Where to Get Your Ferret Once you've done all of your research and are prepared for ferret ownership, it's time to go and pick out your ferret! Whether you adopt…

Have you ever looked at a ferret in a pet store and wondered what it would be like to own one? Or perhaps you have a friend who owns a…

PLAYTIME Ferrets are very social animals and need a lot of time and attention. You cannot leave them in a cage 24 hours a day like hamsters and gerbils. They…

If your ferret is not one of the two natural colors of ferrets - sable or albino - it can be hard to distinguish what color she is. There are…

Many new ferret owners will quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the differences between owning a ferret and owning other, more common, pets. There are many aspects about basic ferret care…

If you own ferrets, odds are that at one point, you are going to have a ferret that needs surgery. Many ferrets will develop adrenal disease during their lives, and…

The normal spleen The spleen is an organ located in the abdomen. It has a very large blood supply because one of its chief functions is filtering blood. It removes…

Kidney disease (also referred to in medical terminology as renal disease) is not as common in ferrets as it is in some other domestic animals. What are the common causes…

Posterior paresis is the medical term for weakness that affects the rear limbs. It is a common condition in ferrets. What causes posterior paresis? Weakness of the rear legs of…

What is dilated cardiomyopathy? Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common heart disease in ferrets. In cardiomyopathy, for some reason, muscle cells in the heart start to die. As a result,…