Modern Ferrets v's Old Days Ferrets

[Kay 3,709]

yeah i can relate to that. A little over 20 years ago as kids,we learned ourselves.We called albinos greyhounds. We called them bucks and does aswell.I had 7 ferrets,greyhounds.We done rats and rabbits all the time with them.There main food was bread and milk.Once a week a raw egg.A couple of times a week they got a bit of rough liver.Sometimes I would snare a bit of my mothers mince she had for the dinner.I dont feed them that way now.Alot of the pics you see of todays ferrets they seem to be a bit podgey.

 

 

I am amazed at how the over all appearence of ferrets has changed in the last 15 yrs or so , i can honestly say that you never saw a fat ferret untill the show scene exploded in the late 90's , then again it could simply have been the fact you were naturally going to see more ferrets than your own if you went to a show

[rob190364 2,594]

yeah i can relate to that. A little over 20 years ago as kids,we learned ourselves.We called albinos greyhounds. We called them bucks and does aswell.I had 7 ferrets,greyhounds.We done rats and rabbits all the time with them.There main food was bread and milk.Once a week a raw egg.A couple of times a week they got a bit of rough liver.Sometimes I would snare a bit of my mothers mince she had for the dinner.I dont feed them that way now.Alot of the pics you see of todays ferrets they seem to be a bit podgey.

 

 

I am amazed at how the over all appearence of ferrets has changed in the last 15 yrs or so , i can honestly say that you never saw a fat ferret untill the show scene exploded in the late 90's , then again it could simply have been the fact you were naturally going to see more ferrets than your own if you went to a show

i'm thinking i need to chuck my 8 quid a bag ferret food!

[Raymond 618]

yeah i can relate to that. A little over 20 years ago as kids,we learned ourselves.We called albinos greyhounds. We called them bucks and does aswell.I had 7 ferrets,greyhounds.We done rats and rabbits all the time with them.There main food was bread and milk.Once a week a raw egg.A couple of times a week they got a bit of rough liver.Sometimes I would snare a bit of my mothers mince she had for the dinner.I dont feed them that way now.Alot of the pics you see of todays ferrets they seem to be a bit podgey.

 

 

I am amazed at how the over all appearence of ferrets has changed in the last 15 yrs or so , i can honestly say that you never saw a fat ferret untill the show scene exploded in the late 90's , then again it could simply have been the fact you were naturally going to see more ferrets than your own if you went to a show

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ive never been to a show,ive seen the podgey ferret pics on here.Back then we only new greyhounds and polecats.Never seen some of todays colours that are available.They probably where but I never seen them

[andy s410c 61]

Don't chuck it Rob,it's handy just to have as a back up or treat.At the end of the day it's each to their own some keeper's will swear by feeding dry 24/7,other's like mesell will use it but sparingly normally in the warmer months & some don't use it full stop.

[Kay 3,709]

I remember a chap called davy jones who had a custom built set up he carted his ferrets round in to a few of the shows i went to in the late 90's , his ferrets were nearly all albino & looked so different from the ferrets most of the other folks had , he was one of the few who also worked his ferrets who was a regular at shows

[joe14 98]

handfull of food? Ferrets eat every couple of hours as they got a short digestive tract.

 

Mine have vitalin and they have raw meat on a night. I would have thought the bread & milk went

streight through em cos ferrets are lactose intolerant.

[rob190364 2,594]

handfull of food? Ferrets eat every couple of hours as they got a short digestive tract.

 

Mine have vitalin and they have raw meat on a night. I would have thought the bread & milk went

streight through em cos ferrets are lactose intolerant.

yes just a handful, there's always some left in the dish and like i say they're slightly overweight

[dogdigger 45]

not only did we feed them differently i used to aways carry them around in a bag tied with string at the top none of these fancy boxes we have now.

[Kay 3,709]

handfull of food? Ferrets eat every couple of hours as they got a short digestive tract.

 

Mine have vitalin and they have raw meat on a night. I would have thought the bread & milk went

streight through em cos ferrets are lactose intolerant.

yes just a handful, there's always some left in the dish and like i say they're slightly overweight

 

 

Rob if theres food left in the dish each day your leaving them enough , i just found that the more i shoved in there the more the hobs particularly ate , infact some of them seemed to never get there heads out of the dish

 

They all have very different appetites as well

[-=Magwitch=- 29]

Have fed mine carrots for years, it stops them from killing underground........................

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Have fed mine carrots for years, it stops them from killing underground........................

and they can see in the dark

[The one 8,486]

Same here my dad had ferrets and feed them bead and milk when he couldn't get any rabbits or rabbits where in short supply as the first rabbit was always for the house for us to eat not for the ferrets

[j davies 8]

yeah i can relate to that. A little over 20 years ago as kids,we learned ourselves.We called albinos greyhounds. We called them bucks and does aswell.I had 7 ferrets,greyhounds.We done rats and rabbits all the time with them.There main food was bread and milk.Once a week a raw egg.A couple of times a week they got a bit of rough liver.Sometimes I would snare a bit of my mothers mince she had for the dinner.I dont feed them that way now.Alot of the pics you see of todays ferrets they seem to be a bit podgey.

 

 

I am amazed at how the over all appearence of ferrets has changed in the last 15 yrs or so , i can honestly say that you never saw a fat ferret untill the show scene exploded in the late 90's , then again it could simply have been the fact you were naturally going to see more ferrets than your own if you went to a show

i'm thinking i need to chuck my 8 quid a bag ferret food!

 

 

my dad had ferrets 30 years fed them bread and milk and the odd egg all the time they lived till 10 ish. i only feed mine dru food the 3 i have have never been fed rabbits ever all very good working ferrets to .

so i would say do what you want with yours i dont no any one that feeds bread any more prob some do but as for dry food its ok with me never change it now

[luker118 0]

thats intersting to read... i also use james well-beloved dry food n 5 of my ferrets are real porkers so i've cut down the amount i'm feeding them... but it mite b worth takin them off it completely... luckly enough i'm a butcher so fresh meat won't b a problem... cnt see my boss being to happy when he goes bankcrupt coz i've fed all the fillet to my ferrets. lol. but i will bear that in mind thanks.

[droid 11]

Same thing's happened to kids.

 

Years ago they worked up chimneys and down mines, and were fed gravel and sump water. They were fit as fleas.

 

Now, they sit around with computers and games consoles, eat MacD's and crisps, and are as fat as a house side.