http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/24/true-costs-owning-pet.html We personally have found that in the last decade we can pretty well count on any ferret running an average that is over $5,000 during the ferret's lifetime for supplies and veterinary needs, so with about 30 years of ferret experience we believe in 1. Saving for their care and 2. Not having more ferrets than we can afford to provide with care and supplies It's always a good reminder for people who are new to ferrets to learn this beforehand because otherwise they might fall victim to adding too many ferrets due to impulse (sometimes in just one age group which makes it harder yet) and even to actual animal hoarding (having more pets than can be care for). Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7073]
