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Ferret Care 101 - Choosing A Ferret Cage

By E Anthony Gove

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Having a ferret at home can be a very nice experience. They are such cuddly and loving animals that you couldn’t help but fall in love with them. Before bringing the new furry member of your family home, you will have to buy a ferret cage to serve as its little home inside your house. He must have his own private place, being a part of your life now. Choosing a ferret cage is a very crucial part because this means providing security for your little friend. There are some things to consider in choosing a ferret cage, and these are the following:

1. Your ferret is playful and very energetic and active. If you decide to cage it, you will need to have the one that is very spacious, with some means for him to play. An ideal ferret cage size for one ferret should be at least 18 inches long, 18 inches deep and 30 inches wide. Tunneled and multi-leveled ferret cage can be a good choice. It should be roomy enough so that you can have some space for additional cage accessories such as hammocks, toys, litter box, shelves, food dishes, water bottles and such, while still leaving enough area for your ferret to run around.

2. Expect your pet to sleep a lot. It will be a great idea to provide a place for your ferret to sleep inside its cage. This place should be as dark and as comfortable as possible for proper ferret care.

3. Heat is not good for your ferret. You have to consider the adequacy of circulating air in choosing a cage. A wired cage can be a good choice. Just make sure that the gaps between the wires are not more than 1 inch by 2 inches wide, to ensure that your ferret will not be able to escape.

4. Make sure that the cage you choose for your ferret doesn’t have holes through which your ferret can squeeze its head in. This can be dangerous as the ferret might get choked, or worse, it might manage to get free and go somewhere else. You wouldn’t want that to happen, for sure.

5. Remember to put toys inside your ferret’s cage so as not to get your ferret bored. They must be kept entertained as much as possible. This will lessen the possibility of them getting destructive.

6. Try to get a cage with plastic shelves or flooring. If you get the wired one, it is advised that you cover them with soft materials, tiles or shelf liners.

7. Also consider your budget in choosing a ferret cage although you can't put a price on proper ferret care, you do have to consider price.

8. Glass aquarium is a no-no as a ferret cage! This can never be a good living quarter for your ferret because it will not allow him to roam around and be active. You can either choose to buy a commercially manufactured ferret cage, or if you have enough time, you can make one. When you have already chosen the perfect cage for your ferret, remember not to put it on a place that is directly near the window through which sunlight comes in the room. Put it at a place where it has good access to moving air, somewhere cool. It is also a good idea to let the ferret out of its cage whenever possible and just put some rugs on the floor where it can crawl under. Just be sure that you are ready with the mess that it might be able to create all over the place! Nevertheless, you will surely have fun watching your pet run around the house and burrow into just about anywhere he can do so.

E. Anthony Gove Does marketing and he helps transcribe articles for this website http://www.FerretCareMadeEasy.com the owner also has another good site (lens) found here >>---> http://www.squidoo.com/ferret-beds

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