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no ferret are not supposed to. If they are it is because they are hungry or accually like the taste. Go to local clinic and get litter that smells funny 2 them. :)
In addition to the previous answer, if your ferret is eating his litter then it's very important you stop him from doing so. Ferrets are suited to eating meat only, with very occasional and very small amounts of vegetable matter such as raisins - any other substance is bad for their health. If you've been using a clumping litter - which shouldn't be used for ferrets at all - then stop using it immediately as it will form clumps in his digestive tract which could kill him. This sort of litter should not be used because it can become lodged inside the ferret's anus when it defaecates, again with life-threatening consequences.
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How much litter should your ferrets be going through?
That would be impossible to answer. A ferret can weight anywhere between 1 - 5 pounds. And the food a ferret is given, how well it's digested and what comes out. A high quality ferret food would leave less than some cheap food. A how often do you clean the litter box. And for how many ferrets? Ferrets need to go every 3 to 4 hours, and they don't like dirty litter box. Ferrets can go through litter quite rapidly
How many ferrets come in a litter?
A ferret's gestational period or time to be pregnant is approximately 42 days.
Is first step okay to use in the bottom of your ferret cage?
If First Step is a type of clay cat litter, then no. Ferrets like to snorkel and dig in their litter and clumping/clay cat litters may stick to a ferret's nose or bottom, causing issues. The best type of litter to use is a pelleted litter like Fresh News, Yesterdays News, Marshall ferret litter, or woodstove pellets
Does ferrets have offspring?
A domestic ferret can breed with a European polecat ferret and produce hybrids
How many offspring do ferrets have at a time?
Ferret litters vary greatly. A litter can consist of just 1 kit (baby ferret) or as many as 17 kits. The average ferret litter consists of 6-8 kits.It varies a lot. The ferret can have just one kit or as many as 17 kits in a litter. The average litter is 7 kits but like I said the number of babies varies hugely
Do ferrets have live birth?
Yes, ferrets give birth to live young known as kits. A ferret litter can be as few as 1 kit or as many as 17 kits.
Can you use bird seed for your ferrets litter box?
Bird seed is not appropriate to use for a ferrets litter box. Use litter made specifically for ferrets
How many babies do black footed ferrets have?
It can range anywhere from 1 to 7, but it is more common for them to have 3 or 4.
What do you use in a ferrets cage?
Large, multi-tiered cage - ferret habitat should include a hammock or sleep sack, litter box, toys, high quality ferret food, water bottle or heavy crock for water
What are common names for the domestic ferret?
Male intact ferrets are called hobs; female intact ferrets are jills. A spayed female is a sprite, a neutered male is a gib, and a vasectomised male is known as a hoblet. Ferrets under one year old are known as kits. A group of ferrets is known as abusiness. Male Ferret* Gib - a neutered male ferret. * Hob - a male ferret that is unneutered (another term - Dog)* Hoblet - A vasectomized ferret * Hobble - a castrated male ferret Female Ferret* Jill - a female ferret that is unspayed* Dam - mother of a litter* Sprite - a spayed female Baby Ferret (under the age of 1) - Kit (in Germany - pups) Carpet shark - slang term for ferret Translations* Fret - Dutch for ferret * Frettchen - German for ferret * Fretti - Finnish for ferret * Furet - French for ferret * Furetti or Furetto - Italian for ferret * Hurón - Spanish for ferret * Xopek or Domashni Horek- Russian for ferret* フェレット - Japanese In translation to that, it is hueretsuto.* Tam-iller - Swedish for ferret* Fretek - Czech for ferretScientific name for the domestic ferret is Mustela putorius furo. Scientific name for black-footed ferrets is Mustela nigripes
If you use soft bedding for the ferret to sleep on can you use wood shavings for the litter tray?
No. Never use wood shavings for a ferret. Most wood shavings contain oils that are harmful to a ferret. It can lead to asthma like symptoms in your ferret such as - wheezing, difficulty breathing and coughing. Some wood shavings are very dusty (even the ones that claim to have be "dust extracted"). The ferrets inhale the dust which settles in there lungs and causes severe respiratory problems. Cat litter should also be avoided as they are too dusty. In particular clumping cat litter should also be avoided as when the ferret wipes its bottom on clumping cat litter it can cause skin irritation and if ingested it will expand and cause a blockage. Corn cob litter should also be avoided because if it is ingested it cannot be broken down and will cause a blockage. The safest thing to use is a litter made specifically for ferrets. They cost approximately the same as cat litter and are available in some pet stores or online.
Can ferrets get pregnant at any time of the year?
It is possible for a ferret to get pregnant at any time if exposed to more than 12 hours of light - natural and artificial lighting. Ferrets are photoreceptive breeders, meaning they will go into heat if exposed to more than 12 hours of daylight in a day. Large commercial ferret farms breed females three times a year.
