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  1. ferret100
    Well, the Americans are a in a b/s league of their own with calling one dark ferret a chocolate but one fractionately lighter a dark caramel or whatever!! Just makes the show organisers more profitable by charging for so many different colour classes!
  2. ferret100
    Sorry, you are absolutely right, got my insecticides and pesticides mixed up there! Fipronil, the active ingredient of Frontline is classified as an insecticide. Again, as ticks are not insects, the Frontline is not a particulary suitable treatment for them.
  3. ferret100
    No, a white ferret with burgundy eyes is a DEW (Dark eyed white). White ferrets with brown or black eyes are also DEWS. There is no such technical term as a black eyed white, BECAUSE a white ferret with pigmentation (clearly defining the colour from an Albino) can have various eye colours. The classification is DEW, not black eyed white, but yes a white ferret with black eyes is certainly a variation of a DEW. I don't think DEW is a 'technical term' either. There are four basic colors. The Sable (including chocolate and dark), Albino, Dark Eyed White (DEW), and the silver. All th
  4. ferret100
    Same as others have said. If fed too often the feathers could damage the oesophagus. Inflammation/irritation/difficulty swallowing etc. Ever swallowed a tablet and had it scrape down your throat? Pretty much the same effect. Problem is if that the feathers do cause abrasions to the oesophagus and then raw meat is fed, infection is also a possibility. Chicks are basically a yolk with fluff, legs and a beak, so no real nutritional value for ferrets. The feathers won't get rid of worms!! A friend of mine feeds the ferrets with chicks most days and they are all fine (fat and lazy, bu
  5. ferret100
    No, obviously applying Frontline to the ferret will affect the parasites, that's why it kills them, the treatment is designed to be absorbed into the bloodstream of the host to kill blood sucking parasites. If the ticks were on the ferrets head/ears etc then you could apply the Frontline to the body of the ferret without touching or stressing the ticks, the ticks would then absorb the treatment via the hosts bloodstream. But if the ticks were on the ferrets body and you then rubbed Frontline over the ferret, then there is a high risk of stressing the tick whilst doing so. So safest bet for r
  6. ferret100
    Vasectomies aren't guarenteed. This is why the term 'proven vasectomised hob' exists. Plus if the hob is used too soon after the op, there is a high chance he will impregnate the jills! If the hob was operated on in Feb and you used him soon after, then yes, you would get pregnant jills! Either the vets didn't explain the post-op outcomes to you or you didn't listen. If I was in the same situation as you, being given a full refund for a vasectomised hob and the offer of a free vasectomy on another hob, I wouldn't complain. I'd just use enough common sense to not use a recently vasectomised hob
  7. ferret100
    Because you have directly applied anti-parasitic treatment onto the body of a parasite (not how it should be applied) and caused enough stress to cause the tick to regurgitate and drop off. You may as well have covered it in vaseline/alcohol etc, all can cause a tick to regurgitate and drop off, a dangerous way to remove ticks. Frontline is designed to go on the host, not the parasite, due the implications already explained. By dabbing the anti-parasitic treament directly to the tick you are NOT using the treatment correctly and exposing your ferrets to fatal diseases. As explained before
  8. ferret100
    Frontline is not an incesticide. As said before, for many reasons removing the tick with a tick remover is the safest option. Should your ferret have a tick, Frontline is designed to be absorbed through the skin of certain mammals, including ferrets. The treatment is absorbed through the skin of the host and into the bloodstream, therefore directly able to be absorbed by blood feeding parasites and therefore kill them. It's not rocket science.....!
  9. ferret100
    No, a white ferret with burgundy eyes is a DEW (Dark eyed white). White ferrets with brown or black eyes are also DEWS. There is no such technical term as a black eyed white, BECAUSE a white ferret with pigmentation (clearly defining the colour from an Albino) can have various eye colours. The classification is DEW, not black eyed white, but yes a white ferret with black eyes is certainly a variation of a DEW.
  10. ferret100
    Dark Eyed Whites (DEWs)can have burgundy/brown or black eyes.
  11. ferret100
    While Frontline will kill/protect against fleas for 4-6 weeks after application, there is no real evidence that it has a similar effect on ticks. Frontline isn't proven to protect against/deter ticks, only kill them when applied to the host they are feeding off. So if you use frontline to kill ticks on your ferret there is still a chance they could pick up a new tick shortly after. Get a tick remover and take the tick off as soon as you spot it. If the tick has been feeding for at least 24 hours it may drop off soon and will regurgitate just before it falls off. Also stressing the tick by
  12. ferret100
    Get a cheap ice cube tray, drop a few bits of mince or small bits of meat in each partition, fill with water and freeze. The ferrets will lick the icecubes for the meat. You can also do this with lactose free milk. And the frozen water filled bottles wrapped in a tea-towel and placed under the bedding is great too. I also leave a tray full of water with icecubes in for the ferrets to play in to help keep them cool. I also use an old spray bottle filled with water, give them a few squirts, helps cool them down too. They try to lick the water droplets from the air!! Daft things!
  13. ferret100
    thanks for that. ive been putting them in the run together to get to know each other. the jill and the young kits are getting on fine. found them asleep together after i left them for an hour. the youg hob is getting on fine with her now, he just wants to play and the jill is learning to stand up for herself now. she was alone for her whole life so she mustnt have played with other ferrets. i had them all out last night on the flowers patch, they were having a great time digging, and scratching about. they were playing with eachother and the young kits were even having a go. im really happy wi
  14. ferret100
    Vasectomies aren't guarenteed. This is why the term 'proven vasectomised hob' exists. Plus if the hob is used too soon after the op, there is a high chance he will impregnate the jills! If the hob was operated on in Feb and you used him soon after, then yes, you would get pregnant jills! Either the vets didn't explain the post-op outcomes to you or you didn't listen. If I was in the same situation as you, being given a full refund for a vasectomised hob and the offer of a free vasectomy on another hob, I wouldn't complain. I'd just use enough common sense to not use a recently vasectomised hob
  15. ferret100
    Usually once the hobs are neutered the jill becomes the boss. Woman thing! This is my advice, you don't have to take it! From what I can tell, this jill has been neutered (so is a 'sprite'), she has been an only ferret? and has spent her life as an indoor pet. She is now in a strange hutch, strange environment and different routine. Alot for her to take on board and adjust to. I'd handle the hobs/kits then handle her, preferably with a nice treat, letting her know that she is amongst friends, she can enjoy the treat, your company and smell your ferrets from your clothes. Give her
  16. ferret100
    I agree with you there. Not a fan of the 'jill jab' tbh. Seen too many 'jabbed' jills kick the absolute crap out of each other during breeding season. Not fair on the ferrets really......
  17. ferret100
    nope,i definately like my version better even though your right Yeah the creative points defo go to you!
  18. ferret100
    Sorry, read your post wrong. Doesn't matter!
  19. ferret100
    Reformed/processed pork isn't good at all, the salt content can kill ferrets. But bits of fresh pork everynow and then is fine. Personally I only feed a bit of fresh pork if there is any spare (hardly ever!)
  20. ferret100
    Might be a idea to make interacting with each other a rewarding experience. I know many hunting folk aren't a fan of products, but using something like Ferrets Formula/Ferretone might help. Put some of the oil on the scruff of each ferret before letting them in with each other, if they bite/grab the neck they will probably start to lick/groom the oil off each other and help them bond. Best of luck anyway.
  21. ferret100
    Squeaky toys seem to bring out a mothering instinct in many jills, she is reacting to the sound by trying to grab onto the hob like she would a kit. My jills do it too, it's quite normal!!
  22. ferret100
    Sorry, I don't think there is anything you can do to deter ticks. Wish there was though!
  23. ferret100
    Garages don't have much natural light, so not a good environment for animals. Mine live out in the garden in a chicken coop and come indoors a few hours a day for a play. I'd advise to take your kits to meet this jill, she will either love them or show little interest/agression, then you have your answer as to whether its a good idea to get her. People will say yeah they will fight to sort a pecking order, but ferrets that fight/injure/squeal etc when they interact basically don't get along and it's unlikely to get better over time. Provided you take care to condition/adapt her to an
  24. ferret100
    Whether you have jills or not, the young hob wants to fight to be the alpha male in the breeding season. Hormone thing. Keep the lads separated!
  25. ferret100
    Jill jabs bring them out of season but don't necessarily curb reproductive behaviours. One jill is trying to mother the other jill. Mght be an idea to separate them until the breeding season ends, otherwise tempers may flare and injuries will happen.
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