new suggies

[Jay]

Hiya

Me and my girlfriend (amusingly, is called Joey) are going to look at our first lil suggie joeys this weekend.

I need a little bit of help though first,

1stly - A cage, where is the best place to get one from, as Im not exactly the best handyman, and seriously doubt my ability to make a decent home for them.

2ndly - Where is the best place to get the live plants/branches from...and does anyone have a link to somewhere which has a list of which ones and good, and which ones to avoid.

I would appreciate all help and tips 

Jay & Joey

[roxyandboys]

some good cages here

http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Ferret_Cages.html

Or there is an excellent cage for sale in the "goods offered" section of this site.

Good artificail plants/vines etc here

http://www.camzoo.co.uk/pi-1091649288.htm?categoryId=43

[Marie]

For £170, I sell suggie starter kits, but they're collection only at the minute. 

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Ideal for the new owner, everything you need to start your new suggie off on a healthy, happy life.

Starter Kit Includes

Cage (169cm high x 70cm long x 60cm wide) with apex roof and on casters for easy moving, c/w perches and food troughs.
A Senior Wodent Wheel (ASPCA approved)
2 Basic Sleeping Pouches
1 pack of Nectar mix, either Gliderade or Nutra glider
1 pack of Glider Booster (vitamin supplement)
1 pack of Glider Cal (calcium supplement)
1 small pack of bee pollen (supplement)
1 small pack of treats to help the bonding process
1 water bottle
1 booklet containing lots of suggie info

Ooops, the price is  £170 - an absolute bargain!!!

The RRP of the above cage is over £200!!!  The cage MAY change subject to availability, but any cage sold with this set up will be around the above measurements.

[Jay]

Ah excellent,

thanks for the help so far

Kit looks perfect marie, but unfortunately a little too far for me to travel (im in london)

[Marie]

Lol - typical 

[Jay]

i know

pssssh

oh and also...with putting branches in, im assuming its not a good idea to take from my garden?
Are their specialised sites to get them from?

[roxyandboys]

Marie - what cage is it that comes in your starter pack??

[jungleflockmom]

Jay, if the trees in your garden have not been sprayed (either directly or by drifting spray from neighbors), are not near a busy road (the plants absorb the poisonous bits of car exhaust), and are non-toxic, then branches from your yard are fine.

[Amalthea]

When I use branches from outside, I just "cook" or freeze them before giving them to their intended.  Kills off any yucky bugs that might be hiding in the wood. 

[Jay]

ahh excellent, thats great, got lots of tree in the garden....which tree branches are good to use?

Amalthea - great tp !! 

[Marie]

The easiest to get a hold of is the apple tree

[Jay]

ahh thats fine.

Any of these good....or bad.....

we have, cooking apple, plum, pear, bay, mulberry

[Marie]

Apple, pear and Mulberry are fine.  I have no idea about Bay, but NOT plum. 

[roxyandboys]

Bay Leaves contain laurel oil which can aggrevate sensitive stomachs and cause dermatitis in us humans and bay is toxic to cats, bay leaves are also near impossible to digest - so i think all in all i'd probably avoid the wood from a bay tree (although, i have not heard of the actual wood being toxic only the leaves)

[Marie]

Hmm, stay away from bay then!