This Site is All About Ferrets.
The Good, The Bad and The Downright Ugly!
G’day
This site is all about ferrets, so if you’ve ever wanted a ferret, or you’ve already been taken over by one of these enchanting animals, then you’re in the right place, because it’s not only all about ferrets, but a whole lot more - there’s heaps to learn about the whole mustelid family (ferrets, badgers, otters, weasels, stoats, martens, etc).
If you’ve ever wanted to know ...
 How to look after ferrets
- Where ferrets came from
- What to look for when buying a ferret
- What ferrets eat
- Whether there's a limit to how many socks they can possibly steal. (By the way, the answer's "no")
- How to breed ferrets (not for the faint hearted!)
- How to ferret proof your house (and why you MUST do it)
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How to tell the difference between male and female ferrets
- Why ferrets smell the way they do!
- What to do if your ferret goes walkabout!
I'm going to tell you all about it. But that’s the easy stuff – you can find that anywhere!
So how about this?
What about ….
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Did Queen Victoria really have ferrets
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What the King James Bible says about ferrets
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What the “weasel war dance” is all about
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Which famous 4th century BC playwright talked about farts which smelled worse than weasels (seriously!)
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Who described Noel Coward as "clever as a bag of ferrets”?
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The fascination the ancient Anatolians had for weasels in Çatalhöyük
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How many "kissing" cousins does the ferret have?
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How do you say FERRET in Friulian
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What do the words for the song “Pop goes the Weasel” mean?
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The advice given to women in childbirth by Pliny the Elder (who was killed in the Vesuvius eruption), in using “fluids coming from a weasel’s uterus”.. Kak – aren’t you glad you don’t live in THOSE days!
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What Queen Elizabeth the First’s jeweller used ferret’s teeth for
Now THERE’s some stuff you’re not going to find out easily! Good “quiz night” material too!
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But for those of you who are already ferret owners, I would love it if you’d share your stories with all of us and, more importantly, with those who are thinking about becoming ferret owners.
Tell us about the scares you’ve had when you thought you lost your ferret/s and how important it is to
ferret proof your house!
Or if you’ve found a decent natural remedy
for your sick ferret, please share it with us. That sort of advice will be of huge help to those who find themselves with a sick ferret and are anxious to know how to get additional advice about how to help their pets recover.
And for those of you who've lost a ferret to illness, an accident or old age, remember them at the Rainbow Bridge page.
Write a short tribute in their memory and put their picture .. we will all share your sadness but also will be able to celebrate the life of a wonderful pet.
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When I said this site is all about ferrets, of course it can’t possibly have EVERYTHING there is to know about ferrets! But what I’ve tried to do is bring you a fascinating collection of things both practical and whimsical. Everything I’ve learned about keeping these gorgeous little ratbags, loving every minute along the way. Plus a whole boatload of other stuff about ferrets and other mustelids.
So, take a while to visit the links below (or over at the left) and explore the wonderful word of ferrets (and mustelids!)
Enjoy and hooroo! (That's Aussie for "see ya later")
Note - no ferrets were harmed in the production of this website. Any similarity between the reader and any of the ferrets illustrated or mentioned in any way, is purely coincidental.
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