It's not necessarily the best age as much as how the ferret was cared for. Ferret shelters usually have all ages. If you want one that's trained and has calmed down from their baby stage, probably around 1 1/2 - 2 years old, Keep in mind that most ferrets live to about 7 or 8, I had a ferret that lived to 9 years old. Ferrets can be prone to illness and disease from improper care and diets, they also stress very easily which can cause illness. Ferrets in shelters are run by people that are real dedicated and will be straightforward about the ferrets they have and are thoroughly check by a veterinarians
Handle ferrets kits as soon as the mother will let you at about 3 weeks of age.
You start handling them as soon as the mother ferret will allow you to at about three weeks old so they will be properly socialized, and at that time start feeding them some moistened food.
Age is irrelevant to owning a ferret. Owning a ferret requires a lot of time, patience, knowledge, and responsibility.
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Does it matter what age the child is if you put he or she up for adoption
A young ferret or baby ferret is known as a kit.
There is only one breed of domestic ferret.
Ferrets are considered kits until they are 1 year old
Check with your local pet store in the area that you live in. Some individually owned pet stores sell ferrets.You can ADOPT a homeless ferret from your local animal shelter or rescue. It's just as cute and friendly as one from the pet store! Look it up online. They are already socialized, litter trained and has vaccinations.To adopt a ferret - Petfinder.com will have a list of place to adopt ferrets according to the area you live in. Go to the website and enter your zip codeYou can get ferrets from a private breeder.
The age of a ferret may be determined by the teeth, they start to become translucent at the tip of the canines, and as they get older, more of each tooth is translucent. But this may not always be true if the ferret was fed improper food or malnourished.
It depends on your lifestyle. A baby ferret will need to have lots of human attention to be properly socialized and correct training. An adopted older ferret should already be trained and not as hyper as a baby ferret.
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Ferrets can be okay by themselves - as long as they have plenty attention from humans and plenty of time out of their cage. My ferret is an only ferret after his cagemate died of old age at 9 years. I do not cage him, letting him free roam in a ferret proof bedroom, and I play with him a lot as he does demand my attention. If your ferret is going to be alone if you are away from home frequently, like for a job or school, then another ferret would be needed for companionship.
It depends of course what is best for you the fastest way to adopt or the cheapest or the simpliest way to adopt. But still it is being south asian countries like Vietnam or India to adopt babies.