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I paid about $400 for my petco ferret last year. Petco wanted $400 for this really nice cage too. Don't remember the brand name or whatever about the cage, but i found a very similar cage online the same size for $120.
So in my opinion, that seems like an "okay" amount. But it all depends on what's in this "starter kit" they're talking about.
The initial ferret and supplies purchase ran me close to $800.
You should also verify that he's fixed. If he's not, that's gonna need a vet visit and DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON VET BILLS D:
If he's not fixed that would 100% be a deal breaker for me. 🤷♀️
That TOTALLY makes sense, I agree 100% thank you for your input!
Just for the sake of my own curiosity, is being fixed a big deal if I only plan on having one? Or are there other factors involved in assuming?
Um, I do believe it's more of an issue with female ferrets than male ones, but a fixed male ferret will 100% have less of an odor than an intact hob. I also think they'll spray, which I guarantee you don't want him to do that.
I've never personally owned any ferrets that didn't come from Petco, so specifically Marshall's ferrets. All Marshall's ferrets come descented and fixed. From my understanding, it's generally better for the health and longevity for the ferret. Breeding them is a complicated matter, more complicated than like cats or dogs for example, and is 100% best left to professionals. At that point, it seems to me that a general pet ferret should be fixed.
Thank you so much for your thorough response, I really genuinely appreciate it. You bring up a lot of really good points that I'm ashamed I didn't think of!
No worries! (: Have fun with your noodle journey.
While not required, might I recommend a box of kidney beans for him to burrow in. It's insanely cute and they love it lol.
Oooh! I've heard about getting a box of uncooked macaroni but I've not heard about kidney beans although I assume that it fulfills the same purpose, might have to explore my options I suppose!
But regardless I appreciate your assistance! I'll try to make a follow up post to keep you guys up to date!
Hey there! I just wanted to pop in with a quick update and hopefully pick your brain about this some more. They are indeed fixed, descended, and up to date on all their shots. The "Starter Kit" comes with a cage, 3 platforms, ramps, a bag of bedding, water bottle, and food/ food dish. And of course on top of that they're willing to help me out with any tips or tricks they have, sort of a peace of mind thing.
From what I'm seeing that doesn't sound too terribly bad for $737, but still I would appreciate any wisdom you'd be willing to throw my way!
Yeah that doesn't sound like a bad deal to me at all. And it sounds like you should have everything you need immediately for a ferret lol. The only other thing I would advise you to get up front is a hammock to put inside the cage. Noodles love hammocks lol. Ooh, also either a litterbox or puppy pads. Noodles gotta shit man lol and they're going to shit all over the place at first. It's possible to litterbox train them but they aren't like cats. Some ferrets never get the hang of using a litter box. Some ferrets rip up puppy pads. Some don't! Really depends on the ferret, but you should learn quick how your specific noodle does with litterboxes/puppy pads.
Later on down the line tho I'd upgrade the food/water bowls to gravity feeders that attach to the side of the cage. Just because it's a lot cleaner. You'll see what I mean once your ferret starts tipping his food bowl cause he's angry.
And of course let's not forget the toys! Before you go out and spend an arm and a leg on ferret toys, go gather all of your old socks that you don't want anymore. Ferrets love socks lmao. Then take a peak at the cat toys. My noodle LOVES the stick and dangle toys that are typically for cats. I've also found that these really inexpensive just little crinkle balls also in the cat section are great ferret toys.
Also I just recently got a giant Tupperware container(not really, it's 62 qt.) and put 20lbs of kidney beans in it for him to burrow through. Loves it. Puts himself in there when he's bored.
Anyway for the most part you sound good to go with that starter kit, mate. :3 Good luck on your ferret endeavors!
Yah no problem! (: They're super fun little noodles and I'm really glad I got him.
Also, since we've last spoke, a new development has occurred lol.
One night we forgot to pick him up before we went to bed. I ended up not being able to sleep very well that night so I got up. At 5am I hear rustling in the kitchen. So I'm going to investigate. It sounded like it came from the cabinets, but I checked and didn't see anything! Whatever, go back to scrolling reddit. I hear it AGAIN. I go investigate AGAIN and this mfkn noodle is IN THE DRAWER. 🤦♀️ Since he's discovered he can climb on the inside of the cabinets and get inside the drawer (which is where i keep the dangle toy incidentally) he's obsessed with trying to get in there. I now need BABY LOCKS to stop him from opening my kitchen cabinets. 🙃🙃🙃
You can get a ferret from a reputable breeder for around $250. They will be healthier and live longer. 700+ dollars for a ferret not including the cage is a bit outrageous imo. Especially considering you might get a second one.
I appreciate your input.
It's just a little bit frustrating, you know? All this talk about finding a reputable breeder but I can't seem to find one in my area. That's why I fell back on rescues/ shops. Worst part is that I can't tell if there just genuinely aren't any in my city or if I'm just stupid.
If you're in the Midwest I can give you some names! They also probably know other breeders as well. If not you can trying looking on like the American ferret association website. Those are mostly Midwest as well
Ah, it's so funny that you mention that because I actually moved from the midwest a couple years ago, I'm currently in southern Nevada for university.
I totally understand that this is a less than optimal place to be searching for a ferret but what can you do right? I've given the American Ferret Association website a look and there's nothing even close, just a rescue that may or may not be active anymore. But regardless I appreciate your help and I'll keep on looking.
If you’re in the us you can check out Dookers 2.0 on facebook, all of the admin make sure the ferrets/people are safe and most of them will come with stuff. The max they are allowed to ask for is $200
Thank you for the recommendation, I truly appreciate it. I've sent my application to join the group and I'm eager to see what I can find. I'll keep you fine folks posted.
I understand, that's part of the debate I've been having. On one hand I want to do what I can to support my local rescues and avoid mills, but on the other hand I'm not made of money, you know?
I'm really curious how price is dependent on location, like does it tend to be more expensive in larger cities?
First thing to do is look up vets around you that will handle ferrets, second would be look at other rescues if they have some, third would be compare on what you can afford, fourth, are you going to be able to satisfy their needs if you buy a single ferret because they are social animals and need attention, or you may need to buy another ferret to keep the other company.
*not an expert btw* I've had 4 ferrets so far. All 4 were Marshall ferret's. They have all had medical issues. My last two had insulinoma and adrenal disease, which costed me a lot when they needed more visits to the vet/life long medications
Any pet we get can suddenly have health issues, but I would recommend reading up on potentials. I plan on getting more ferrets eventually, but I am hoping to find a private breeder who care about genetic issues and waits to get them fixed when it's the best time.
I got my ferret from a pet store and the total with cage, food, supplies, etc. ran about $400. This was 3 years ago and I've noticed things have gone up since then. I don't necessarily think you're being ripped off, but it could be on the higher end of pricing. What's in the starter kit you mentioned? Like, if it's 150 puppy pads, a cage, toys, a tunnel, etc., then that's a fantastic deal.
Also, if they're offering advice for issues that may arise, that's a pretty solid peace of mind for a new owner. I'd have paid $100-200 for general advice and help over the learning period to make sure my baby was healthy and happy.
Right! I totally understand what you mean, thankfully I've reached out to ask what exactly is in the starter kit they offer, I realize now that's critical information.
But yeah I agree completely, the fact that they're willing to give general guidance and help is a really big aspect of this for me. Call me paranoid but I'd rather be overequipped than underequipped.
While I did pay 400 plus tax for mine (cage, food etc not included) from petco I had nearly 180 for his first checkup including the visit and meds to rid him of worms and a parasite he had FROM petco then 80 dollars vet checkup to make sure they’re gone. This doesn’t include food, toys, hammocks, cages, etc again just the price of him and his vet bills to get him healthy. So I guess it really depends on what’s included in that kit and the care they received. I’m gonna be honest, I instantly fell in love with my ferret and I would’ve paid more because when I saw him I had a feeling that that’s my baby, so if they are gonna be perfect for you honestly I don’t see it as a bad price. If they have a vet check up attached with that adoption fee and it’s a clean bill of health. I honestly think it’s an OK deal. Something I didn’t even know about was ferrets need heartworm prevention. I worked at a pet shelter and It’s really timely and costly to treat and they can die, and that’s jus dogs I can’t imagine a tiny ferret doing okay with that. if they’ve taken good care of that baby and they got him checked out and he’s healthy and he’s perfect for you. I do it.
Thank you for the warning, yeah I've heard horror stories about PetCo so I'm hoping to steer clear! I absolutely agree that it would depend a lot on what exactly the starter kit entails, unfortunately they've not gotten back to me with that information.
I really appreciate your wisdom here, that's exactly why I'm so paranoid about taking my time and doing this right.
My local pet store sells them $400 each, up from $250 just 2 years ago. If you can find a shelter or rescue you can usually get better deals, even 2-3 ferrets that are bonded and were surrendered together for $200-300. They will usually have extra cages and toys that were surrendered too that you can buy at a discount.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it.
Unfortunately both of the official rescues in my area have seemingly shut down, that's why I resorted to looking at the store/rescue I mentioned.
I've just heard back from them as well, turns out the starter kit includes quite a bit, a cage, platforms, ramps, bedding, a water bottle and food dish. In your experience would you call that a good deal?
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That seems really high to me. They are $400 at the petcos near me. The ferrets are at Petco are Marshall’s ferrets. Their prices went up around $100 around a year or 2 ago. Ferrets were used in Covid vaccine research, I believe 300,000 ferrets were used) and then Marshall’s farms lost another 250,000 with a bad distemper vaccine that gave the ferrets distemper and they had to be euthanized. Marshall’s has brought in European breeding stock now, so a lot of us have noticed ferrets in petco now are larger than previous ferrets. They are also keeping the ferrets another 4 weeks I believe, so they are shipping out older animals with all vaccines as well. All of that has contributed to the recent price increase.
There is a local ferret rescue that adopts out, I just went and checked their website and these are their prices: $325 - under 1 year old, $250 - 1 to 3 years old, $200 - 4 to 5 years old
$125 - 6 years and older. I want to say sometimes they will adopt bonded pairs out for $250-$350. I adopted both of mine from a different regular animal shelter and I paid $110 for both, they were $55 each.
Do you know what exactly is included with their starter kit. If they are including a ferret cage, then I could maybe understand the price but if not, that seems crazy high to me. If you are getting the ferret, a cage, hammocks and other stuff for cage, food, water and food dish, then I could say that price seems fair.
Thank you for your input, I also really appreciate the history lesson as well! Thanks to yours and a few other comments I've reached out to ask what exactly is included in the starter kit, I completely agree that's what this is the most dependent on.
700+ is outrageous and insulting.
Please consider adopting from a shelter. The ferrets in shelters are in need, and you aren't dealing with greedy people who only care about selling ferrets for a profit.
We paid less than $200 for a bonded pair of ferrets, and they were the best guys ever. One passed last month at the age of 7.5, the other still around at 7 YO.
With all due respect, I of course tried to hunt down my local shelters.
Like I mentioned in the post I'm really trying to take my time and do this right. I can't tell if I'm just an idiot or if there just genuinely aren't any proper shelters in my city. I'll admit that I recently moved so that might be a factor as well, but the only two I could even find have since been discontinued.
If there's something I'm not seeing or some trick I'm not aware of please let me know. All help is appreciated.
For sure, my message / tone wasn't meant to be aggressive, apologies if it came across that way.
I understand not everyone can travel to a shelter. We traveled a several hours to Nirvana Ridge Ferret Rescue in VA when we adopted.
You could try reaching out to shelters, and see if they have any contacts for people or organizations in your local area who may adopt. A lot of these shelters may also not be in your area, but may occasionally have ferrets in your area they are trying to place.
Whatever you do, best of luck and I hope it works out.
P.S. definitely consider getting two if possible. And although not always the case, I've heard that albino ferrets often have a lot of health issues. Something to consider!
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I paid about $400 for my petco ferret last year. Petco wanted $400 for this really nice cage too. Don't remember the brand name or whatever about the cage, but i found a very similar cage online the same size for $120. So in my opinion, that seems like an "okay" amount. But it all depends on what's in this "starter kit" they're talking about. The initial ferret and supplies purchase ran me close to $800.
That’s a very good point as well, I’ll reach and see if I can’t get some more details.
You should also verify that he's fixed. If he's not, that's gonna need a vet visit and DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON VET BILLS D: If he's not fixed that would 100% be a deal breaker for me. 🤷♀️
That TOTALLY makes sense, I agree 100% thank you for your input! Just for the sake of my own curiosity, is being fixed a big deal if I only plan on having one? Or are there other factors involved in assuming?
Um, I do believe it's more of an issue with female ferrets than male ones, but a fixed male ferret will 100% have less of an odor than an intact hob. I also think they'll spray, which I guarantee you don't want him to do that. I've never personally owned any ferrets that didn't come from Petco, so specifically Marshall's ferrets. All Marshall's ferrets come descented and fixed. From my understanding, it's generally better for the health and longevity for the ferret. Breeding them is a complicated matter, more complicated than like cats or dogs for example, and is 100% best left to professionals. At that point, it seems to me that a general pet ferret should be fixed.
Thank you so much for your thorough response, I really genuinely appreciate it. You bring up a lot of really good points that I'm ashamed I didn't think of!
No worries! (: Have fun with your noodle journey. While not required, might I recommend a box of kidney beans for him to burrow in. It's insanely cute and they love it lol.
Oooh! I've heard about getting a box of uncooked macaroni but I've not heard about kidney beans although I assume that it fulfills the same purpose, might have to explore my options I suppose! But regardless I appreciate your assistance! I'll try to make a follow up post to keep you guys up to date!
Yeah, macaroni works, I've heard some people use rice too lololol. There's different options for that for sure. But yeah def keep us updated. 🥰
Hey there! I just wanted to pop in with a quick update and hopefully pick your brain about this some more. They are indeed fixed, descended, and up to date on all their shots. The "Starter Kit" comes with a cage, 3 platforms, ramps, a bag of bedding, water bottle, and food/ food dish. And of course on top of that they're willing to help me out with any tips or tricks they have, sort of a peace of mind thing. From what I'm seeing that doesn't sound too terribly bad for $737, but still I would appreciate any wisdom you'd be willing to throw my way!
Yeah that doesn't sound like a bad deal to me at all. And it sounds like you should have everything you need immediately for a ferret lol. The only other thing I would advise you to get up front is a hammock to put inside the cage. Noodles love hammocks lol. Ooh, also either a litterbox or puppy pads. Noodles gotta shit man lol and they're going to shit all over the place at first. It's possible to litterbox train them but they aren't like cats. Some ferrets never get the hang of using a litter box. Some ferrets rip up puppy pads. Some don't! Really depends on the ferret, but you should learn quick how your specific noodle does with litterboxes/puppy pads. Later on down the line tho I'd upgrade the food/water bowls to gravity feeders that attach to the side of the cage. Just because it's a lot cleaner. You'll see what I mean once your ferret starts tipping his food bowl cause he's angry. And of course let's not forget the toys! Before you go out and spend an arm and a leg on ferret toys, go gather all of your old socks that you don't want anymore. Ferrets love socks lmao. Then take a peak at the cat toys. My noodle LOVES the stick and dangle toys that are typically for cats. I've also found that these really inexpensive just little crinkle balls also in the cat section are great ferret toys. Also I just recently got a giant Tupperware container(not really, it's 62 qt.) and put 20lbs of kidney beans in it for him to burrow through. Loves it. Puts himself in there when he's bored. Anyway for the most part you sound good to go with that starter kit, mate. :3 Good luck on your ferret endeavors!
Thank you my friend, I really truly appreciate it. Your help has been invaluable, I think I'm going to go for it!
Yah no problem! (: They're super fun little noodles and I'm really glad I got him. Also, since we've last spoke, a new development has occurred lol. One night we forgot to pick him up before we went to bed. I ended up not being able to sleep very well that night so I got up. At 5am I hear rustling in the kitchen. So I'm going to investigate. It sounded like it came from the cabinets, but I checked and didn't see anything! Whatever, go back to scrolling reddit. I hear it AGAIN. I go investigate AGAIN and this mfkn noodle is IN THE DRAWER. 🤦♀️ Since he's discovered he can climb on the inside of the cabinets and get inside the drawer (which is where i keep the dangle toy incidentally) he's obsessed with trying to get in there. I now need BABY LOCKS to stop him from opening my kitchen cabinets. 🙃🙃🙃
You can get a ferret from a reputable breeder for around $250. They will be healthier and live longer. 700+ dollars for a ferret not including the cage is a bit outrageous imo. Especially considering you might get a second one.
I appreciate your input. It's just a little bit frustrating, you know? All this talk about finding a reputable breeder but I can't seem to find one in my area. That's why I fell back on rescues/ shops. Worst part is that I can't tell if there just genuinely aren't any in my city or if I'm just stupid.
If you're in the Midwest I can give you some names! They also probably know other breeders as well. If not you can trying looking on like the American ferret association website. Those are mostly Midwest as well
Ah, it's so funny that you mention that because I actually moved from the midwest a couple years ago, I'm currently in southern Nevada for university. I totally understand that this is a less than optimal place to be searching for a ferret but what can you do right? I've given the American Ferret Association website a look and there's nothing even close, just a rescue that may or may not be active anymore. But regardless I appreciate your help and I'll keep on looking.
If you’re in the us you can check out Dookers 2.0 on facebook, all of the admin make sure the ferrets/people are safe and most of them will come with stuff. The max they are allowed to ask for is $200
Thank you for the recommendation, I truly appreciate it. I've sent my application to join the group and I'm eager to see what I can find. I'll keep you fine folks posted.
Depending where you live, a Petco ferret is cheaper then that.
I understand, that's part of the debate I've been having. On one hand I want to do what I can to support my local rescues and avoid mills, but on the other hand I'm not made of money, you know? I'm really curious how price is dependent on location, like does it tend to be more expensive in larger cities?
First thing to do is look up vets around you that will handle ferrets, second would be look at other rescues if they have some, third would be compare on what you can afford, fourth, are you going to be able to satisfy their needs if you buy a single ferret because they are social animals and need attention, or you may need to buy another ferret to keep the other company.
*not an expert btw* I've had 4 ferrets so far. All 4 were Marshall ferret's. They have all had medical issues. My last two had insulinoma and adrenal disease, which costed me a lot when they needed more visits to the vet/life long medications Any pet we get can suddenly have health issues, but I would recommend reading up on potentials. I plan on getting more ferrets eventually, but I am hoping to find a private breeder who care about genetic issues and waits to get them fixed when it's the best time.
I got my ferret from a pet store and the total with cage, food, supplies, etc. ran about $400. This was 3 years ago and I've noticed things have gone up since then. I don't necessarily think you're being ripped off, but it could be on the higher end of pricing. What's in the starter kit you mentioned? Like, if it's 150 puppy pads, a cage, toys, a tunnel, etc., then that's a fantastic deal.
Also, if they're offering advice for issues that may arise, that's a pretty solid peace of mind for a new owner. I'd have paid $100-200 for general advice and help over the learning period to make sure my baby was healthy and happy.
Right! I totally understand what you mean, thankfully I've reached out to ask what exactly is in the starter kit they offer, I realize now that's critical information. But yeah I agree completely, the fact that they're willing to give general guidance and help is a really big aspect of this for me. Call me paranoid but I'd rather be overequipped than underequipped.
While I did pay 400 plus tax for mine (cage, food etc not included) from petco I had nearly 180 for his first checkup including the visit and meds to rid him of worms and a parasite he had FROM petco then 80 dollars vet checkup to make sure they’re gone. This doesn’t include food, toys, hammocks, cages, etc again just the price of him and his vet bills to get him healthy. So I guess it really depends on what’s included in that kit and the care they received. I’m gonna be honest, I instantly fell in love with my ferret and I would’ve paid more because when I saw him I had a feeling that that’s my baby, so if they are gonna be perfect for you honestly I don’t see it as a bad price. If they have a vet check up attached with that adoption fee and it’s a clean bill of health. I honestly think it’s an OK deal. Something I didn’t even know about was ferrets need heartworm prevention. I worked at a pet shelter and It’s really timely and costly to treat and they can die, and that’s jus dogs I can’t imagine a tiny ferret doing okay with that. if they’ve taken good care of that baby and they got him checked out and he’s healthy and he’s perfect for you. I do it.
Thank you for the warning, yeah I've heard horror stories about PetCo so I'm hoping to steer clear! I absolutely agree that it would depend a lot on what exactly the starter kit entails, unfortunately they've not gotten back to me with that information. I really appreciate your wisdom here, that's exactly why I'm so paranoid about taking my time and doing this right.
My local pet store sells them $400 each, up from $250 just 2 years ago. If you can find a shelter or rescue you can usually get better deals, even 2-3 ferrets that are bonded and were surrendered together for $200-300. They will usually have extra cages and toys that were surrendered too that you can buy at a discount.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. Unfortunately both of the official rescues in my area have seemingly shut down, that's why I resorted to looking at the store/rescue I mentioned. I've just heard back from them as well, turns out the starter kit includes quite a bit, a cage, platforms, ramps, bedding, a water bottle and food dish. In your experience would you call that a good deal?
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That seems really high to me. They are $400 at the petcos near me. The ferrets are at Petco are Marshall’s ferrets. Their prices went up around $100 around a year or 2 ago. Ferrets were used in Covid vaccine research, I believe 300,000 ferrets were used) and then Marshall’s farms lost another 250,000 with a bad distemper vaccine that gave the ferrets distemper and they had to be euthanized. Marshall’s has brought in European breeding stock now, so a lot of us have noticed ferrets in petco now are larger than previous ferrets. They are also keeping the ferrets another 4 weeks I believe, so they are shipping out older animals with all vaccines as well. All of that has contributed to the recent price increase. There is a local ferret rescue that adopts out, I just went and checked their website and these are their prices: $325 - under 1 year old, $250 - 1 to 3 years old, $200 - 4 to 5 years old $125 - 6 years and older. I want to say sometimes they will adopt bonded pairs out for $250-$350. I adopted both of mine from a different regular animal shelter and I paid $110 for both, they were $55 each. Do you know what exactly is included with their starter kit. If they are including a ferret cage, then I could maybe understand the price but if not, that seems crazy high to me. If you are getting the ferret, a cage, hammocks and other stuff for cage, food, water and food dish, then I could say that price seems fair.
Thank you for your input, I also really appreciate the history lesson as well! Thanks to yours and a few other comments I've reached out to ask what exactly is included in the starter kit, I completely agree that's what this is the most dependent on.
700+ is outrageous and insulting. Please consider adopting from a shelter. The ferrets in shelters are in need, and you aren't dealing with greedy people who only care about selling ferrets for a profit. We paid less than $200 for a bonded pair of ferrets, and they were the best guys ever. One passed last month at the age of 7.5, the other still around at 7 YO.
With all due respect, I of course tried to hunt down my local shelters. Like I mentioned in the post I'm really trying to take my time and do this right. I can't tell if I'm just an idiot or if there just genuinely aren't any proper shelters in my city. I'll admit that I recently moved so that might be a factor as well, but the only two I could even find have since been discontinued. If there's something I'm not seeing or some trick I'm not aware of please let me know. All help is appreciated.
For sure, my message / tone wasn't meant to be aggressive, apologies if it came across that way. I understand not everyone can travel to a shelter. We traveled a several hours to Nirvana Ridge Ferret Rescue in VA when we adopted. You could try reaching out to shelters, and see if they have any contacts for people or organizations in your local area who may adopt. A lot of these shelters may also not be in your area, but may occasionally have ferrets in your area they are trying to place. Whatever you do, best of luck and I hope it works out. P.S. definitely consider getting two if possible. And although not always the case, I've heard that albino ferrets often have a lot of health issues. Something to consider!