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Author Schilling, Kim, author.

Title Ferrets / by Kim Schilling.

Publication Info. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]
©2021

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Location Call No. Status
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  636.97 SCHILLING    Check Shelf
Edition 3rd edition.
Description xiv, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
General marctarget
Series For dummies
--For dummies.
Note "Learning made easy" -- Cover.
"Choose the perfect ferret ; learn what foods and toys they love ; deal with behavior issues and interpret actions" -- Cover.
Includes index.
Summary Practical information on feeding, housing, health, medical care, diet, dental hygiene, and building an engaging environment for your ferret.
Contents Part 1: Is a ferret right for you? -- What you need to know about ferrets -- Understanding what ferrets are (and aren't) -- Ferrets and the law: licensing and other issues -- Part 2: Finding your ferret and hanging up the welcome hammock -- On the tail of a new carpet shark (um, ferret) -- Home sweet home: preparing your ferret's quarters -- Ferret-proofing your home -- Introducing Fuzzy to his new family -- Part 3: Basic ferret care and feeding -- Filling your ferret's belly -- Cleaning time: not all ferret fun and games -- Enrichment: yours and your ferret's -- Have ferret, may travel -- Part 4: Tackling your ferret's health issues and treatments -- Setting up your ferret's health plan: vets and first-aid kits -- Helping your hurt ferret: first-aid basics -- Ferreting our ferret pests -- Handling viruses, infections, and other conditions and illnesses -- Finding and treating the big C and other lumps -- Saying goodbye when the time comes -- Part 5: Ferret psychology 101: behavior and training -- Understanding what Fuzzy is trying to tell you -- Putting your ferret through basic training: easy as 1-2-3? -- Dealing with the behaviorally challenged ferret -- Part 6: Breeding ferrets: the facts, fallacies, and plain ol' hard work -- Should you breed your ferret? Looking at the big picture -- Unmasking the details of ferret love -- From birth to bundle of energy: walking a Fuzzy's timeline -- Part 7: The part of tens -- Ten amazing and creative ferret-proofing hacks -- Ten recipes that make your ferret go Mmmmmm.
Subject Ferrets as pets.
Ferret.
Pets.
Ferret. (OCoLC)fst00923040
Ferrets as pets. (OCoLC)fst00923047
Pets. (OCoLC)fst01059908
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Instructional and educational works. (OCoLC)fst01919931
Handbooks and manuals.
Instructional and educational works.
Added Title Ferrets for dummies
ISBN 9781119720836 (paperback)
1119720834 (paperback)
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