幸せなフェレットの育て方
BY: 田向 健一
BY: 田向 健一
My first reaction was aaawwwwwwww～.
So many beautiful fuzzy pics. So excellently organized.
Second reaction....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
"The problem of wild ferrets destroying farms and livestock had gotten so bad in California and Hawaii that ferrets are illegal to even own there."
THIS from the most RECENTLY released ferret owners guide book?!
Not to be the only ones suffering the bane of hordes of loose rampaging ferrets...
The sentence after the one above does mention that it is a serious problem. There are endless numbers of ferrets like that in Japan that have escaped or been thrown out and are breeding wild, wrecking livestock and crop fields.
Is it too much to ask that people bother looking up facts or do solid research anymore?
What they are really seeing is "ten" （貂） and "itachi"（鼬） which are native ferret relatives that ARE wild and do predate on livestock and run through crop fields. (Other similar animals exist natively, too like the okojo オコジョ of which there was a very cute anime and comic a few years ago.)
I don't know this 100% for sure BUT I will bet you good money that this is the case because when Ranmaru and I go out on our walks we only ever run into two cases.
1) Almost NO one knows what he is. ("珍しい動物ですね。"What a curious creature.)
2) Those that attempt to identify him can only only come up with the words they know. In other words, they say "itachi?" or "ten?" (weasel and ermine, respectively.)
That glaring and enduring error aside, it's really not a bad book at all. At the very least they are not pushing the disciplinary action of nose-flicking. like they used to. (Most likely a carryover from Dr. Nomura since this vet encouraged this painful and ineffective method in several books he wrote previously.) In this book published in 2011, it does not directly suggest to use nose-flicking., it merely brings up the topic. In mentioning it they say it works on some ferrets, but on others has the opposite effect and causes more biting. Also, they point out the important fact that if you do it too strongly you could actually injure the ferret.
Overall, I really like this book. It's the only FULL COLOR, front to back FULL COLOR, ferret book I have come across in Japanese. It also has some good ideas addressing Japan's particular climate. The health section is not as thorough as the ANIFA Ferret Manual, but still very well summarized and explained. (ANIFA Ferret Health Section. Would be a great reference, Kim Schilling. ^^) Finally, possibly particular to Japan, they have three "case files" of "Living With a Ferret". Basically examples on ferret lifestyle with a family, with other pets, alone.
That being said even if you can't read Japanese, like the ANIFA Ferret Manual, I think the pictures alone are well worth the expense.
Cheers and see you again! (^_-)-♪
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