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[Somebody's really buggering up your From: address]
Hi,
I used to have a ferret way back when at school in Michigan. When I
moved to California, he went east with a good friend. He wasn't the best
behaved ferret- he was "grown-up" when I got him and had been badly
mistreated. Nonetheless, he was a lot of fun. I'm starting grad school
this fall in Boston and am interested in getting another one.
I was too well educated my first time around and thought I'd ask
some questions here before I really did it:
1) Is it legal to own a ferret in Boston? Massachusetts?
2) I'm not totally sure of my schedule, but certainly I'll have some long
class days. Would it be nice/kind/wise to get a second pet (cat, another
ferret, etc.) so that no one feels lonely? i.e. playmates
3) Just how easy is it to train a ferret? I'm thinking about practical
things like "no chewing on this" and "here is your litter box".
4) They can be litter trained, yes? I had a cat that I was pretty easily
able to train to use the toilet and was able to get rid of the litter box.
Has anyone been able to train a ferret similarly? Perhaps some other kind
of toiletry?
5) What can I expect as monthly costs for food and such? I'll be on a
stipend so I need to look at the budget.
6) What are typical costs for 'fixing' and shots for a new animal? I assume
(at least if I want to get them trained) that I'd be better off getting
a young animal.
7) Is there anything "bad" that is just impossible to train them against?
i.e. they will *always* dig up house plants or somesuch.
8) Pointers to references on ferret "owner's manual".
Thanks for any help!
Christopher Cilley {ucsfcca|claris}!wet!cc [log in to unmask]
[Posted in FML 0131]
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