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Ferrets have become the third most popular house pet in the USA, and their owners nowrepresent a large cross-section of America. Most pet ferret owners are upper middle class or professional people who work all day. Frequently they are single women or childless couples over 30 years of age. Generally, ferrets are pets of adults, not children.

A ferret requires very little special care to be comfortable. He must have food and fresh water constantly available. He prefers a snug nest to sleep in. He needs a litter box, which should be cleaned at least once daily, or some other toilet arrangement that requires cleaning, such as papers on the floor. Caged ferrets need to be allowed out to play for at least an hour or two every day in a room that has been ferret-proofed. Young, healthy ferrets can be left alone for a weekend with a dependable water source and enough food to last the time they are unobserved, but it is safer to have someone check on them daily. Your responsibility includes providing adequate housing, food, exercise, and veterinary care, and making sure the animal is physically protected from infectious diseases, and harmful substances, activities, people, or other animals. It is also your legal responsibility to confine your pet as necessary to prevent harm to other people or their property.

The smallest expense that will be incurred by the owner of a ferret is the purchase price, whether the ferret is acquired as a baby from a pet shop or private breeder, or as an adult from a shelter. Responsible pet ownership does not depend on the monetary value of the animal, measured by the purchase price. It is fulfillment of an unwritten contract you enter when you decide to own a living creature that will depend entirely on you for its well-being. This is true of any pet.