Still don't know if I'll be getting ferrets again....but with Biggs having his health issues (), it may happen sooner as opposed to later, if it will happen at all. Which leads me to my question.
Is it better to get two kits at once, or just get one kit, wait a few months, then get the other? I've never had two kits at once. With Casey, I had her for a year before I added Dameon. And Rinnie and Ruben were adult rescues. Casey was a bit put off when I brought Dameon home, but she was a gentle soul and Dameon was, well...Dameon. Once he grew up a bit, and was less intense all of the time, they got along much better.
I can think of the pros of two kits being that they can have an immediate companion and playmate. And since they'd be from the same group, they'd already be bonded. But is it difficult to properly train two kits at the same time? I'm envisioning trying to litter box train and teach manners to two kits at once and my mind goes a little . Or does having a pair make it easier, because they have a playmate? (Kind of like with kittens?)
Any major cons to adopting one, then adding another a few months down the line? Or is it best to get two at once?
(For my own personal reasons, I will be adopting kits/adolescents this time around, not adults.)
Is it better to get two kits at once, or just get one kit, wait a few months, then get the other? I've never had two kits at once. With Casey, I had her for a year before I added Dameon. And Rinnie and Ruben were adult rescues. Casey was a bit put off when I brought Dameon home, but she was a gentle soul and Dameon was, well...Dameon. Once he grew up a bit, and was less intense all of the time, they got along much better.
I can think of the pros of two kits being that they can have an immediate companion and playmate. And since they'd be from the same group, they'd already be bonded. But is it difficult to properly train two kits at the same time? I'm envisioning trying to litter box train and teach manners to two kits at once and my mind goes a little . Or does having a pair make it easier, because they have a playmate? (Kind of like with kittens?)
Any major cons to adopting one, then adding another a few months down the line? Or is it best to get two at once?
(For my own personal reasons, I will be adopting kits/adolescents this time around, not adults.)