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How do I purchase a marshall farms ferret. There is no link on the site that directs me to purchasing baby ferrets. What do I do???
My ferret is a Marshall Farm ferret and he is about 4 years old now. I have NEVER had a single health problem with him at all; not a one. I have heard that hte Path Valley ferrets have a LOT of health problems including being blind and deaf. The petstore I got him from, they too had to order my boy and I did get to pick out the color & sex. He was terrified the day I picked him up but then he spent a LOT of time in a truck being delivered. He is the sweetest guy I've ever known (I had a ferret as a teen) and absolutely LOVES all of our dogs, cats and kids. He only tried biting as a kit when we first got him and hasn't bitten at all since about 6 months; and when he did, it was not a harsh bit. More of a playful one. I too would recomend a shelter though as there are a LOT of homeless ferrets out there these days. You can look on Petfinder.com to find one. Of all our pets (3 dogs, 2 cats & fish) he is the best one of the batch!!
I would NOT recommend purchasing a Marshall Farms ferret. I have had 3 ferrets, all Marshall farms, and only one have I bought - one was given to me and the other two were shelter adoptees. Marshall Farms ferrets, in my experience, are sweet creatures BUT have a host of medical problems generally beginning at middle age. My first ferret I recently had put to sleep because she developed adrenal disease and her vets did not give me good advice. Now, one of the ferrets I recently adopted has been diagnosed with insulinoma and both of the adoptees may have IBS/IBD.
So, I say DO NOT get a Marshall Farms ferret.
Look on craigslist for people trying to get rid of their ferrets, or check and see if there is a local ferret shelter or ferret breeder.
Check with the local pet stores. I bought my Marshall farm ferret from mine. He had to order it for me. You can pick color and sex when they order it for you.
It may be an old site or they have none avail at the moment check pet finder it's easy
