Ferrets
Ferrets at Petland
Playful, funny and far more dog-like than people expect. Here's how to live well with one — and who we get ours from.
Our promise
Every ferret comes ready
No surprises after you get home — the medical and identification work is already done.
Vaccinated
Age-appropriate distemper series complete, records in hand.
Spayed or neutered
Every ferret is already altered before it reaches the floor.
Descented
Done at the breeder, so day-one odour is far easier to manage.
Microchipped
A permanent ID chip is implanted and registered to you.
Pre-enrolled with LostMyPet.com
If your ferret is ever lost, a scan links the chip straight back to you.
Questions about what's covered after you take your ferret home? Read the health warranty or file a claim.
Care guide
Living with a ferret
Diet, housing, litter, grooming and health — the honest version, before you decide.
Why people fall for ferrets
Ferrets are playful, social and endlessly curious — closer to a puppy in personality than to a hamster. They sleep in long stretches, then explode into two or three hours of play a day, litter-train readily and live roughly six to ten years.
- Happiest in pairs, but bond just as hard to people
- Small enough for an apartment, busy enough to keep you laughing
- Learn their name, a litter pan and simple tricks
Diet and nutrition
Ferrets are obligate carnivores with a very short digestive tract, so they need a high-protein, high-fat, highly digestible ferret diet available at all times — not rabbit, cat or dog food. Fresh water should always be within reach.
- Look for meat-first ingredients, roughly 35%+ protein and 18%+ fat
- Feed free-choice; ferrets eat many small meals a day
- Avoid fruit, vegetables, sugary treats, dairy and anything grain-heavy
Housing and enrichment
A tall multi-level cage with solid shelves, hammocks and a sleep sack is the base camp — but the cage is where they sleep, not where they live. Plan on a few hours of supervised out-of-cage play every single day in a ferret-proofed room.
- Tunnels, dig boxes, balls and crinkly toys beat any single expensive item
- Block gaps under appliances and cabinets — if their head fits, they fit
- Keep foam, rubber and soft plastic out of reach; ferrets swallow it
Litter and odour control
Ferrets back into a corner to go, so a triangular pan in the corner of the cage and in each play room does most of the work. Our ferrets are descented, and the rest of the smell is simply housekeeping.
- Scoop daily, wash bedding weekly — that's 90% of ferret odour
- Use dust-free paper or pelleted litter, never clumping clay
- Water-additive deodorisers help reduce body and waste odour from the inside out
Grooming and health
Ferrets keep themselves clean. Bathing too often strips the coat and actually makes the smell worse — once every month or two is plenty.
- Trim nails every two weeks; clean ears gently as needed
- Annual vet visit with a vet who sees ferrets, plus yearly distemper and rabies
- Watch for hair loss, weight loss, weakness in the back legs or hard stools and call your vet
What comes home with your ferret
Your ferret leaves with its health record, microchip paperwork and warranty card. Our team will walk you through the starter setup — cage, litter pan, food, hammock and tunnel — before you go. Call (740) 773-1982 with any question, any time after.
Our breeder
Peak Lakes Ferrets
Formerly Marshall's Ferrets — the name behind the friendliest ferrets in the country since 1939.
Our ferrets come from Peak Lakes Ferrets, the operation that grew out of the Marshall ferret programme. Kits are raised indoors in family group housing and handled by people every day from the first weeks of life, which is exactly why a well-bred ferret will fall asleep in your hands on the first visit.
Before a ferret ships to us it is vaccinated, spayed or neutered, descented and microchipped, with the chip pre-enrolled at LostMyPet.com. A dedicated Peak Lakes site is on the way; until then, ask our team for the breeder record on any ferret in the store.
Registration
Register your ferret
Register your ferret with us and we'll issue a printable birth certificate and confirm the LostMyPet.com enrollment against your details.
Registration is not required to file a warranty claim. The date stamped on the guarantee card that came with your ferret is your ferret's birthday.
Questions