List for shelter

[nibblesandspazz]

My local humane society keeps coming across ferrets. The shelter has a small ferret cage, and some extremely ratty old ferret bedding. I am making new beds to take them today. The shelter doesnt know much about ferrets so I am compiling a list of safe toys they can give to the new owners when they adopt. also any very basic information would be helpful. so please, give me ideas of what to add. toys, info ect.

[Forum Administrator]

Well for starters I would HIGHLY recommend that the staff read the book "Ferrets for Dummies" 2nd Edition. If there is anything you can bring them, this is the single best thing. I'd also tell them to recommend it to all people who adopt ferrets or are interested in adopting.

This info can be distributed to all people interestd in ferrets:

General Ferret Info Pamphlet:
www.ferretcentral.org/faq/one-page.pdf

Ferret Medical Info Pamphlet:
www.ferret-hide-e-hole.org/pdf_docs/FerretMedicalInformation--shelterversion.pdf

The top three websites that contain info on general ferret info, as well as medical info. These are great resources.

Everything Ferret
www.everythingferret.com/index.htm

Ferret Central
www.ferretcentral.org/

Ferret Universe
www.ferret-universe.com/

This is a link of all the ferret forums that I am currently aware of, another great list of info for new ferret owners:
holisticferret.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talking&action=display&thread=1407

Compiling a list of resources (books, websites, forums, clubs, shelters, etc) would be a great resource for the shelter.

As for safe toys:

Nothing with rubber or laytex, no easily chewed or ingested pieces. Generally speaking "baby-proof" toys. I love little plastic baby keys, plastic balls with bells inside, Soft plush stuffed animals that aren't easily torn apart.

[nibblesandspazz]

Thanks. Those links helped alot. I'm about to email the shelter now