>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]