Polecats are popular pets. They are clever, have pleasant appearance and are meanwhile not so widespread as cats, dogs or rodents. If you decided to get this interesting small animal, prepare your house for arrival of the new inhabitant.
Exclude an allergy
Before deciding to get houses of the new pet, make sure that you will be able to support him. The allergy to wool and saliva of animals is quite widespread and if you take a polecat and only in the beginning then will find out that you sneeze and cough at his presence, parting can be painful. You can arrive several times to the manufacturer from whom you plan to take the pet, or to come on a visit to the acquaintances holding a polecat to play with an animal and to make sure that you normally transfer his society, however in the most reliable way there will be a delivery of the analysis on allergens. If you live not some, find out whether your members of household have allergy.
Where to take a polecatThe animal is the best of all to buy from the manufacturer. You will be able to look at parents of your pet, to see what conditions contain small animals, to see documents. Many manufacturers with pleasure render to people, bought from them a puppy, the help, making recommendations about feeding, the choice of veterinary clinics. Of course, you can buy a polecat in poultry market, in pet-shop or on a fur farm, but you will have no guarantees that you take a healthy animal. Besides, such puppies can be not accustomed to people. You will spend a lot of time for establishing contact with the pet and not the fact that you will achieve the objective.
How to prepare the house for arrival of a polecat
Prepare the apartment for arrival of a polecat. You need a spacious cage, a lodge for an animal (under natural conditions polecats lodge in holes therefore houses the small animal has to have an opportunity to hide to the secluded place), a tray with filler, a bowl and a drinking bowl. It is desirable to lay up for the kid several toys and delicacies which will help you to come into contact with the pet. Also soon enough you need carrying to carry the favourite to the veterinarian, a kogterezka, a breast-band and a lead if you plan to walk a polecat. Think over, than you will feed an animal. It can be a dry feed for polecats or natural food – fowl, fast beef, mutton, porridges. Best of all specify at the manufacturer that his animals got used to eat, and follow his recommendations. Your apartment seems to you cozy and habitual, however for a little polecat it can be full of dangers. Isolate wires, remove plants which the small animal can reach, close up cracks in which the animal can be slaughtered into time of free walking. If you have still pets, acquaintance to a polecat has to take place at your presence. Before your favourites get used to each other, try to support them in different rooms.