Ferrets For Dummies

The fun and easy way to adopt, nurture, live with, and love your ferret

Fallen in love with a fuzzy ferret? This friendly, informative guide gives you expert tips on caring for and enjoying your ferret, and keeping him healthy and happy. Plus, you get the latest on appropriate diets for ferrets, dental hygiene, common ferret diseases and infections, and designing and establishing an enriching environment for both you and your ferret.

Discover how to:

Choose the perfect ferret Ferret–proof your house Handle ferret first aid Make foods your ferret will love Deal with behavior issues Select the best toys Interpret your ferret′s actions

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Is a Ferret Right for You?

Chapter 1: What You Need to Know About Ferrets.

Chapter 2: Understanding What Ferrets Are (And Aren t).

Chapter 3: Ferrets and the Law: Licensing and Other Issues.

Part II: Finding Your Ferret and Hanging Up the Welcome Hammock.

Chapter 4: On the Tail of a New Carpet Shark (Um, Ferret).

Chapter 5: Home Sweet Home: Preparing Your Ferret s Quarters.

Chapter 6: Ferret–Proofing Your Home.

Chapter 7: Introducing Fuzzy to His New Family.

Part III: Basic Ferret Care and Feeding.

Chapter 8: Filling Your Ferret s Belly.

Chapter 9: Cleaning Time: Not All Ferret Fun and Games.

Chapter 10: Enrichment: Yours and Your Ferret s.

Chapter 11: Have Ferret, May Travel.

Part IV: Tackling Your Ferret s Health Issues and Treatments.

Chapter 12: Setting Up Your Ferret s Health Plan: Vets and First–Aid Kits.

Chapter 13: Helping Your Hurt Ferret: First–Aid Basics.

Chapter 14: Ferreting Out Ferret Pests.

Chapter 15: Handling Viruses, Infections, and Other Conditions and Illnesses.

Chapter 16: Finding and Treating the Big C and Other Lumps.

Chapter 17: Saying Goodbye When the Time Comes.

Part V: Ferret Psychology 101: Behavior and Training.

Chapter 18: Understanding What Fuzzy Is Trying to Tell You.

Chapter 19: Putting Your Ferret through Basic Training: Easy as 1–2–3?

Chapter 20: Dealing with the Behaviorally Challenged Ferret.

Part VI: Breeding Ferrets: The Facts, Fallacies, and Plain Ol Hard Work.

Chapter 21: Should You Breed Your Ferret? Looking at the Big Picture.

Chapter 22: Unmasking the Details of Ferret Love.

Chapter 23: From Birth to Bundle of Energy: Walking a Fuzzy s Timeline.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 24: Ten Common Ferret Myths and Misconceptions.

Chapter 25: Ten Recipes Your Ferret Will Love.

Index.

Kim Schilling has been owned by ferrets for over 20 years. Although she once had over 30 in her care, she now keeps her numbers under 10. Kim operates Animals for Awareness, a special sanctuary for unwanted and abandoned exotic animals.