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Are you ready for a ferret? Intitial costs Ferrets aren't cheap. The starting costs aren't exactly low: you will except to spend about £75-140 on buying a decent cage; speying/castrating your ferret will range from £35-100, depending on where abouts in the country you are, and this it estential as breeding isn't be recommened. How ever fun it sounds, it takes lots of money and time to keep ferrets. Food To keep your ferret healthy you will have to buy them the right food. It's reccommended to feed your ferret ferret kibble e.g JWB, a good quality ferret food which is priced at around £5.95 for 2 kg. Raw meat and cat food is another option, cat food being the meat you normally get in satchets/cans with gravy or some other sauce. Most dried cat feed doesn't have enought protein (ferrets need between 36-40%). For a list of some of the most common ferret food supplied in the UK, check out the 'Ferret food comparason chart" link. Toys Ferrets will defiantely need a lot of toys, as they can get bored of them very quickly and will need renewed/new stimulation. I find washing a toy so that it smells differently will hold their attention for a little longer! You can check out some ferret toy ideas or add your own to our ferret games list All this will need to be replaced constantly, maybe except for the cage  . Allthough they are cheaper than say dogs and cats, but they still need money to be looked after properly. You will also need to take into account that they can cost lots of money if they get ill as they still aren't very common with vets and often over charge us, and it may be hard to find an experience vet. Im not trying to put you of ferrets as they are one of the geastest pets I've ever had, but they need a lot of love and care for them to live happily for those 8-12 years! Infomation and borders by LondonFerretClub©, Ferret background and outer border by Ferretmad© | |
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