Box love

Post date: Apr 17, 2013 11:51:10 AM

Owning ferrets is an ever evolving educational experience. Wow that was a mouthful. What I mean is that even after many years of ownership, there are things you can learn and your fuzzy will love you for it.

Lets take boxes. We all know hammomocks are a necessity to cage life. But how often do you find your fuzzbutt in your drawers curled amoung your clean shirts?

Let us remember that they are ground dwelling animals. Or used to be several thousand years ago.

There are studies showing that ferrets need a total dark environment to achieve full deep sleep. They go only say that this activity lowers the risk of them developing Adrenal Disease.

For whatever reason you choose, we strongly encourage the use of a box in the cage. Nothing fancy. But you will quickly notice how much they love that box.

The boxes we use are about 8 inches tall, 18 inches deep and 9 inches wide. Simply cut a hole on either the end or side, whichever fits your cage best, fill with a shirt or other material and watch how much they love it.

Some cages, like this Super Pet are a pain to get a box into, but well worth the effort.

I have found 3 large ferrets stuffed into a box and they all look just as comfortable as little Perry does above.

We also place these boxes throughout the house and that is usually where we find the ferrets come bed time.

So create a box and see how much love your fuzzy has for it.