Deli Nature Ferrets

The ferret belongs to the group of the mustelines just like the weasel and the otter. They are pray animals that are mainly kept as pets, although some people use them for hunting. Hunting with ferrets is called ferreting. In order to ferret, you need a ferreting permit! Ferrets cannot survive in the wild, they have been completely domesticated. Even before our era, the ancient Greeks had already been describing the ferrets. They were said to be a North-African domesticated pet. Ferrets are strict meat eaters, called carnivores. Even more so, the digestion of the ferret is not even capable of digesting plant material. Too many sweets with much sugar can be harmful for them. Dog or cat feeds is not suitable for ferrets either, as it contains too many plant proteins and fibres and too little animal proteins. In the pet shop you will find a great variety of special ferret feed of high quality and with a sufficient amount of animal proteins. They need enough space in their cage to be able to move about and to play, as they are really playful animals. This can be an outdoor or indoor cage, the cold being less of a problem than heat; they do not like temperatures above 28° or 29°C. It is best to give the ferret at least an area of 1.5 m². Nice to know is that the word ferret is derived from the French 'furet', in Latin ‘fur’, meaning little thief.