Features: The main characteristic of this ferret breed is that all four limbs have a section of white fur, resembling wearing white gloves; as for the white fur on the chest, it is not necessarily present. Glove Maxie Ermine is small in size, with a smooth and round head. When viewed from the front, it has concentric circles of different colors of fur around its cheeks. It is also evident that it has curly fur around its eyes, and a circle of white fur on top of its head, which blends well with the white fur on its neck. In addition, the limbs of Glove Maxie Ermine are thick and slightly long, and the posterior half of its body is black. Its abdomen is well-developed and has a slight amount of sagging skin.
The Glove Maxie Ermine has a domestication history of over 2,000 years. It was originally domesticated by farmers for rodent control and hunting purposes. Due to its fierce carnivorous nature, the ermine has been domesticated for a long time. The history of keeping ermines as pets can be traced back to Europe over 500 years ago. The widespread domestication of ermines as pets and their integration into ordinary households began in the 1930s. Glove Maxie Ermine is very popular in New York, United States.
Glove Maxie Ermine is gentle in nature, friendly to people, and likes to be with humans, mainly because they have grown up in their owner's arms. In addition, they are also very stable, not as crazy as other animals. It should be known that this stable personality is not formed overnight. Ferrets are easily infected with various viruses or suffer from various diseases. If they are kept at home, parents should pay attention to their hygiene.
1. Heatstroke
Because ferrets are animals from cold regions, they are very sensitive to heat. Some cooling measures are needed during the hot summer. If air conditioning is not available, you can tie a frozen mineral water bottle to the ferret's cage to lower the ambient temperature, but do not let the ferret make direct contact with it to avoid catching a cold. You can also wipe the ferret's limbs and abdomen with a towel soaked in cold water to lower its body temperature. Ferrets with acute heatstroke may vomit and tremble, and immediate treatment should be sought at a veterinary hospital.
Treatment options: the same as the treatment for acute heatstroke in dogs. Administer antipyretics such as aminopyrine, inject adrenaline hydrochloride, and administer glucose and physiological saline orally or subcutaneously. Maintain ventilation and lower the ambient temperature. If there is vomiting, clean it up to keep the airway clear.
2. Diarrhea
Diarrhea is a symptom that can be caused by many factors. Common causes include physical irritation, bacterial infections, and viral infections.
Eating nuts as snacks and ingesting indigestible foreign objects can cause diarrhea. It is common to see stool that is similar to nasal mucus, sometimes with streaks of blood and undigested foreign objects. Easily changing the diet or adding other feeds can also lead to diarrhea.
Diarrhea caused by bacterial infections is often due to eating spoiled ferret food and drinking unclean ferret water. Stool is usually very watery and not well-formed, the affected ferret may appear lethargic, and its appetite may decrease.
Stress reactions can also easily cause diarrhea, especially when pet ferrets arrive at pet stores after long-distance transportation within one or two days. In this situation, treatment may not be necessary as they will recover on their own.
1. Deodorization
Because pet ferrets are members of the Mustelidae family, they still have the instinct to defend against predators. Especially in the summer and autumn rainy days, they will emit a pungent smell. You can use Six God flower lotion to spray and clean the air.
2. Feeding on a regular schedule
Pet ferrets are small in size, so patience is needed when raising them. Feed them strictly on a regular schedule and in fixed quantities, and do not feed them randomly outdoors. As long as the feeding time and quantity are not changed randomly, pet ferrets will not have accidents anywhere, but this requires the owner to patiently train them. Their characteristic is that once they recognize their own scent, they will go back to the same place. Remember this characteristic during training.
1. Remember, do not eat indiscriminately. Before letting them out to play, please close all the doors and clean up the garbage on the ground (ferrets are very curious and will eat anything). Generally, if they eat foreign objects, they may have bloody stools, vomiting, or loss of appetite.
Basically, they eat food, lactobacillus, and Qiangbao. You can feed them nutritional paste at three and a half months. You can start giving them snacks after six months.
2. Keep them indoors in winter and ensure ventilation in summer to keep them cool.
3. Please check if the feces of the ferret are normal every day. Generally, the feces before four months are softer, and they gradually become like toothpaste afterwards. Healthy feces should be a deep brown color.
4. If they sneeze, cough, and have a runny nose at the same time, please use Mabei or add Isatis root in water.
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