Ferret-Netters:
     In response to some questions from new subscriber, and
happy ferret ownee, Mark Ouellete <[log in to unmask]
lockheed.com>, I sent the following message:
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Mark--
     I enjoyed your message in the latest Ferret Mailing List
(it might have been #447, but I forget).  I documented the
exploits of my own little tyrannosaurs (John & Yoko) a few weeks
back.  J & Y are one-and-a-half years old now, and I have had them
since they were about six or eight weeks old.  This does *not*
make me an expert, but I can tell you some things that work for
me.  (I repeat, I AM NOT AN EXPERT.  There are, however, MANY
experts on the Ferret Mailing List, including several with
extensive veterinary knowledge.)  Some of your questions:
   [] Wet food? Linatone?
      I have never fed J & Y wet food.  They have eaten Science
      Diet(TM) Growth (dry) food since I got them.  A couple of months
      ago I started mixing the Growth food (designed for kittens)
      with the Maintenance (for cats), 50:50 (the critters wouldn't
      eat straight Maintenance).  They have thrived on this diet.
      Once every two or three days, I squirt some Ferretone (like
      Linatone) into their dish.  They thrive some more.  A recent
      trip to the vet reassured me that they were healthy and happy
      (veterinarial praise for their healthy coats and teeth).
 
   [] You might ask your local pet food store to order some
      Ferretone(TM) for your kids--it is made by the same company
      as make Linatone.  I think I once compared the labels, and
      there is a slight difference in the formulations (I don't
      remember exactly:  this is a good question for the Ferret
      Mail List).
 
   [] Airplanes?
      I haven't a clue.  Mine seem to like car trips, even as long
      as 2 or 3 hours.  For short trips, their carrier container
      is fine (they always get excited when I bring the carrier
      out, because they know fun is at hand!)  On longer trips I
      throw their entire cage into the back of the wagon; my theory
      is that the familiar environment of their cage makes the
      trip less stressful.
 
Good luck with Weasie & Farrah.  Enjoy their company, and hide
all the small objects ;-).
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     Clint                   | flames to:
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     Full-time scientist.    |   Department of Molecular Biology
                             | The ferrets:
     "Me, too! Me, too!"     |   Johnnie and Yoko
 
[Posted in FML issue 0449]