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No, ferrets are not good classroom pets. Ferrets do not like to be restrained, and can be easily injured by young children trying to hold onto them. They sleep about 18 hours a day in a quiet dark space in order to avoid any illness or stress. Ferrets are not rodents and are not caged animals, "you cage them for their protection" They need about 4 hours daily out of the cage to play and explore due to their curious nature and to avoid aggressive or obsessive behavoir in a ferret proofed environment. They can stress easily from improper handling and can suffer from shock due to loud noise. Ferrets can contract human influenza quite easily and any illness without proper veterinarian care, they can die in a matter of a few days. Caring for a ferret properly can be quite expensive. Ferrets crave human interaction, and should not be left alone for long periods of time. Ferrets that are not handled properly or frequently are prone to become "fear biters" and can bite quite hard, which under most state laws for rabies, would probably end up being euthanized, even if they have had vaccinations.
Also, ferrets cannot interact with most other pets, like rodents, rats, mice, Guinea pigs, rabbits, or birds because they are by nature a predatory animal
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Would ferrets be a good classroom pet for upper grades?
No, a ferret is not a good classroom pet for any grade. It's not the right type of environment for a ferret and would be harmful to their health- they need a dark quiet sleeping place of about 18 hours a day. They need an enormous amount of human interaction. Ferrets stress out very easily.
Can you bring your pet ferret from the US to Australia?
Yes but it is always good to check with vets and register them. Victoria allows ferrets which is good.
Are pet ferrets a big responsibility for kids under 13?
Ferrets are not good pets for any child, as they require a lot of care and time.
Is there a conditioner for ferrets?
Some pet stores will sell shampoos and conditioners for ferrets.
How can you train you ferrets not to kill your pet cats?
Ferrets do not kill cats, in fact cats are usually scared of ferrets.
Which pet goes best with cats beagles or ferrets?
ferrets go great with cats
Where do you buy ferrets on HorseIsle?
Try the pet shops. There is a pet shop in almost every town on Horse Isle. The pet shop with the most ferrets I've seen, though, is the Pet Shop in Hotton on Desert Isle.
What is a ferrets lifespan?
Pet ferrets who are well taken care of and have a good diet live for 7-10 years though ferrets older than this have been recorded. Wild black footed ferrets live for 1-5 years as they are vulnerable to disease and predators.
Would a black footed ferret make a good pet?
Black footed ferrets are endangered animals and not allowed as pets
Why do ferrets have a bad reputation?
In the wild, ferrets hind foods. When you have a pet ferret, it is only doing what its ancestors did.
Can ferrets get animal passports?
In Europe, they have pet passports
Does North America have ferrets?
Ferrets are native to Europe, but were imported into North America as pets; there are probably around a million pet ferrets there now. Black footed ferrets are native to North America
