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Welcme to the ferret forum bud
The welfare of ferrets is as mauch the same as for any small animal. keep them clean ,fed well and genrally healthy and you should have few problems.
some people prefer jills for working ,some hobs , I use both, BUT you will get as many different opinions on here as people all think differently,, and you will get some AMAZING advice on this place,, only tiny black eyed whites the size off gerbils are worth working, everything else is shite,,etc etc
You have to find out what suits you, but generally you can have success with any ferret.
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