Should Ferrets Eat Eggs? – Ferret World Eggs, Eggs, FERRETS & EGGS! How do you like the newest cover of Dook Dook Ferret Magazine? Is it Eggsellent? Ferretastic? 😉 In this amazing NEW double issue, we cover so much!  Click Here for a Sneak Peak of This Issue  The get this and other … Read more
People Are Mistaking Ferret Penises For Belly Buttons And Kissing Them… For years there has been a running joke in the ferret community about how some people mistake ferret penises for belly buttons. More experienced ferret owners tend to have a good laugh at this (as we know that it is a genuine mistake by … Read more
Fat Ferrets: What You Need to Know about Ferrets and Weight Gain Excessive weight gain is uncommon in ferrets, but it can happen. Here is what you should know if your ferret seems to be gaining too much weight. Poor nutrition and not enough activity can cause unhealthy weight gain For this article, we are … Read more
The ferret of the month for February 2020 is Skylar! Ferret World (“Ferret World”) operates ferret-world.com and may operate other websites. It is Ferret World’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites. Website Visitors Like most website operators, Ferret World collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that … Read more
Ferrets and COVID-19: What You Need to Know Viruses can be frightening. We can’t see them, we can’t smell them. And yet, they cause some of the worst diseases the world has ever seen, including Ebola virus disease, rabies, distemper, parvovirus, HIV, yellow fever, and influenza. As you likely know, the global outbreak of COVID-19 … Read more
Protecting your ferret: How to prevent COVID-19 or flu transmission to your mustelid friend Have you wondered how you can protect your mustelid friend from the COVID-19 pandemic or the flu? Global government guidelines tell us to wash our hands and stand 1.5 metres apart, but is there another way that we can reduce transmission? … Read more
A mostly happy life…featuring a ferret! Given how popular ferrets are as pets, there aren’t that many books about or featuring them on the market. You would think that their bigger than life personalities would captivate the imagination of an author and inspire them to write a character based on them. Well, this is what happened … Read more
What to expect as your ferret gets older Caring for your senior ferret As we get older, our bodies and personalities change along with the passage of time. The same can be said about our amazing ferret friends. It’s documented that ferrets can live up to ten years. In the United States, they typically live … Read more
Feeding your ferrets eggs: Two perspectives By accident, we assigned an article on feeding ferrets eggs to two of our authors! But our silly mistake is your gain. Both Dr. Meissner and Ms Grech researched eggs and ferrets, providing different perspectives on whether eggs are a healthy addition to your ferrets’ diet and how they … Read more
Treating and preventing ear mites in ferrets Do my ears look dirty to you?Image courtesy of Max Moreau One of the less enjoyable aspects of pet ownership is treating your pets for parasites, such as fleas and ear mites. It’s important to keep an eye on your animals for these pests because they can cause … Read more