156 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



hole at the bottom of the cross board for them 

 to go in. 



I clean the box out once a week and put in 

 fresh straw and sawdust. I also take out the 

 droppings about once between the times of clean- 

 ing the box, and put fresh straw in the place 

 where I cleaned. I also put in fresh straw for 

 the bedding every two weeks. This keeps the box 

 from getting damp and sour and the ferrets are 

 not bothered with foot rot and weak eyes. 



For a dish to feed them out of, I use a tin 

 basin about 1| inches high. I give them bread 

 and milk morning and night and fresh meat 

 twice a week. Never feed them anything salty^ 

 as salt will kill them. I don't think tainted meat 

 is good for them — I always feed mine fresh. I 

 scour out the dish in which I feed them milk 

 every two weeks. It may not seem necessary to 

 some of you to clean the box so often, but I like 

 to keep it clean and as I have the straw and the 

 time, I do it. 



I kept my ferrets in this box all winter, 

 and up until about May lOtli, when I made an- 

 other box to put the female in, as I was expecting 

 young ones. I made this box different from the 

 first, it being about 2^ feet high and 3 feet 

 square. I put a screen in front and a lath cover 

 on top. For her nest I got a box about 14 inches 



