34 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



should be a liole about four inches in diameter 

 in the box to allow the ferret to pass in and out. 

 There should be plenty of clean straw kept in 

 this place for the ferrets, as they seem to be best 

 pleased when sleeping in the middle of a high 

 bunch of straw. 



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According to one, cleanliness is the main 

 point in the care of ferrets. They are an ex- 

 tremely tender and uncertain animal to care for. 

 Their pens should be about three feet high and 

 three by four or five feet, which should not con- 

 tain more than three or four ferrets; or if one 

 has more room they can give them, it would be 



