| While a baby ferret can be weaned from its mother | | | | minutes to soften it so it will digest easier. |
| at or around 6 weeks of age there are still many | | | | While there is a plethora of high quality ferret food |
| requirements that need to be met in order for it to | | | | to choose from high quality cat food can work as |
| be healthy. In order to provide the best care for the | | | | well. As long as the ferret is getting the proper |
| new addition to your home you should do your | | | | amount of nutrition it will develop healthily. Ferrets |
| research before the babies are born. It's unwise to | | | | need food that has a good amount of fat and |
| handle the mother ferret while she is giving birth. This | | | | protein in order to grow properly so read the |
| can make her very hostile and unpredictable which | | | | information on the food before purchasing. Much like |
| can be unhealthy to the baby ferret. A typical litter | | | | their adult counterparts young ferrets need plenty of |
| of ferret babies or kits as they are known ranges | | | | fatty acids in their foods and they also need plenty |
| from 5 to 8 babies in general. They are born both | | | | of drinking water. Make sure to change the water in |
| blind and hairless which means that for all intents or | | | | their cages at least twice a day just to be safe. If |
| purposes that they are helpless. After about 3 | | | | they keep knocking their water container over or |
| weeks their eyes will begin to open and their hair will | | | | moving it you might consider a water bottle for their |
| begin to grow. | | | | cage. Obviously a smaller one is needed due to the |
| Until a baby ferret reaches 45 days of age it and its | | | | fact that they're not adults but it can help alleviate |
| siblings will do nothing but eat, sleep, and grow. When | | | | the frustration and lack of water in certain |
| they are 55 days of age you want to take them to | | | | circumstances. |
| the vet. Even a baby ferret needs its vaccinations to | | | | Baby ferrets like to borrow when they sleep and |
| keep it and you healthy. You can also have them | | | | they also like to play vigorously. That being said you |
| neutered and de-scented at this time if you wish. | | | | need to purchase a ferret cage with plenty of room |
| The next thing that you should do concerning your | | | | for them to move about in. They need plenty of |
| baby ferret is plan its meals. Obviously as they get | | | | soft bedding that they can be comfortable on but it |
| older they'll move away from their mother feeding | | | | shouldn't be something that can be chewed or eaten. |
| them and begin to eat solid meals on their own. If | | | | Ferrets in general have a habit of eating things they |
| you purchased your ferret from a pet store or | | | | shouldn't which can lead to stomach problems that |
| breeder make sure to find out what they've been | | | | require surgery to solve. The best cage type is one |
| feeding them. Much like cats a sudden diet change | | | | that is made out of plastic and not plastic coated |
| can seriously upset your ferret's physical state so if | | | | metal. Despite these special needs caring for baby |
| you must switch do so carefully. When feeding a kit | | | | ferrets can be a rewarding experience. |
| you should warm the food up in water for a few | | | | |