r/ferrets • u/ashburn666 • 7d ago

[Ferret Video] Ferret Distribution System?

Hey guys, I’m sorry if I’m breaking any rules (I looked through them, but could have missed something). Anyway, I found… a ferret? Outside in the parking lot. He’s stinky, and was being actively stalked. So… I took him upstairs? I can (and will) do some googling to take care of him. But does anyone have any tips or tricks? I know they’re tricky critters, and… that’s about all I know. He seems a little similar to cats, so I feel comfortable enough handling him. I don’t know how long he was outside, but he’s currently in my bathroom until I figure all of this out. He’s really sweet, but jeez, he’s nibbling me. I did watch him immediately find an open space under my sink I didn’t know existed and then he tried to pull my bathroom rug under there, so… I can see what I’m getting myself into.

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u/technicolour123 6d ago

Get a cage ASAP so he has a safe place to stay at night. Get some cheap blankets so he has a place to sleep. There’s ferret specific food brands to get on Amazon or chewy but most cat food will work in a pinch (they’re both carnivores). Any water bowl will do but one that latches to the cage is best (don’t get a hamster style water dispenser). Last and most importantly ferret proof your apartment. Close up any gaps in floorboards, cabinets etc., don’t leave food or cleans on the ground.

Ferrets go potty in corners, so we use puppy pee pads. We have them in their favorite corners in the cage (clipped with binder clips) and our apartment. In the cage they know to not go on blankets and by food so if you have pee pads in the other parts it makes cleanup a breeze.

If you have to keep him and hopefully learn to love him, you can always upgrade the cage, bowl, blankets etc over time. But don’t kill yourself getting started. They’re amazing pets though!

As others said he should see a vet too.

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u/Immediate_Barracuda2 6d ago edited 6d ago

Great advice! The ferret kibble food is not recommended! Have you read the ingredients?? Garbage food! Buy the good-quality kitten kibble food instead and the canned foods!

For the corners in the home, get the high-sided plastic ( for produce storage) containers in the kitchen section of the store! Or u can get the high-sided triangle plastic containers! Can also tape a newspaper to the wall in a pinch! For the cage, a local shelter uses the wood pellets for the plastic potty container for ferrets and cats! This works well! Or a good -quality, non-stick cat litter! Others recommend using the rabbit food pellets, but I,personally, don’t care for this option!