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Post by kristin on Mar 28, 2011 15:01:31 GMT -5
Hi kids,
Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. I found the forum this week and have been enjoying the wealth of info available.
I've had many ferrets in the past but none recently. I am planning to get a couple but want to do research first - especially on diet and potty training.
I was planning to get my new little ones from a breeder but that seems dang near impossible! I haven't given up hope yet, though.
Thanks for the hospitality and also for providing this awesome resource. Looking forward to getting to know you all!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2011 15:08:05 GMT -5
Hello and welcome! Glad you've found this site and are enjoying all it has to offer! I've never owned any privately bred ferrets but I know there are a couple breeders here on the forum who might be able to offer some insight  Anyway, have fun, join in ask questons! What kind of diet are you interested in? Here's a thread on potty training holisticferret60.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=training&action=display&thread=108If you have any questions, ask away! I look forward to seeing you (and your future fuzzies) around Also, you MUST post pics when you get ferrets! We all LOVE pictures   |
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Post by kristin on Mar 28, 2011 15:59:39 GMT -5
Thanks Jackie - I'll check out that potty training link. I had some success in the past (okay, about 25% success on a good day ) but thought starting right away with youngsters might be the best plan of action for litter training. As for diet, I've been reading up on the raw food/whole prey diet and I'm eager to learn more. I worked at a cat shelter for awhile and started learning about raw food for animals - it was all news to me when I first came across it. Since then, I've been researching a ton and started providing some raw to my cats. I'm amazed at how it turned them into little predators -- they'd drag the turkey necks into a corner, growling. Such fun to watch. Anyways, I figured somebody was trying raw for ferrets, too and started researching it and found this locale. I have a very large boa constrictor that eats whole prey so I could actually just double up on my frozen orders. I'm definitely open to suggestions on this since I've never done it before. Still lots of learning to do! I will definitely post pics as soon as I claim my fuzzies. I'll see if I can find the pics of my previous kids. I've had quite an assortment - Pez, Taz and Kid F (sables from MF); Puck (albino from I don't know where); Evil Cheddar (RCF); and my darling Cleo (DEW from MF). They were all healthy and super social, friendly and fun. Except Cheddar (hence the "evil") who was a bite-and-latch-on, totally unsocialized basket case. I definitely would like another DEW or Panda or Silver - I really love those little white faces. But temperment is, of course, the most important thing! Thanks for the warm welcome. |
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Post by Sherry on Mar 28, 2011 18:17:09 GMT -5
Hi Kristin- welcome to the forum Please feel free to browse, post, ask questions, etc! If you are interested in a raw/whole prey diet, do a lot of reading in the nutritional section, including the mentoring threads. There are as many different ways to switch ferrets as there are ferrets ;D And yes- pictures are pretty much mandatory! Hope to see you around |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2011 18:40:15 GMT -5
Well when you do get your fuzzies, you can sign up for a mentor! They'll help you with your switch and get to wherever you want to be with a diet We'd love to see your previous babies! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2011 18:59:06 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by Heather on Mar 28, 2011 23:10:23 GMT -5
Hi and welcome Kristin Everyone has beat me to telling you where to find everything so I will just say hello. Please enjoy yourself and participate and ask questions...it's the easiest way to learn and there are no such things as a silly question, especially about diet....of course there's nothing funny about a fuzz that can't seem to plank his/her butt in a litter box either  ;D ;D ciao ;D |
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Post by Sherry on Mar 28, 2011 23:11:42 GMT -5
I know! Some days I swear the only words mine hear are "NOOOOOO- NOT THERE!!!" ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 17:06:41 GMT -5
ugh...box training...I swear I have boxes in every corner and they still find places to back up to and poo!!!! MONSTERS!!!!!  The thread on Litter box bootcamp is awesome and very helpful, the nutrition section is great too! If you enjoy the cats going bonkers over a turkey neck just wait till you hear the fuzz go at it! HI and Welcome by the way.... |
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Post by katt on Mar 29, 2011 17:08:50 GMT -5
Welcome! |
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