A practical guide to ferret care /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Miami, Fla. (P.O. Box 450099, Miami 33245-0099) :
Ferrets,
[1994]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- All about ferrets
- What is a ferret
- History
- Description
- Personality
- Communication
- Choosing a ferret
- Where to get your ferret and what to look for
- Ferret's first check-up
- If you find a ferret
- Bringing your ferret home
- Now you're home
- Proper cage (do's & don'ts)
- Sleep habits
- Ferret essentials
- Diet (do's & don'ts)
- Ferret-proofing
- Handling and socializing
- When & how to hold a ferret
- Children & ferrets
- Ferrets & nipping
- Housebreaking
- How to litter train your ferret
- Where to start.
- What you will need
- What to do
- Grooming
- Bathing your ferret
- Ears
- Nail care
- Teeth
- Skin
- Fur
- Paw pads
- Fleas & ticks
- How to de-flea your ferret & your home (do's & don'ts)
- Ticks
- Ferrets and their friends
- Ferrets with other ferrets
- Ferrets and other domestic animals
- Ferret safety
- Collar and harness training
- Escapes and captures
- Traveling with your ferret
- Never take your ferret to the beach
- Pets at home alone
- Aging
- Annual check-up
- Physical signs and behavior
- Health concerns
- Accidental poisoning.
- Emergency first aid supplies
- Supplemental diets
- Sterilization and breeding
- Hurricane Andrew and the Miami Ferret Club & Shelter
- When disaster strikes
- Running a shelter
- National ferret groups
- Ferret shelters, halfway houses and ferret contacts
- Saving a species
- Black-footed ferret.