House Your Ferret

Whether you choose to have indoor or outdoor ferrets they should have as much space as possible and be kept warm, dry and comfortable. The house should include a sleeping area, exercise area, a toilet area and be securely fastened (shop bought hutches could need reinforcing and have added bolts on the doors). Houses should also be cleaned out daily if not more with a regular airing and proper clean out weekly. Safe pet spray detergents are good to use.

Indoor ferrets - tiered cages can be used, they have lift out plastic bottoms for easy cleaning and you can hang tunnels and hammocks from the wire lid. They also need a warm and cosy place to sleep, a litter tray and food and water supplied. A ferret exercise pen can be placed outside in warmer weather so the ferret can exercise in the sunshine. Hutches can also be used indoors.

Outdoor ferrets - Hutches or sheds can be used. The position is important, it must be dry, away from draughts and be made of easily cleaned timber. Next to a wall where it shelters out of the wind and rain is ideal. The house should be secure to stop ferrets from escaping and to stop other animals such as foxes getting in.

Ferret Bedding

A comfy place to sleep and hide in can be made of expensive ferret snooze sacks, wood shavings or safe paper bedding (I find these a personal nightmare as my 2 love to spread paper all over the hutch, not just in bed). Blankets and sheets are a good alternative; they are cheap especially if they are no longer wanted on your own bed. Even old jeans can be cut up; they are great hidey holes for ferrets. All ferret bedding should be replaced when dirty and blankets should be washed at least once a week.