Keep an eye out folks!

[deanflute 550]

With this recent cold snap just keep an eye out on your ferrets, Plenty of bedding and making sure their water hasn't frozen is all I'm talking about, I'm sure the majority of people will all ready be doing this but it doesn't hurt just to remind people

[j davies 8]

yes your right filled there nest with tea towels and straw last week and moved them out the weather to its that nice i could move in my self. water froze yeasterday first time this year but i change it 2 times a day

[Bradford Lad 74]

Absolutely right mate, just got in from work and the first thing i did was re stock the bedding (they always drag it out no matter what i put down!!!) and sort the water bottles out. I keep always keep 2 bottles inside over night and swap them in morning.

[fensaluki 35]

Well said chap.....No harm in a reminder mate

ATB

[rapidjenky 97]

just redone mine tonight. my 2 are in a cage in the yard and i normally use shredded paper but went and got a bale of hay today and filled the box and the end compartment just to make sure theres plenty. dont normally like hay for bedding but since its so cold and going to get colder ill go back to the paper when it starts to get abit nicer.

[deanflute 550]

Good stuff, I've wrapped their water bottles in tin foil, then a sock over that then tin foil again, Should stop it freezing so quick

[martnmagik 68]

i was given a tip a few days ago on bedding. get an old feather pillow and put a hole in it for them to make ther nest/bed in. makes a bit of a mess but as long as ther warm who cares

[takman511 42]

straw and shavings all year round for mine. paper and hay both get damp then it sweats no good

[Fat-Ferret 857]

A strip of gelatine, or a clove of garlic in the bottle stops it freezing. But the garlic stinks the bottle out and Id say its not too tasty for the ferrets either! The gelatine always works well for me.

[jocky 198]

yes your right filled there nest with tea towels and straw last week and moved them out the weather to its that nice i could move in my self. water froze yeasterday first time this year but i change it 2 times a day

 

 

dont recomend towels jumpers,,put two old jumpers in last night for them, whent to give them fresh water this morning, and one had got her front clarw stoke in jumper.... was trying to bit throue jumper and twisting round... not a good thing to see. glad i found her when i did .

[The one 8,512]

Spent half a day yesterday scrapping snow off the ferret hutch roofs then the kennel runs and defrosting bottles looks like its going to be the same again today

[stevethefish 80]

I feed mine on woodies, all the feathers make a great nest for them and very warm too.

[bert the fert 28]

Good stuff, I've wrapped their water bottles in tin foil, then a sock over that then tin foil again, Should stop it freezing so quick

 

 

Cheers for that ! I'm going to try this because their bottle has frozen up every day for nearly a week. I'm constantly checking it.

 

The big ferret shed is well insulated, with wool and ply, and their nest boxes are lined with wool carpet [ i paid a tenner for a big roll end ] to prevent draughts. They're warmly bedded with a 12.5 tog duvet that they burrow into.

 

I do worry a bit about my albino hob, because he lives alone so there's no shared body heat. So we moved his hutch into the outhouse where the heatlamp is for a bit more shelter. Hubby lined all his upstairs hutch with the carpet, and he has a hooded cat bed with wool blankets for bedding [ paid 2 quid each from a charity shop for them ]

[deanflute 550]

Good stuff, I've wrapped their water bottles in tin foil, then a sock over that then tin foil again, Should stop it freezing so quick

 

 

Cheers for that ! I'm going to try this because their bottle has frozen up every day for nearly a week. I'm constantly checking it.

 

The big ferret shed is well insulated, with wool and ply, and their nest boxes are lined with wool carpet [ i paid a tenner for a big roll end ] to prevent draughts. They're warmly bedded with a 12.5 tog duvet that they burrow into.

 

I do worry a bit about my albino hob, because he lives alone so there's no shared body heat. So we moved his hutch into the outhouse where the heatlamp is for a bit more shelter. Hubby lined all his upstairs hutch with the carpet, and he has a hooded cat bed with wool blankets for bedding [ paid 2 quid each from a charity shop for them ]

 

 

Checked the water this morning and it's nowhere near frozen so i'll stick to doing it this way from now on