Thursday, March 16, 2006
9 things you ought to know before you catch a ferret in the street.
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1. Ferrets bite and scratch like crazy, hence the implicit difficulty in ferret legging.
2. If you are in continental Europe or in fact anywhere except the UK, ferrets may carry rabies.
3. The combination of Items 1 and 2 is potentially dangerous, since rabies is really really fatal.
4. Assuming you have spotted a tame ferret, go right ahead and pick him up (see picture).
5. Ferrets smell incredibly bad. You will now need to wash all your clothes, and every inch of your skin about a hundred times, just to be rid of the awful musty odour. Perhaps that should have been Item 4.
6. Ferrets can be kept as household pets, by the anosmic. They are charming and inquisitive, and really fun to have around. Did I mention that they smell bad?
7. Ferrets can also be used for hunting rabbits. Equip your ferret with a special collar, and purchase the Deben Ferret Finder Mk 3 for hours of subterranean fun.
8. Assuming you are already fed up of the stench of your ferret, it is handy to know that most continental domestic ferrets are chipped, so you can find their real owners.
9. While you try and track down a vet or SPCA who can check your ferret for a chip, do not let the ferret run wild in your apartment. They will bite, chew, shred and generally trash everything. And make it stink.
1. Ferrets bite and scratch like crazy, hence the implicit difficulty in ferret legging.2. If you are in continental Europe or in fact anywhere except the UK, ferrets may carry rabies.
3. The combination of Items 1 and 2 is potentially dangerous, since rabies is really really fatal.
4. Assuming you have spotted a tame ferret, go right ahead and pick him up (see picture).
5. Ferrets smell incredibly bad. You will now need to wash all your clothes, and every inch of your skin about a hundred times, just to be rid of the awful musty odour. Perhaps that should have been Item 4.
6. Ferrets can be kept as household pets, by the anosmic. They are charming and inquisitive, and really fun to have around. Did I mention that they smell bad?
7. Ferrets can also be used for hunting rabbits. Equip your ferret with a special collar, and purchase the Deben Ferret Finder Mk 3 for hours of subterranean fun.
8. Assuming you are already fed up of the stench of your ferret, it is handy to know that most continental domestic ferrets are chipped, so you can find their real owners.
9. While you try and track down a vet or SPCA who can check your ferret for a chip, do not let the ferret run wild in your apartment. They will bite, chew, shred and generally trash everything. And make it stink.
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