Michael W. Shaw wrote:
>I am at my witts end!  I know my lill fuzzies need collers on.  But I cant
>keep them on them.Over and over they take them off, I put them back on.  I
 
Michael,
 
Though I prefer break-away collars (use them on my cats), I find that they
just don't work on ferrets.  The little buggers will do everything to get
them off!  I get adjustable nylon ferret collars with plastic snap-type
buckles from a store here in New Jersey called NJ Pets.  Sorry, I don't
remember the manufacturer of the collar, but if you want to call NJ Pets,
their number is (201) 515-8665.
 
Even with these collars, you have to make them pretty tight to begin with;
leave just enough room to slip your little finger between the collar and the
fert's neck.  After they get used to wearing them, you can loosen it up a
bit--until the day they accidentally slip it off and get it in their head
that removal is possible, then you have to tighten it again for a while!  I
don't worry too much about them getting hung up, because the plastic buckle
will come open with a really hard tug.  Hope this is helpful.
 
Nancy <[log in to unmask]>
[Posted in FML issue 1881]