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Essential Ferret Checklist

Make sure you have these supplies on hand before your new ferret comes home.

By Deborah Jeans

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Ferret Nova/©Courtesy of Miranda Wood
Ferrets need a lot more items than just food and a cage.

Before you bring home your new ferret friend, make sure you have these supplies on hand:

  • Cage—the bigger, the better—with an escape-proof latch.
  • Food with meat protein and high-fat content
  • Food and bowls that won't tip over
  • 16-ounce water bottle
  • Bedding materials, such as small pet beds or pet blankets
  • Cage litter
  • Toys—avoid soft latex or rubber cat or dog toys
  • Collar for I.D. purposes
  • Harness and leash
  • Pet carrier for trips in car

April 2, 2008, 5 a.m. EDT


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Ferrets and everthing they need costs around 600 dollars and you can purchase ferrets in most pet stores such as petsway,petco,petsmart,pet kingdom and many smaller pet stores plus try looking on petfinder.com i looked on there cause i want a ferret and i found many ferrets i loved!!plus they are reasonably priced 150 for pairs and 50 to 75 for single and most come with a cage and a bag of the food they eat.
Mia, Poplar Bluff, MO
Posted: 7/21/2011 6:27:12 AM
hi!thanks for your tips but i want to buy my own ferrets someday..do you think how much its cost and is ferrets available in all pet store?thanks again..
rhodora, fortmcmurray, AL
Posted: 4/27/2011 9:15:00 PM
+ vet fund! Great addition to the list. A good fuzzybutt mommy should always have a fund!
Kody, Trenton, NJ
Posted: 1/18/2011 1:07:55 PM
+Vet Fund
It's essential.
Asa, Wisconsin, WI
Posted: 3/21/2010 3:21:07 PM
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