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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2015 16:28:00 GMT -5
Thanks and as far as my sister getting a ferret, I'm not positive that it's a good match because she likes to travel all the time and her dog spends alot of time being boarded. It would be nice for wisp to have a ferret cousin, but I'm just not sure it's a good match for my sister. But she really loves wisp and even took her on a roadtrip with us last week. So wisp is becoming a well traveled little girl. It helps that she is pretty tolerant of new people and does pretty good with traveling as long as she has her tacobell dog to snuggle with. But I will definitely order some of the toothpaste and get her a toothbrush and start brushing her teeth on a regular basis. And I think in a few months, I might start working on the switch to raw meat. My plan is to have her fully swapped by the end of the year. But it's all up to her.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2015 16:59:37 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like an ideal situation for an only ferret, who has a ferrent who is gone alot. If you were to babysit, then it's likely that your's will bond to hers and then miss each other, when separated. Maybe she can just enjoy visiting and playing with Wisp.
How is Wisp doing after her sticky trap issue? How old is Wisp? Ferrets imprint on their food by around six months of age or a little older.
If she is young than the sooner you start, the easier the switching process is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2015 18:53:00 GMT -5
She has grown back all of her hair. Poor thing looked hilarious for a while. And I'm not sure how old she is, because I'm her second owner, but my vet said that she was young, definitely under a yr old. And she has grown up so much these past few months and appears to be nearly full grown. She is finally starting to fill out a bit and look like what I'm used to a ferret looking like. She is actually reasonably open to change, just on her terms and did eat most of her food from this morning instead of just dumping it and pushing her flower blanket over it. And my sis helps me with night time playing and feeding and all because I work at night. So she gets her ferret fix that way. And the bonding issue wouldn't be a huge problem to begin with, but might later down the road should I chose to get my own place. Also, I'm not sure how wisp would welcome a new ferret. And I have a feeling that I would end up with both of them when it's all said and done. So wisp is going to be a single ferret for now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2015 18:58:34 GMT -5
Also, is there anything that I should look out for that would warrant a vet trip? Such as normal symptoms of diet change vs signs that somethings wrong?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2015 13:17:30 GMT -5
I just use a baby toothbrush and a little salmon oil and ground eggshell. I give their teeth a short rub down every evening when playing with them.
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