They solved the problem of pooping by backing into corners and doing their thing from time to time. Ferrets love to interact with one another. Hence, it was common to see a few of them poop in the same corner until they leave a huge pile in their wake. Today, ferrets remain wired just like their previous generations. Well, you should not handle ferrets poop anyhow. They shed salmonella and other bacteria e. Humans who come in contact with the stool can get infected. You should never feed your ferret raw or undercooked meat or unpasteurized meat.
This has an association with salmonella infection. Some may pass the bloody stool and have red eyes conjunctivitis. Always wash your hands with soap and running water after handling ferrets poop.
You should also wash your hands before and after touching their food and water. Using a hand sanitizer works fine too. We want to keep away our ferret stool from his sleeping area — right?
Buying your ferret pet a litter box is highly recommended. It will make our pet environment cleaner, and fewer baths will be needed also. Do put it to use. Keep in mind that monitoring their feeding: poop ratio is a way to assess their well-being from time to time. Not every change in stool nature points to ill health.
Outdoor ferrets are more likely to pick up fleas, or ferrets that go for walks outside. Indoor ferrets will mostly remain flea free unless they share with a dog or cat in the home. Worms are rarely a problem in pet ferrets unless they come into contact with dogs or cats who already have them.
Again a small animal wormer or syrup should be used. Ferrets will always poop in the corner. Imagine how many corners are in a room then think again. There are more than four corners in a room with furniture however ferrets have latrine areas and will favour a certain one. A litter tray with fresh litter is far more preferable to a ferret and so much easier to clean up.
Ferrets poop is long, squishy and usually a strong dark brown or black colour. Sometimes the food is to blame, otherwise, it may be parasites. Either way, if the problem lasts more than a day or two, then vets advice should be sought. Insulinoma is a common problem of ferrets fed on a long term diet high in cereal content. The condition is caused by complex carbohydrates building up the blood sugar levels leading to Cancerous tumours developing on the Pancreas.
There is no cure although medications can treat the condition and slow its effects which can eventually cause adrenal failure. A ferret with acute Insulinoma loses its fur, becomes lethargic, goes off its food, and will initially become thin, its nose will dry up, crack and weep discharge. The ferret will lay stretched out, not curled up and will sweat profusely.
The kindest thing in this circumstance is to put them to sleep before they reach this stage. During the annual spring moult the ferrets lose all their fur in a few days then grow it back over the next week or two. Indoor ferrets require a large, spacious multi-level cage of at least 3ft by 3ft. Additional ferrets will require two square feet per animal. So a pair would ideally be housed in either a 64inch deep by 3ft wide cage or a rectangular indoor rabbit cage of ft by 2ft by 2ft.
A third ferret will require a 6ft minimum cage size. An outdoor ferret can live in hutches or similar dimensions but must have a securely sheltered sleeping area. Some ferret owners prefer to build an aviary type enclosure with lots of toys and furniture for the ferrets to play and sleep amongst. Ferrets will require a cosy, fleece-lined bed or hammock to sleep in. Better still is a hammock with a pouch where the ferret can sleep, curled up inside. Alternatively, a nest box filled with a fleece blanket can be used or a simple cat bed.
Either way, the ferret needs to be able to get inside or under the bed to sleep. In winter they even sweat from their shared heat. Indoor ferrets need a sheet of linoleum or newspaper in the bottom of their cage but loose type substrates such as wood shavings are pointless as the ferret will gather it up and push it out the cage.
They may also roll in it, and dance about with it on their fur outside of the cage. Outdoor ferrets can live on a substrate of wood shavings, recycled cardboard litter, or wood pellets. Straw or hay is also useful as bedding but ferrets will not eat it. Fleece blanket or vet bed in their sleeping area will be cosier than straw or hay. Ferrets need a litter tray in their cage and also a second one in the room they play in would be useful.
The tray needs a low opening for your ferret to get in and out of easily. You will find as you go further down the litter training road that you may require more than one tray. Your ferret will undoubtedly have a favorite spot to do their business. Therefore, you should place the tray in that very spot. Just make sure it is kept well away from their bedding, toys, and feeding dishes.
Leave unsupervised ferrets inside their cage until they are fully litter trained; otherwise you risk them going inside your home. Just make sure that you keep a close eye on them at all times. If they look like they are about to defecate quickly pick them up, take them to the cage and put them inside the liter tray.
Sometimes, holding the edge of the tray will help ensure your ferret excretes only into it. It also can help teach your ferret that it is a safe place for them to go.
Whenever your ferret does their business, collect the feces and wet bedding, and put it directly in the litter tray. The smell will let your ferret know the purpose of the tray. They will also learn that this is where their waste needs to go. Just make sure that you wear disposable gloves whilst doing this for hygiene purposes. It is also a good idea to wear these when cleaning out the cage.
Disposing of them ensures any germs and bacteria is not retained or transferred. You will discover that even after being trained, your ferret will still have the odd accident — always put them back into the tray.
Eventually, they should always use the tray for their business. Ferrets are intelligent and they will soon learn. Accidents must be cleaned immediately, use a strong-smelling and animal safe disinfectant to eliminate foul odors.
Cleaning the spot should discourage your ferret from reusing that location. You should clean the tray at least twice a day, and this should stop your ferret from digging and making a terrible mess.
It might be good for you to read my page on adrenal disease, as there are a number of good articles by vets there to help you …. You might want to think of giving Samy a daily smoothie too to build up her strength and to get her immune system strengthened.
Astaxanthin is excellent for the immune system and there are other supplements which I give my guys to help keep them in as good health as I can.
When I got the tincture for Mojo, she hated it so I put the required dose on a little dish then added a little bit of raw egg yolk on top to hide the tincture. Thank you so much Nona! I live in the United states in St Augustine, Florida. I will talk to her vet tomorrow about the implants. Thank you for your great advice and I will try out the smoothie tomorrow. I will make sure to update you with the progress Samy has made in the future.
God bless you! I just hope that some of the information will help Samy to live a longer and happier life! And great that you live in Florida as there are a lot of ferret vets there so if you feel you might need a more experienced vet, then please check out the Florida vets page ….
I am sending her lots of get-well vibes from across the seas and hugs to you too. Hi Nona I am from Cuba and I crossed the sea in to start a new life. I so happy that found such a kind the person like you that gave advice for Samy. I have one ferret and 3 turtles. God blessed you Nona. How wonderful, Margarita! I was born and brought up in Hong Kong but when my father retired, they came down to Australia and I joined them a year later as life was getting too expensive in HK.
My husband and I have lived here for 40 years now and have our kids and grandchildren around us so life is wonderful! Since Samy is older and much more delicate the vet thinks that she cannot withstand the operation to get her spleen removed and rather let Samy stay as is. The vet decided to give her a lupron vaccine instead.
Also, the vet gave her pills of melatonin that she takes daily. Her stomach is very swollen and I am so sad about her condition. I just ask because my Mojo has a very swollen belly too, but the vet said it was because of her liver. Margarita … I found this spleen tincture at the Dr Morse website. Perhaps you should think about this for Samy? My Ferret Max is having diarrhea that is white foamy and runny and he drags his butt on the carpet and his butt looks red.
He did start eating and drinking again today but Im worried what might be wrong. Take a look at my page on the subject to see if it is the problem. Certainly the symptoms you describe make me think it is that …. She never seems dehydrated, but she does seem to like sleep. It looks normal its just extra watery.
Izzy, can you point to when your little girl started t! Did you change her diet or give her something different to eat? If it is food related, perhaps go back to her old diet and see how things go.
Hugs to your little lady from her new friends down under and I hope she gets better soon! It seems like she is also having issues using the restroom as she will frequently having accidents on herself. She hardly goes in the litter pan and now refuses to eat or drink.
Recently she worried us before because she was wheezing and the vet said it sounded like she had something in her nose causing her to sneeze like pepper does to a human nose. She no longer sneezes now but is now defecating irregulary. I tried giving her liquid pumpkin suggested by our regular pet store where we bought her at. Oh Jayy, your poor little girl.
Check out the symptoms and see if they resemble what you see in your little girl …. Hugs to your girl and many healing vibes from me and my gang down under. I also wanted to add she just recently got her shots distemper and rabies not sure if that affects anything. While looking around on the internet I saw that vaccine infection can occur.
And I gave her some pumpkin and now her feces is more yellowish and less brown. If you need to find one, please check out my Ferret Vets page in your state. I really think you need to take her asap to find out what is wrong. Jayy I had another thought. This is what I can buy in Oz but the link is to a Canadian site….
If you can get hold of it, get it and try and feed your girl with it. If she refuses to drink, get a small syringe and syringe the liquid into her mouth but MAKE SURE you point the syringe across her mouth , and that you squirt into the side of her cheek and NOT down her throat. Hello, my ferrets poop isnt on the chart, its dark brown and very wet but keeps shape. Kibble fed with the odd chicken breast.
Ibs is irritable bowel syndrome a functioning gut disorder. Huge huge difference to mistaken for!!! Ludine, if your ferret has a blockage then you MUST take it to the vet. Hello my little guy Rocky had found him self a almond somehow the day before yesterday. This was the day before yesterday his poopy is what seems normal now as far as what the images on the net show long smooth brownish like a tootsie roll.
He was pretty slim in the matter of hours when he was dealing with the foreign object almond pieces. Should I withhold food from him even if its the only way I can make sure he keeps hydrated?
How long after he passes the foreign object should it take for him to be back to his spunky self he was alert this morning and wanting out of the cage to roam and his tummy is nice and full can I be causing harm by making sure he is eating?
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