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Advice comes in many forms - books -videos - Rescue Centres - Vets - Owners - Friends - but nothing will prepare you for the joy of having
these beautiful animals for your own.If you have never had ferrets but would like to,there is no better way to make your mind up than spending
time with experienced owners and their ferrets.

Keeping ferrets is nothing like keeping a cat or a dog so do make sure you learn as much as you can about them before you even think about
buying or adopting.

We have met hundreds of owners over the years - some have kept ferrets for 40 years and say "they are still learning"so that speaks for itself.None
of us are experts and personally we hate the word expert,as we all learn something new every day and every time we talk to other ferret owners.

If you live in the Coventry area and would like to spend time with the M.F.W ferrets - PLEASE fax/phone or e-mail to make arangements.

The book we recommend for all new and experienced owners is "The Complete Book of Ferrets" by Val Porter and Nicholas Brown that can be
ordered from most book shops

Like with any animal adopting ferrets is a serious business and we here at M.F.W take it very seriously indeed.If treated properly ferrets are very
happy,playful and loving creatures with a life span of 7-9 years,some have been known to live as long as 14 years.

We always encourage new owners to adopt at least two ferrets so they have their own kind to play with.If the owners work then the ferrets have each
other when the owners are not around. Occasionally we have a ferret into the rescue that will not under any circumstances go any where near
another ferret but is quite happy to be with humans.In these cases we are quite happy to let a single ferret go to a new home also if an owner wants
another ferret to join his existing group.

We do not encourage owners who intend to keep their ferrets in a 2 x 2 hutch at the bottom of the garden,to live a boring and un-eventful life
without love.

If you adopt from us you will be asked to fill in an adoption form.If you adopt a kit you will be expected to have it neutered/spayed at 6 months.If
you adopt a neutered/spayed ferret you will be expected to pay the neutering fee.

As with all pets that are taken into the home where young children are, precautions should be taken.

Never leave a ferret roaming in a room alone with a baby or young toddler but this rule applies with any animal.

I have read time and time again the words DO NOT LET A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 10YEARS ETC.have a ferret as a pet.This would
apply if the child were not to be supervised as with any pet.

Our youngest member is 3yrs old, 4 yrs in July 2007.

If ferrets are taken on as pets then all the family needs to get to know them how else will a child learn to deal with them.

I have to say that all our members with young children have taught their children well and all of them have learnt, that we don't handle the
ferrets when we have been eating nice things because the ferrets will smell their fingers and think they can have a chew.They know they
must wash their hands before and after handling their pets.All the youngsters help clean their pets and know this is an essential part of
keeping their pets free from germs.

Children should be taught from a very early age about keeping pets they are after all, the future owners and teachers.