My Boys, what type are they? are they too big?

[Thomaswright 0]

These are my baby brother's, well not really baby but brothers non the less!

 

There called Buddy & Twix!

 

really tame, never bit me, one was liking my face as the other was having his picture took!

 

You think they are too big?

 

What breed are they?

[diggermad 154]

they are polecat mixes and think they may of eaten too many twixs is that a rythme but nice looking ferrets ATB DM

[KittleRox 2,147]

polecats and a hairy thing

[Malt 379]

They just look like overweight normal ferrets to me..

[Thomaswright 0]

They are quite Fat arn't they!!

 

I don't even feed them excessivly! I think they're eating there bedding or the cage, or something Fat blighter's!

 

Well I fed them alot of bloody expensive Pate' today whilst trying to train them to a whistle! Didn't go so well as by the time i whistled him too me he had nabbed it from and ran under the shed! Cheeky Minxs!

 

[Tallyho 181]

i personally would of said to big unless you want to kill in and keep digging all the time, now just going from my opinion i would use a lot smaller ferret more chance of bolting, yours look in good condition but big .

[Thomaswright 0]

UGH! JILL TIME I THINK!!!

 

i should hope they are in good condition! they get royal treatment!

 

Bath's, manicures! Goose liver pate'!

[tubba 38]

they are polecat mixes and think they may of eaten too many twixs is that a rythme but nice looking ferrets ATB DM

 

 

. Digger mad you sure is nifty but you aint no 50.

[Leeview 791]

Are they this years kits? if so they will lose weight and slim down over the winter and look sleeker come spring

Y.I.S Leeview

[bert the fert 28]

Are they this years kits? if so they will lose weight and slim down over the winter and look sleeker come spring

Y.I.S Leeview

 

I've noticed that with mine too. In their first year they get to be right bunters, lose it when mating season comes in, then even out nicely once it's over.

[joe14 98]

dont look overweight to me, just look like their preparing for the winter with

abit of winter fat.

[stubby 175]

I have a couple of ferts that size, although they are alot older, they bolt rabbits lovely and don't kill underground, its always great to ask advice, but take every answer with a pinch of salt, ALL FERTS ARE DIFFERENT, take yours out, try them on small warrens and see for yourself, what your ferts are capable of, rather than limiting them to a life stuck in a cage, just because someone told you they were too big and would kill under

 

also, sounds like your feeding them way too many treats, more like fluffy pet ferret keepers, they can be workers, and still be pets, stop the "liver pate" and get them on raw rabbit, or raw chicken legs/wings from the super market, say one chicken leg each per day, they wont starve to death, although ferts will look fatter in winter due to the thicker coat

 

small jills are great, they are fast underground, but sometimes, rabbits wont bolt for them either, depends how much noise you have made above ground before entering them, so unless your going to be putting 3 to 4 jills into a warren to cause a rabbit freanzy, sometimes rabbits will just run circles underground for a single jill, remember, they know the warren they live in, better than the fert, but enter one or two big ferts, and they think f**k RUN!!!

ive had this happen on quite a few occassions.

[Guest lavyheed]

dont look overweight to me, just look like their preparing for the winter with

abit of winter fat.

 

 

 

[spindolero 1,111]

yeah i agree with stubby get them of liver pat and give them cat food,raw chicken leg,or rabbit.

[Jamie m 668]

Cat Food ?????????????(??? Next thing will be recomending budgie food for dogs