samuelsamuelson 4 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 1 Quote Link to post
akton 15 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 you can get ferret nuggets, or any other dried ferret food, but also let it have real meat, either fur or feather rabbit,pigeon pheasant,even squirrels etcccc............. 1 Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Same as that, give what nature intended it to eat and bung a rabbit in the cage for it. 1 Quote Link to post
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hullhunter 219 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 :wallbash: you should have found this out before you got a ferret. :thumbdown: Quote Link to post
pitmanuk 2 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 :wallbash: you should have found this out before you got a ferret. :thumbdown: exactly if you don't know how to feed it, the very basics in ferret care, how the hell are you going to work it properly. Quote Link to post
PETEWINN 5 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 And what about feeding them before working them is that just as normal?? Always feed mine as normal before working. 1 Quote Link to post
bert the fert 28 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 HI folks ive just bought my first ferret its a 13 week old albino jill the person i got ot off didnt tell me much about the upkeep of it except he fed it on buscuits but did,nt tell me what type!Could anyone help me and tell me a healthy diet for this jill? Generally speaking, they're very sociable creatures and are happiest in a pair or group. If you're going to keep her as a solitary ferret, you should be prepared to give her a lot of attention to keep her stimulated, because they are intelligent, endlessly curious animals. 2 Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yes it would be good to get a second one. Although it does depend on how big the warrens are that your going to be working. If their massive then 2 ferrets wont be enough. Up to 10 holes is ok for 1 ferret. Any more than 10 and you need a second ferret. I often work warrens where i need to go with a mate cos iv not got enough ferrets! Lol! 1 rabbit will last 2 ferrets 2 days so every 2 days chuck another rabbit in the cage. This way you cant help to feed them before working them. Feeding them before working them means its less likely they will lay up (kill, eat then have a kip). If they do lay up you have to either wait for it to come out (could be hours), stick another ferret down to find it and push it off its meal (risking waiting hours for both instead of one), block all the holes up and come back tomorrow (can you be SURE of finding EVERY hole? If not, the ferret could come out and bugger off in the night), or using a locater, finding the ferret then digging down to it (locaters are dear but i stringly urge you to get one. Digging is a long, hard and tiring job, often just a foot or so but other times 10 feet etc). 2 Quote Link to post
Aaron_butcher 17 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Might be worth looking up the jill jab or getting her spayed aswell to avoid other health problems in the future. If possible feed raw meat. If you can't get rabbits then get chicken wings from tescos and deffinately get a friend for her. Good luck. Quote Link to post
deanflute 550 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I don't want to jump on the band wagon but you should know about it's diet well before thinking about getting one let alone actually getting one. I suggest you read some books or do some internet research into the basics of ferret husbandry 1 Quote Link to post
samuelsamuelson 4 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Might be worth looking up the jill jab or getting her spayed aswell to avoid other health problems in the future. If possible feed raw meat. If you can't get rabbits then get chicken wings from tescos and deffinately get a friend for her. Good luck. would the friend have to be from the same litter?thanks for your help! Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Might be worth looking up the jill jab or getting her spayed aswell to avoid other health problems in the future. If possible feed raw meat. If you can't get rabbits then get chicken wings from tescos and deffinately get a friend for her. Good luck. would the friend have to be from the same litter?thanks for your help! No. It can be but it dont have to be. So long as its another ferret. Ferrets need comany just like us humans do. 2 Quote Link to post
Aaron_butcher 17 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 No mate, if you get a jill they will be fine together all year round but if you get a hob they will need seperating in breeding season (spring/summer) to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Quote Link to post
samuelsamuelson 4 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Might be worth looking up the jill jab or getting her spayed aswell to avoid other health problems in the future. If possible feed raw meat. If you can't get rabbits then get chicken wings from tescos and deffinately get a friend for her. Good luck. would the friend have to be from the same litter?thanks for your help! No. It can be but it dont have to be. So long as its another ferret. Ferrets need comany just like us humans do. at what age do they reach sexual matureity? Quote Link to post
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