Small scabby patch between ferts shoulders

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eyup

 

I have 3 young hobs living together, they're around 14 weeks old now and all of a very good temperement. I have never witnessed a proper fight, only ever play fights, they are all brothers.

 

I've been out to them today and 2 of them have a scabby patch between their shoulders about the size of a 50p. There are slight signs of blood but nothing major. They're not in pain and are as happy as ever so I have treated them myself for now and will be keeping a close eye on them.

 

It's a little further down from their necks than I'd expect from a fight but don't really see what else it could be? They're all getting along now and there are no other problems.....So do you lads just think it they got a bit heated and kicked off with each other, or is there anything else you can think of? I don't know of any sort of insect that would cause it, and there is a little hair loss in the patches.

 

Thanks in advance

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eyup

 

I have 3 young hobs living together, they're around 14 weeks old now and all of a very good temperement. I have never witnessed a proper fight, only ever play fights, they are all brothers.

 

I've been out to them today and 2 of them have a scabby patch between their shoulders about the size of a 50p. There are slight signs of blood but nothing major. They're not in pain and are as happy as ever so I have treated them myself for now and will be keeping a close eye on them.

 

It's a little further down from their necks than I'd expect from a fight but don't really see what else it could be? They're all getting along now and there are no other problems.....So do you lads just think it they got a bit heated and kicked off with each other, or is there anything else you can think of? I don't know of any sort of insect that would cause it, and there is a little hair loss in the patches.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

I would think that one of your hobs is going through the motions of trying to mate with the other 2. Not sure how knowledgable you are about ferret behaviour, but when they mate, the male grabs the female by the scruff of the neck and holds her there while mating. I wouldn't worry too much about it as I have seen similair behaviour between hobs and also between Jills too.

[stubby 175]

shagging each other mate, happens all the time

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eyup

 

I have 3 young hobs living together, they're around 14 weeks old now and all of a very good temperement. I have never witnessed a proper fight, only ever play fights, they are all brothers.

 

I've been out to them today and 2 of them have a scabby patch between their shoulders about the size of a 50p. There are slight signs of blood but nothing major. They're not in pain and are as happy as ever so I have treated them myself for now and will be keeping a close eye on them.

 

It's a little further down from their necks than I'd expect from a fight but don't really see what else it could be? They're all getting along now and there are no other problems.....So do you lads just think it they got a bit heated and kicked off with each other, or is there anything else you can think of? I don't know of any sort of insect that would cause it, and there is a little hair loss in the patches.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

I would think that one of your hobs is going through the motions of trying to mate with the other 2. Not sure how knowledgable you are about ferret behaviour, but when they mate, the male grabs the female by the scruff of the neck and holds her there while mating. I wouldn't worry too much about it as I have seen similair behaviour between hobs and also between Jills too.

Yeah, I'm familiar with it in terms of breeding a hob and jill, but never really kept any more than 1 hob at a time so didn't know that the little pansies start trying to bag off with each other!

 

Thanks for that lads, I'm off out to buy them a handbag each.

[Kay 3,709]

There fairly rough with each other when playing , dragging each other round etc it will be from the rough play

[stealthy1 3,964]

At least you know your hobs are not constipated, you can tell if your hobs are getting it on, check to see if they have runny noses

[aston_shooter 0]

There fairly rough with each other when playing , dragging each other round etc it will be from the rough play

It's definitely not from just rough play, it seems that hob number 3 has made hobs number 1 and 2 his bitches.

 

Went out there earlier and it was like a scene from the movie 'Scum'

[mushroom 12,921]

There fairly rough with each other when playing , dragging each other round etc it will be from the rough play

It's definitely not from just rough play, it seems that hob number 3 has made hobs number 1 and 2 his bitches.

 

Went out there earlier and it was like a scene from the movie 'Scum'

 

Don't worry bout it this happened to me with two unrelated hobs scrapped costantley for about a week then live happily together for a year and a half before one escaped never to be seen again.