Advice Please

[kurtrog70 6]

HI There,

Got an 8 month old hob, but im thinking of getting two more in the summer.

does anyone now how the hob would react to two new ferrets please?( hasnt been with another ferret since he was a kit.

any advice would be much appreciated.

ATB

Kurt

Edited February 22, 2010 by kurtrog70

[farmerkev09 105]

i dont keep hobs together as there for ever fighting and i keep my jills together all year round they have plenty of space

i would say keep them split pal

[kurtrog70 6]

Thanks for the reply mate.

If i was to get two jills, and get the hob castrated would they get along fine together?

[wilson4347 5]

If you put two jills with the hob they should be fine, i have recently done this and they are fine together

[kurtrog70 6]

Do the jills sleep in with the hob? or are the jills seperated.

Recently built a shed for the ferret so room is not an issue.

ATB

Kurt

[wilson4347 5]

Had to seperate them due to hob been in season and ragging jills, but if you have your hob castrated they should be ok. You'l still need to have jills taken out of season each year, or have them neutered.

Hope this helps

[Ideation 8,216]

Most ferrets when introduced will have a tumble around but your hob should take nicely to having a couple of jills to run with, they really are social animals and are great to watch together and seem to benefit from it. Also the jills do take care of the hobs a bit, making the nest etc.

 

atb

 

Jai.

[longdog13 36]

Hi, i have three hobs and three jills, they only get separated during the ferret 'Rut' :kiss: , then they live in bliss until the next time round

 

ATB LD13

[paddy polecat 129]

Most ferrets when introduced will have a tumble around but your hob should take nicely to having a couple of jills to run with, they really are social animals and are great to watch together and seem to benefit from it. Also the jills do take care of the hobs a bit, making the nest etc.

 

atb

 

Jai.

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Better off with 2 jills in with him but if you dont want to breed them get your hob vesectimised or get the jills the jill jab to bring them out of season.

 

ATB Paddy

[The one 8,482]

I'd go for two jills and get him snipped them they can live together all year round quiet happily

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Yup Two wee jills would be best. And get him vasectomised,,,not nuetered or castrated.

Same price but you can pimp him out to your mates with jills, for beer

[Lizard 0]

Hi kurtrog70, everyone...

 

I'm no expert having just last year started with the whole Ferret thing and I can only tell you what my experience was...

 

First I had a brother and sister from 12 weeks old. They were happy enough together inside a partition of a block shed, 6' x 6' with natural daylight. The occomodation was three converted breeding cages stacked on top of one another with flexible tubing from level to level as well as a sloping piece of plank and the lower exit has always been open and they have free range in there area.

 

After a couple of months, I went to the animal rescue and was able to get two others, not related but the same age as the original two.

 

The Jills have been spayed and the Hobs neutered.

At first, our original Hob, the biggest, started to fight and rag the newer Hob. This lasted for a couple of days. The noise was nasty. If I split them up, they immediatley got back to where they left off. This is something you either get through or you separate them, permanantly, perhaps?

 

From then on, they all live together and their are no issues.

I have taken them out and they work well, for beginners, putting dinner on the table.

 

They are very social and can be handled by anyone....They are GREAT!

 

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae213/lizardthl/DSCF8135.jpg

Edited February 23, 2010 by Lizard

[kurtrog70 6]

Thanks for all your replies guys,

my mind is at rest nw. Two jills it is =]

Thanks again

Kurt