adam s 32 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Got a young ferret today 13 weeks old, i have another two ferrets though a male and female and i put the young female in with them would she be alright with the other female? ive had ferrets before but have never put new ones into a cage with others and i have to keep them together temporarily, i was offered a cage today for free and a ferret for free but no the missus wouldnt bloody allow it... Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Got a young ferret today 13 weeks old, i have another two ferrets though a male and female and i put the young female in with them would she be alright with the other female? ive had ferrets before but have never put new ones into a cage with others and i have to keep them together temporarily, i was offered a cage today for free and a ferret for free but no the missus wouldnt bloody allow it... they should be fine together mate just keep a close eye on them for a little while,you may get a bit of a scuffle but this is only too show who is more dominant. i usually put some food in then introduce the new ferret. and as for the thing with your mrs all i can say is man up lol atb mart Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 lol and i'll cop a back hander haha, yea mate i put them together and fed them they seemed fine the only problem was the female kept dragging the young one into the sleeping area, but once she was in there she left her alone. Quote Link to post
The one 8,481 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Id expect a odd scrap till they settle down and find out whos going to be top ferret but as said put her in with some food and by the time they have finish they should be fine ,This time of year there just coming into season and all hormonal and that should help them settle down Quote Link to post
martnmagik 68 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 lol and i'll cop a back hander haha, yea mate i put them together and fed them they seemed fine the only problem was the female kept dragging the young one into the sleeping area, but once she was in there she left her alone. just showing the young one whos the boss mate,just watch at night the older one may not let the newbie in the nest box,not saying it will happen its just something i once came across Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 lol and i'll cop a back hander haha, yea mate i put them together and fed them they seemed fine the only problem was the female kept dragging the young one into the sleeping area, but once she was in there she left her alone. just showing the young one whos the boss mate,just watch at night the older one may not let the newbie in the nest box,not saying it will happen its just something i once came across Yea she kept dragging her in the nest box for a bit, but i went of to do something else and i come back and the young ferret was walking around the cage so there seemed to be no problems, well hopefully anyway. Quote Link to post
ryangolding 4 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 They do that with there kits all the time, dragging them back in to there nestbox mate Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 they will be fine mate there just sorting out whos boss Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yea checked on them this morning they were all good. Quote Link to post
The one 8,481 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Aye at this time of year there coming into season and are all motherly ,take a right bitch of a jill to lay into a younger ferret just now but the odd one will Quote Link to post
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