Ferrets really are great house pets, but because they’re within your home all the time, you need them to be as clean as practical. As well as making sure your ferret cages are cleaned at least weekly this also entails grooming your ferret and do not panic it’s easier than you might think.
There are five basic stages to grooming your ferret. These are:
Bath the ferret once a month, but no more than once every week. Run a bath of shallow water. Be sure it isn’t too hot or too cold. Imagine it is for a baby and you won’t be far off. Use a baby shampoo that won’t irritate the ferret’s eyes. A no-tears formula should do the job perfectly. Get him wet, lather him up, and rinse him off. Pay particular notice to the area right below the eyes, as your ferret has scent glands here that can’t be removed. After his bath, wrap him in a pleasant warm towel he’ll burrow down in it to get himself dry. Blow dryers aren’t advocated.
Clean his ears. After the ferrets bath, clean his ears with a cotton bud dipped in peroxide. Ensure that you are not going too deep, or you might damage his ear drums. The ferret may not appreciate this effort the 1st couple of times, but he will ultimately come to expect it, and even notice that it feels pretty nice.
Brush his gnashers. Ferrets need good dental care. Use ferret safe toothpaste, which can be bought in pet stores, and a baby toothbrush. Your ferret doesn’t need to wash – the toothpaste is safe to swallow. Clean his teeth just like you brush your own, and check them for chips or breaks. If you find issues, take him to the vet.
Nail trimming. Your ferret can grow some pretty sharpened nails. Those nails don’t only hurt when he scratches you with them, but they also have a tendency to scratch up floors and furniture. Unlike cats, a ferrets nails are not retractable. Look closely at his nails. The pink area is the quick of the nail. Don’t cut into the quick or it’ll hurt him. Keep him distracted with his favorite toy while you trim his nails.
Clean where he sleeps. Many people do not think of this as a part of grooming the ferret, but it really is. There isn’t any point in cleaning the ferret if you’re not going to also make sure that his bedding and litter box are clean. Wash the bedding and dry it. Ensure that it does not have fleas in it. Each day scoop the litter box, and be sure your ferret has fresh litter weekly.
One final note on grooming – fleas are interested in ferrets as much as they are attracted to dogs and cats. Do not ever use flea medicines on your ferret that are designed for cats or dogs. You can though use flea formulas designed for kittens. The best thing you can do is let the vet give him a course of flea treatment.
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