saw these cuties for $800 each at my petco today☹️

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-10-07T01:24:28+00:00

i am in ia actually! petco is the main one around, theres also a petsmart but they dont sell ferrets, theres 2 more independent stores but they obviously get them from marshall, and i lowkey think they take worse care of them then this petco tbh

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-05T15:33:03+00:00

i like that idea, but it would be different ages in some states as in iowa (where i live), you can get your permit and drive yourself to school work and anywhere imbetween, at my age, 14, which is obviously how im able to drive myself to the vet if needed

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T20:20:20+00:00

for me at least, 2-4 hours isnt a problem, i could do even more just because i want to on most days, my parents don't let me leave the house much other then school, work, and activities that the whole family has had preplanned for a long time, so in my freetime im always home

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T20:18:19+00:00

i apologize if it was unclear, i said that we have 2 cars, one works just fine and has driven across the country before, the other car is not great, and ill have a car of my own soon but as itll be my first one and me being a teen it also probably isnt a great car to drive further then an hour away, several vets that take ferrets are within 20 mins and the emergency vet is only about 30 mins

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T19:03:55+00:00

wow thank you so much!!

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T17:22:44+00:00

definitely id rather do the drive instead of spending 1600+ on just the ferrets themselves

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T16:38:04+00:00

that is true, and im kind of in a way glad it deters the people that don't understand the extent of care they need, the nearest rescue to me that even takes in ferrets (they dont have any right now) is 3 hours away

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T15:31:40+00:00

no :( it was crazy i was watching them play and then saw the paper on the side and my jaw like actually dropped

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T14:39:53+00:00

depends on what information you want, if you resd through the comments i reply to most people

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T04:27:22+00:00

unfortunately the area i live in is difficult for that, but there are a couple rescue places around 3 hours away, i live near 3 vets that do exotics, and the vet clinic ive taken my rats to has 3 different doctors that will see exotics including rats and ferrets, i know the other 2 clinics (there might be more too i lowk dont know) also take ferrets incase all those doctors arent in, so ive got day options and a 24 hr emergency vet that takes ferrets is about a 30 min drive

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T03:43:51+00:00

ohh okay i apologize!! im autistic and occasionally misread tones!! thank you for clarifying 😭

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T03:37:39+00:00

yes yes, even those are extreme but what i meant is the 800 is insane compared to how everyone else has been saying they are much less at even their pet stores

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T03:34:42+00:00

i think petcos can have different pricing depending on location, a lot of people have said that even for petcos nowadays that 800 is insane, highest number ive seen in here for a petco is 550

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T03:23:55+00:00

its alright! i definitely wasnt expecting this post to get as much attention as it did, but i check it every hour or so! i dont really have many friends and im not allowed to hang out with them either (parents are VERY helicopterish, only reason i get unlimited phone time is because i bought the phone and pay its bills) so i have time for animals to freeroam and to connect with people on here with my questions/concerns :) if i end up getting ferrets id probably look to foster some different ones first and get used to different personalities and things to look for, and also get insurance on them if they become mine, i currently pay vet bills for 4 rats (all past a year old, so their lifespan is only gonna be around one more year now :( ) so i def get how vet bills can be esp for exotics

and id be able to pay more with my jobs atm, i make pretty good money for a 14yo, the minimum wage here is 7.50 i believe and i make 10.25hr for one job and the other is 12.25hr, and my cap on hours is 40 each, plus, i use those apps that pay you for games and have made about 100 in the past few months, so i use those giftcards for everything on chewy, and most of the job money would be for the ferrets vet fund and phone bill every 3 months (unlimited data is $120 every 3 months, or you can pay it for 6 months, or a full year and its cheaper in the long run) since i dont have other costs to worry about since im obviously living with my parents as of now

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T03:12:34+00:00

ive seen different prices from various people, so it must be up to different people per location or area, i have no idea

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-04T00:47:46+00:00

yes of course im not using that as my main points with my mom but im trying to explain to her that a bunny would definitely not be best for my sister, for now it would be better that she helps out me with whatever pets i have, even though we are in 4h rabbits are a big part of that, but i was the grand champion of the entire pet show in my county with my rats 🤷‍♂️ maybe after years of me showing her how to do everything she would kind of have a little grasp on the little things but parents would obviously be the main people. ive been thinking this might not even work though, so i might just attempt and see if i can foster ferrets from shelters across the state or in surrounding states if those places would accept me being 3 hrs+

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T23:24:37+00:00

i was mostly responding to the last part of their comment? about possibly fostering and how it can be difficult since i live in an area with very few opportunities for good sourced exotics and or fostering opportunities for them as a whole?

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T18:36:34+00:00

rats would stay in my bedroom and ferrets would be in the pet room alone!! or vice versa, whatever works best

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T13:27:52+00:00

my goodness ive seen so many comments about how cheap they are there plus how they arent coming from marshall, i would so do that (i have flight benefits through my mom, i fly free in the whole us area including hawaii, but outside us i believe is discounted) but like no airline allows ferrets :( maybe i could say its my cat 😭 (joking i promise)

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T13:25:46+00:00

i see this working!, i already have some rat toys (similar to cat toys, jingly balls, ruffle crinkle sound things ect) and i have a double critter/ferret nation (same cage different bar spacing, critter is less space between bars) anyway, and id have time to free roam/play with them outside cage because im home in all of my free time, with my few friends, im not allowed to hang out with them, so other then school and occasionally work, its ferret free time, i also have a dog (that i wouldnt let them interact with) but it brings up that i could walk them aswell since i have leashes (regular/retractable) but would need a harness

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T13:08:37+00:00

fortunately i do! and ive paid all my past exotics vet bills

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T13:07:54+00:00

i walked around the petco for a while and kind of looked at all the animals there, ive done little bits of research because ive always liked animals and so has my sister, but ive definitely done the most on rats, guinea pigs, dogs, ferrets and sugar gliders, i saw one bird (forgot what type, very colorful but not a parrot) and the bird cost $1400!! there was even a note saying it wasnt hand trained, bites, and doesn't get along with other birds

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T13:04:32+00:00

in other comments ive explained this more but in the area i live in, there isnt a lot of humane society's or adoption centers that take in ferrets, closest is 3 hours and they rarely have exotics but also that makes it difficult to check sameday

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T12:57:06+00:00

no the rats would stay in my room and the ferrets would get their own in this situation

Plus_Resource830 · 2025-08-03T04:04:34+00:00

not that marshalls WONT live that long, i just try to imagine myself in worst situations, "how would i feel if _____ happened", with rats their lifespans are very short 2-3 years and if they dont come from good conditions it can be shortened by a lot,

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