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What's your point fella? really???? you need it explaining.....f'ckin hell! Yes, indulge me....
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What's your point fella?
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FFS, what a set of theiving . Glad they didn't get any of your ferts & pleased the ferts left them with a nice reminder to feck off.
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Glad it's been a happy ending for your kit, you are obviously very on the ball & take great care of your ferts, you just had a bit of bad luck! Hope she's back to her normal self very soon. I'd get rid of any leftover antibiotics though.
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Myxi doesn't affect other animals/humans, so ferts won't get infected. Myxi is most commony transmitted to rabbits by biting insects (fleas/mosquitos/mites etc). Personally, I wouldn't feed a myxi rabbit to my ferts, as the rabbit is diseased & weak and might be carrying a few other nasties other than Myxi. But I'm sure others feed myxi rabbits and have had no issues at all. Bottom line is ferts can't catch myxi, so the choice is up to you.
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Some say the hybrids/EU polecat strains are great, others wouldn't touch them. So it's a mix of opinions. If your animals work well, whether polecats/hybrids or ferrets, then you can hopefully expect good working offspring. If the parents don't work well, then it's unlikey. It's down to common sense. Only breed from the best, and if you don't own the best workers, then don't breed from them.
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Glad he's been checked over. Hope he's back to normal soon, if you have any concerns, get him back to vets. Atb with him.
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The vet who provided that info is John Dindale, of Andale Veterinary Centre, Cheshire. Don't know if that's near you, if so, it might be worth a call for some advice to ease your worries? With his sore/red willy, he may have a urinary tract infection & feel a bit poorly and therefore not grooming himself or going to the toilet as normal.
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thanks lads He does have a hole to his bed room but it's not that he was pulling at it weeks ago but it was the hair near his penis he is sore if I touch his belly he trys to get away I also noticed that his penis is red and lookes irritating but I had him in the garden and he was chasing me jumping , rolling ploding around he is eating and drinking as normal but I noticed he is not cleaning himself at all when I went out there this morning his back end was covered in sh*t he normally grooms himself well.But he seems happy in himself he was sitting on my shoulder while I cleaned out hi
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Seasonal hair loss of the tail is quite normal, but losing hair on the belly & back, or complete baldness isn't normal, but not unheard of. Your hob is very young, Adrenal Disease tends to affect older ferrets, so don't worry too much. Are the bald patches red/scaly/flaky/dirty/sore looking? Does he scratch at them or keep licking/grooming himself? Is he happy in himself and eating/drinking/being active? Did the baldness appear quite suddenly, or slowly over time? Bit vague, but it could be an allergy/skin disease/parasites/stress/diet/hormone issue, or as others have said, maybe the hair
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Cloudiness in an eye doesn't always mean a cataract. Might be worth getting it checked out. It could be due to trauma, nutrition, infection etc. Might be easily curable. Cataracts tend to affect both eyes over time. Edited to say, yes ferrets can get cataracts as they age.
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Happy Birthday, hope it's a good'un!
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Dog food is no use to a ferret, so you'd be wasting your money. Someone else started a thread on getting good deals on ferret kibble, might be worth a look and you could end up with a bargain!
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Sorry to hear you lost him.
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I thought we were talking about polecats?! I have one ferret that tends to go for the eyes/face, but I'm not really sure what they get up to underground in general, depends i suppose on what bit they get a grip on and how stubborn the rabbit is. With mice they just shake them about, and I have one that decapitiates pigeons and plays with the head, while the others eat the body. Each to their own. I'll be interested to see what the hybrids do, or even if they are worth working. Bit off the point, but years ago, I went ploughing with Suffolk Punch horses, they guy that owned them lost a new born
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I thought we were talking about polecats?! I have one ferret that tends to go for the eyes/face, but I'm not really sure what they get up to underground in general, depends i suppose on what bit they get a grip on and how stubborn the rabbit is. With mice they just shake them about, and I have one that decapitiates pigeons and plays with the head, while the others eat the body. Each to their own. I'll be interested to see what the hybrids do, or even if they are worth working. Bit off the point, but years ago, I went ploughing with Suffolk Punch horses, they guy that owned them lost a new born
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Can you put some pics up? Saline/antiseptic and keeping it clean should help. Is he eating and drinking ok? It can be hard to spot pus under a scab, so you've done all the right things. Infection does make them a bit quiet. Hopefully now the pus is out he should perk up soon.
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There's loads of offers on different brands, don't know which kibble you prefer, but somewhere on the internet there will be a good deal....Joe14 with the BOGOF offer sounds good.
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I thought we were talking about polecats?! I have one ferret that tends to go for the eyes/face, but I'm not really sure what they get up to underground in general, depends i suppose on what bit they get a grip on and how stubborn the rabbit is. With mice they just shake them about, and I have one that decapitiates pigeons and plays with the head, while the others eat the body. Each to their own. I'll be interested to see what the hybrids do, or even if they are worth working. Bit off the point, but years ago, I went ploughing with Suffolk Punch horses, they guy that owned them lost a new born
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Ferrets look in superb shape! Lovely pics.
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Ffs sake, get a grip.
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Well, what do you need to clarify the 'bollocks'? Or would it matter? '...yeh bore ma tits off wi yer holier than thou' ...Classic.
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Have 3 sprites and 2 hob kits....they get along fine. Hobs will be castrated in early spring.
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Yeah, alright, polecats bite their prey at the base of the skull to paralyse them for later consumption, sorry for the confusion. Please, clarify the bollocks I spout, becuase you clearly know better.
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What you imagine has nothing to do with fact. But I clearly said "CANT IMAGINE" not I do imagine Yes, 'wild' polecats do tend to use unoccupied/deserted burrows (a burrow can be defined as either a hole or a tunnel) of other animals, if none are avaliable they will dig their own. Again, stashing prey is relative to the carnivorve and it's dietary requirements. As polecats, like ferrets, have a high metabolism, the larder is soon depleted. I'm not sure what predators you believe will take on, or even fit into the burrow of a wild polecat defending a stashed kill. I believe a wild po
