54 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



The staple food for ferrets should be bread 

 or mash, made of whole wheat and milk. If }■ ou 

 feed meat in hot weather, feed only a little at a 

 time. Do not feed salty meat, as salt is fatal to 

 ferrets. Feed them bread and milk and fresh 

 meat and be careful not to let them have any- 

 thing that has cornmeal in it, as it will in time 

 kill them. Ferrets should be weaned at about 

 eight weeks old as the old ones then will fight 

 them. A good food for them is fresh meat, milk, 

 oatmeal and milk, gravy and occasionally fried 

 eggs. Except when the females have young, 

 feeding once a day is sufficient. They should be 

 fed only what they will eat up clean before the 

 next feeding time, which should be in the morn- 

 ing. During hot weather if the same amount of 

 feed sours, it will be best to reduce the amount 

 and feed twice daily. They should have fresh 

 meat once or twice a week and should be fed only 

 what they eat up clean. Any kind of game 

 animal, such as rabbit, bird and muskrat are 

 good for them, but it is dangerous to feed the 

 common rat to them. Beef or horse meat, and 

 bread and fresh milk are good, but salt will kill 

 them. Fresh pork is good, but do not give them 

 more than they will eat up clean at a time. 



In caring for ferrets you should have a clean, 

 dry place and it should also be roomy. For bed- 



