>1-Average Age of a Ferret Owner:
 
i'm 23, the Boy is 29... so i guess we average to 26. ;)
 
>2-Marital Status:
 
unmarried, but living with SO
 
>3-Percentage of Male/Female Owners:
 
he thinks they're mine when it's time to clean up after them. i think
they're his when they misbehave.
 
>4-Average Income Level of Ferret Owners:
 
not much, but our combined income will increase within the year, as i
will be done with school and working full time in addition to his FT job.
 
>5-Size of their family and/or number of children:
 
no children *Knock on Wood!* but several other pets.
 
>6-Number of Ferrets on average they own:
 
we have eleven.
 
>7-Other types of animals owned besides ferrets:
 
currently, cats, rats, mice, and hedgehogs.  i kinda half-claim the bunny
because my houseate is irresponsible and i end up doing the work.  *sigh*
if it was up to me the bunny would find a new home.
 
>8-How often owners purchase food and products for their ferret and
>other pets:
 
we buy food in bulk, so once every month or two.  litter/bedding gets
bought once or twce a month, typically.
 
>9-Where do you find owners typically purchase products for their pets
 
petsmart/online
 
>10-How much money on average do ferret owners typically spend on
> their ferret and/or other animals. -   including meds and surgery:
 
i dont' even want to *think* about this!  heh.  right now, many of ours
are young, and we have simply been lucky with some of the older ones.
but before meds and surgery, figure $547 annually for vaccines...
 
i'm expecting one to two sugeries a year int he next couple years, then
possibly 3-4 once the younger ones get into the 4-5 year range.  so
that's 1-200 dollars per surgery... (costs are fairly low here).
 
so--$600-$1000, probably?
 
the boy and i are starting a savings account *specifically* for the
purpose of saving back funds to have *set aside* for a few years down the
road when we're likely to run into more frequent health problems, though.
 
>11-Do they belong to a ferret organization:
 
they are the Weezilarchy Brigade, an organization in their own right.
 
-k-
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3734]