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>From: "Miller,Dwayne" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: New Additons
>George is our smallest male, at maybe 5 pounds, Cinders is our big boy at
>about 12 pounds. Sassy and our other little girl, both weigh 3-4 pounds
>and are very very small (lenght and barrel wise). Is this natural for
>ferrets? Having never had female ferrets before I dont know, but the
>other girls I have seen were at least close to the size of their male
>cagemates.
Whoa. A 3 or 4 lb. ferret is small?? On several trips to the vet for our
6 ferrets, our vet informed us that 3 or 4 lbs for a male ferret can be
unhealthy. Gizmo, weighed 3 lbs, and the dr. suggested he lose 1/2 a lb.
Larz, weighed 4 lbs, and he suggested he lose at least a lb. Don't get me
wrong, i'm no ferret expert, but 12 lbs for a male ferret seems VERY large.
Too large. Our 6 ferrets are all about the same size, male and female.
All around 3 lbs. Just my .02 cents. Hail All Fuzzies !!
Christopher & Heidi proudly owned by:
*Bandit* Maggie* Gizmo* Sylvie* Larz* Midnite*
*Gordy the Guinea Pig*
[Posted in FML issue 2811]
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