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The Ferret FAQ

The Top Seven Ferret Questions
The most important information for ferret owners and prospective owners

Ferret Frequently Asked Questions (in English)

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What's New in the Ferret FAQ
The main index of the Ferret FAQ
The same FAQ, as a single HTML file [216 kB]
The index to the Ferret Medical FAQs
The Ferret Natural History FAQ
"Your Pet Ferret," the 6-page (double-sided) ferret mini-FAQ, now available in PDF format (used by the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) as well as in PostScript format by FTP. You can still email me with your postal address if you'd like a copy on paper instead.
New! - the ferret micro-FAQ, a single-page tri-fold brochure in PDF ("Acrobat") format. Perfect for handing out at vets' offices, pet stores, etc.

Translations of the Ferret FAQ

Français/French: le Furet FAQ (Foire aux Questions), translated by Caroline Favre, with help from Shiva Thomas and Lorraine Tremblay
Japanese: the Ferret FAQ and seven Ferret Medical FAQs, translated by Ayumi Takeshima and Tetsuro Oka
In progress: Deutsch/German, Nederlands/Dutch, Español/Spanish, Svensk/Swedish, Dansk/Danish. (Write if you'd like to help out.)
Fluent in another language? Want to translate the FAQ? Let me know, and I'll help however I can!

News and Announcements

Topical information
- Kodo's Auction update - bid for great ferret stuff to help pay for legal and media fees
- Kodo Information: the Michigan ferret who was killed for rabies testing after more than 40 days' "quarantine"
- The Ferrets Anonymous 1997 Cutest Ferret Contest
Upcoming events
- STAR* list of ferret-related events - updated 17 July 1997
- AFA Ferret Event List
- News and events from the CDFA
News
- The Independent Voice Ferret News Kiosk, from LIFE
- The Californians for Ferret Legalization (CFL) Update
- California legislation, status, and legal advice, from the CDFA
- Tidbits from Al Gearhart
Ongoing announcements
- FML Ferret Shelter Fund Drive
- Ferrets Anonymous Online Survey

Other Resources

General information

Club and shelter references
- The STAR*Ferrets list of shelters, breeders, vets, clubs and catalogs [132 kB, last updated 30 July]
- The AFA list of ferret shelters
- How to Start a Ferret Club, by Pam Grant
- The Web Ferret Adoption Clearinghouse, by Lorina Poland
- Mercy Net, a free registry for lost/found pets and pets available for adoption from shelters
Lists and other references
- A list of books about ferrets, from the World Ferret Union
- LIFE Show Standards (colors), with pictures
- AFA Show System Color/Pattern Chart, also with pictures
- List of ferret names, from Anna
- The list of places ferrets are illegal (FFZs) by Katie Fritz
- Rabies Resources for Ferret Lovers, compiled by Ilena Ayala
- Ferret Rabies and Bite Information Bank, from LIFE
- Rainbow Bridge pet loss (not lost pets) page
- Ferret Memorial Park - virtual online flower garden
- Christmas with Your Ferret FAQ, by Real Dufour
Overviews
- An excellent article from HomeArts about keeping a ferret as a pet: pros, cons, traits an owner should have, etc.
- Ferret history and care by STAR*Ferrets
- Top Ten List of Human Misconceptions About Ferrets
- Ferret Info Page, from Cerise Welt?
- What is a ferret? from the WFU, including 14th and 17th-c. woodcuts
- Ferrets -- history and overview by Svenska tamillerföreningen (The Swedish Ferret Society) (bilingual)
- The Hunting Ferret, by Graham Cooke
Directories
- Ferret World, by Rocky & Roger Poore
- Pet Links
- Ferret Net, by Christine Code
- The Ferret Pad, from Bruce and Dallas
- Ferret Stuff, collected by Gloria Jouppien - link broken?
- Bob's Fyret Bysnys, by "Missouri" Bob Church
- Ferrets Everywhere

Health care

Veterinary information (useful to non-vets too)
Warning: some of these sites contain unpleasant or gory pictures
- Ferret medical information from ExoticNet
- Ferret Clinic, a Q-and-A setup from the folks at Californians for Ferret Legalization
- The AFIP Department of Veterinary Pathology pages, maintained by Dr. Bruce Williams, DVM
- Bruce Williams' Pathology of the Domestic Ferret Pages and summary article
- The NetVet ferret page
- Mascotas.Net (en español/in Spanish)
- West End Animal Hospital, home of Dr. Deborah Kemmerer
The National Animal Poison Control Center - prevention, treatment, emergency information
The STAR* Ferrets food chart, pages 1 (kits and adults) and 2 (adults and seniors)
Ferret First Aid, by Ann Davis and Jean Wardell DVM
A list of "Duck Soup" recipes for sick ferrets, collected by Melissa Litwicki
An article on the respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine chips as pet bedding
Timmy's Story, a case study for holistic treatment of ferret lymphoma

Getting in touch with people

Mailing lists and newsgroups
- How to join the Ferret Mailing List (FML)
- Searchable archives of the FML (unofficial)
- Information about the Ferret Forum mailing list
- A list of all known ferret mailing lists
- Newsgroups: alt.pets.ferrets and rec.pets
Interactive chats
- Ferret World's Ferret Talk
- The Ferret Chat Server (meetings 8-10 p.m. Eastern time)
- Ferret Home's chat [big]
- Fuzzy Chat Room, from Mark Schaefer
- Ferret Chat Frenzy
- The Ferret Board, from NEEPS

Information in other languages

Français/French
Deutsch/German: The Swiss Fancy Ferret Society
Nederlands/Dutch: Belgische Frettenlig@
Español/Spanish: Mascotas.Net (all kinds of pets)
Japanese
- The Ferret FAQ and seven Ferret Medical FAQs, translated by Ayumi Takeshima and Tetsuro Oka
- Ferret Japan
- Kyoto Friends of Ferrets
Svensk/Swedish: Svenska tamillerföreningen

Photos, sounds, games, stories and amusements

Photos
- The Ferret Photo Gallery
- The Ferret Equipment How-To Photos: cages, bags, collars and more
- Ferret clip-art from the Oregon Ferret Association or Bob Nixon's FTP archive
- Bob Nixon's ferret photo FTP site
Very nice Animated GIFs, by A.J.
Ferrets Speak Out: a collection of sounds
All are ulaw (.au/.snd) format unless otherwise noted.
- Adhémar and Idéfix wrestling [146 kB], from Kathy Robson
- Hodge clucking [28 kB], hissing [22 kB], and chuckling [60 kB], from David Schutz
- A ferret chittering/chuckling [220 kB], from Rudy
- Tori whining to be picked up [80 kB], from Bob Church
- Hanna and her 8 babies [168 kB], from Bill Looyen
- Cassie chuckling and "power-sniffing" [114 kB AIFF], from John Rosloot
FerretCam, updated every 15 seconds, by Roman Milner
Highlights from the MTV News: Unfiltered segment on ferrets [1.3 MB MOV video]
Ferret jokes from AJ
Ferret limericks and bumper sticker ideas, by members of the Ferret Mailing List
INTER-Ned and URL, cartoons by Brian Williamson
Some ferret cartoons by Nick Korolev
Captain Casey's Ferret Linberation Organization Command Center
Stories
- Ferret Contact, a story of ferrets in space, by Cerise Welt?
- Stace Stenchura, Vet Detective (fiction, from Ferretz)
- The Sables of Glen, a story by Ken Sherman
- One Thousand Naps and a Nap, silly ferret stories by Catherine Shaffer
- Excerpt from "The King of the Ferret Leggers: A True Story," with disclaimer
Glossary of ferret terms, by Pat Smith
The Ferret Phenomenon, by Kevin Kersey
Ferret Quiz
"Il court, le furet", a French folk song about a ferret (en français/in French with English translation)
Ferret Racing, an introduction and an online game

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