white feet

[adesaxo31 0]

Hi people I was speaking to a bloke I used to go ferreting with a few years ago anyway we had a brew an shown him my ferrets an my big hob is a really dark polecat with 4 white feet an he has told me that he worth more than my other fertets because of his feet is this true or is he winding me up atb ade

[terrierjohn 49]

a ferret is a ferret

the only way its worth more is when money grabbing b@sterds get ther ore in

what difference does the feet colour make to its perfomance in a burrow

absolutly feck all its worth no more than the working ability it has

[stubby 175]

Ive got a few with white mitts, all kitts go at the same price, £15 ish, as post above, talk of "white feet" is more in the fluffy pet brigade market of selling ferts

[adesaxo31 0]

Lol thanks people he is a brilliant. Worker had a feeling he was pulling my chain atb ade

[The one 8,451]

Maybe to the show bridage id be more worried about his working ability than colour .

[ferretracer 24]

i think its different people prefer some more than others and some go in and out of fashion, ive only recently this year started working mine after 10 years of keeping them as pets, ones which i do know hold there value are black eyed silvers or black eyed whites i used to have a black eyed silver till last year when he passed away, at a ferret show a few years i had him i was getting offers between £100 and £150 mainly from working chaps, would never had sold him though

Edited December 28, 2010 by ferretracer

[terrierjohn 49]

thats my point

where can people justify selling ferrets for that price

not directed to anyone in general here

and also they must have been right pellets to even offer that kind of money for a ferret

fiver each or at a very push £15

[KDR 14]

4 white feet "pass him by".

[ferdy 1]

Ive got a few with white mitts, all kitts go at the same price, £15 ish, as post above, talk of "white feet" is more in the fluffy pet brigade market of selling ferts

£15ish whats yir name dick turpin :thumbdown:

[Jamie m 668]

I think 15 for a jill is a good price for the welfare of ferrets only trouble is come the spring there's all sorts of shite some of them fuzzy brigade calling themselves BREADERS and having upteen litters makes it hard to find homes , in my opinion would be magic if there was a jab that limited the litter to say 4 kits , I was lucky in the summer in a litter of 7 only had one hob ,I have noticed that ferret land haven't been on Hear since they were exposed ss pedallers ,

[j davies 8]

Hi people I was speaking to a bloke I used to go ferreting with a few years ago anyway we had a brew an shown him my ferrets an my big hob is a really dark polecat with 4 white feet an he has told me that he worth more than my other fertets because of his feet is this true or is he winding me up atb ade

i got one with 4 white feet her name is boots there is not many but not worth any more its just the way they come out every ferret is different mate

[Aaron_butcher 17]

I was on a ferret rescue website not to long ago and on the main page it said that sadly they could no longer take on ferrets as they had over 130 but on a seperate page it said now taking orders on next years breeding program. The people are just in it for a few quid selling them to any old mug that knocks on there door. I even called them and asked about rehoming a jill and they said got no jills, 130 ferrets and no jills plus a breeding program. people make me sick.

[terrierjohn 49]

I was on a ferret rescue website not to long ago and on the main page it said that sadly they could no longer take on ferrets as they had over 130 but on a seperate page it said now taking orders on next years breeding program. The people are just in it for a few quid selling them to any old mug that knocks on there door. I even called them and asked about rehoming a jill and they said got no jills, 130 ferrets and no jills plus a breeding program. people make me sick.

i sent them an email about some ferrets and they never got back to me about them

[Coneytrappr 30]

White feet aren't worth more unless they're attached to a ferret who happens to be an exceptional worker.

 

Too many people get wrapped up in this colour rubbish. Leave that to the fluffy brigade and peddlars. A ferret can be valued by it's willingness and ability to graft rabbits, not by whether or not it was born with 'cool' colours.

[stubby 175]

Ive got a few with white mitts, all kitts go at the same price, £15 ish, as post above, talk of "white feet" is more in the fluffy pet brigade market of selling ferts

£15ish whats yir name dick turpin :thumbdown:

 

I suppose its an individual opinion on how you look on ferrets, and if you value them as a working animal, YES I will charge £15 to £20 for ferrets from me, but Ill also spend a good few hours giving new owners advice etc, I'm also able to give them names/dates etc of parents/grandparents, if you think thats daylight robbery as your "dick turpin" remark goes, maybe thats why so many people see ferrets as a throw away item as they pick them up for next to nothing and therefore cant be arsed with vets bills, or ferret locators,

 

crazy that so called hunters will pay silly money for a dog,or rifle,scope,nets, everything else out there, yet moan at the price of a ferret, that if handled correctly, will give years of service and bolt hundreds of rabbits

 

christ, Im rambling on here, just realised your scottish....