferrets a food that contains a higher quality |
| known as jill if she is giving birth. If you happen to | | | | of protein which is not present in cat foods. You |
| touch a birthing jill, the possible risk may happen | | | | can choose any brand of food as long as it |
| to her offspring and may make her violent and | | | | contains at least 20% fat and 35% protein. A |
| place you at risk too. | | | | balanced fat like poultry fat is a better mix of |
| The usual litter born of ferrets is about seven or | | | | essential fatty acids which is ideal for baby |
| eight kits. Basically, kits are born hairless with pink | | | | ferrets. Baby ferrets require water at all times |
| complexion and are naturally blind. On the first | | | | and should be changed regularly. |
| part of their lives, kits usually spend all their time | | | | An out-sized cage is preferred for your kits to be |
| sleeping, eating and growing. Kits usually get their | | | | kept in; it is to provide them comfort, safety and |
| color darkened and begin to open their eyes when | | | | enough room to walk around. Secure a cage that |
| they are about twenty days of age. After six | | | | has plenty of rooms for safe play; they need it |
| weeks, kits are able to leave their mother. And | | | | since ferrets are known to be active. Metal |
| after leaving their mothers, kits should get their | | | | bottom cages can rust easily, so avoid buying it; |
| first series of shots once they reach the age of | | | | plastic coated wire cage is better but make sure |
| seven weeks; consider having them de-scented | | | | that your kits will not chew on it. Kits prefer a |
| and fixed too. | | | | place to hide. By nature, ferrets like to dig in and |
| You should stop your kit from its old diet. By the | | | | sleep in a soft padding. Bedding must be checked |
| time you acquire your kits, you should ask the | | | | to ensure that they are not chewing on it, as this |
| breeder which brand of food they have been | | | | can cause them intestinal problem. |
| eating before you switch to a new brand. In | | | | Baby ferrets are very active; they call for your |
| feeding your ferrets using the same brand of | | | | attention and love and they need to be properly |
| food, you must soak the food first in warm | | | | cared for in order to live a safe and healthy life. |