Care for a Baby Ferret - Choose spacious, flat cages with small spacing between the bars. Purchase cages that have bar spacings too small for the baby ferret to stick its head through. Avoid cage bottoms that have areas where the baby ferret can catch its feet and get stuck.
Introduce baby ferrets to older ferrets by putting the cages next to each other and allowing them to get used to each others' scents. Let the older ferrets play with the younger ferrets for a few minutes at a time until they become comfortable with each other.
Care for a Baby Ferret
Train your baby ferret to use a litter box as soon as it shows a preference for a defecation space.
Wean your baby ferret at six weeks. Provide the baby ferret with the same calorically-dense and nutritious ferret food that is provided to the mother. Soak the food in warm water for 10 minutes to make it easy to digest. Switch ferret food brands slowly if you prefer to feed your baby ferret food other than your breeder's brand.
Keep a baby ferret's water dish full with fresh water. Find an elevated area in the baby ferret's cage and secure the dish to it. Replenish the water daily after cleaning the bowl.
Baby ferrets, or kits, are as interesting as their adult counterparts. However, because they're young, care requirements are a little different than for adult ferrets. Use these tips to help raise a healthy, sociable baby ferret. - by eHow
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