Message Number: SG16684 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: brettm@uga.edu
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:45:30 +0000 (GMT)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: ferret ALWAYS sleeping
Author wrote:
> It could be attitudinal from boredom combined with personality, but if a kit here did that I'd want a full check up, blood checks, and imaging, also sensory evaluation, personally, to be safest for the ferret.
If the checkup does come out okay, though, then you might want to google for some of Bob Church's articles and FML postings on environmental enrichment. Even though your ferret has free roam, it still isn't the same as the huge, constantly-changing territory that a wild polecat would face. There's always a need to provide new challenges and stimulation to prevent boredom and stress, though I imagine a playmate wouldn't hurt, either.
Brett
*SLMW 1.0* Ferrets reproduce faster than any other neutered animal.
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