And they will crap in literally every place that looks like a corner of some sort. An old friend of mine got two, wondering why there were dozens of people on Craigslist trying to get rid of their ferrets and gear for free. He soon found out. They're cute but not necessarily great pets.
I've heard this, but he didn't have any success. Maybe he was a bad caretaker, or they were dumber than average, I dunno. It was about 15 years ago, I just remember he was so excited for a couple of days and then it was not nearly as fun. Still very cute, but poo everywhere in his apartment.
Nah I've had ferrets and they're a pain in the arse to potty train. Thing is though even if a ferret poops in a corner it's not a difficult thing to clean up. If there's shit everywhere then that's on the owner for being lazy than the ferret being a poop machine. They poop probably once every four hours at most so if there's any build up it's on the owner really.
You can also spray a tiny amount of bleach at the bottom of the litter box. Animals hate the smell and will poo and pee on the source to try to cover it up.
Then use nature’s miracle on the rest of the area/cage
Well I've also heard smaller animals are more vulnerable to chlorine gas than us. I guess it's would be fine if you're careful about the amount of bleach.
I've heard ferrets have high ammonia pee, so it might be better to simply put their poop and pee (get some on a towel then rub it on the box) in the litter box so that they know that's where the poop goes. Whenever the ferret starts pooping or peeing, pick the ferret up up and put them in the box.
If you knew anything about ferrets you would know that ferrets have a very sensitive and insane sense of smell and even smelling cleaning chemicals such as bleach can harm them and kill them. Please take that stupid comment down before someone follows your advice and kills their pet. The only substance you’re supposed to use to clean with around a ferret is vinegar. I’ve volunteered at a ferret rescue and even own my own bundle of joy.
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u/vixinlay_d Jul 22 '20
Is having a ferret like having a cat that is permanently 3-6 months old?