Col_c88 41 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) as some of you know i have a problem with fighting brothers .. so ive split them up.. now i know ferrets are social animals and get lonley so i wondered about getting them a jill each and just giving the hobs the snip.. however i have a few questions atm one hob is in a 4ft x 2ft hutch with a 1ft ledge where he eats.. the other i have 2 3ft x 1.5ft rabbit hutches attached by a small bent boxing i made so he can run through the 2.. he uses one to eat and the other to play and sleep.. now would these 2 be big enough for another ferret each? i dont have the space to make anything bigger until we move.. if so, how would i go about introducing a young jill to them each? thanks edited to say im building a 7ft long 3ft high 4ft wide outside run once i get 3 more flagstones for them to play in as they only fight when in the hutches together.. so its not like they will be cooped up all day every day Edited June 21, 2011 by Col_c88 Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Why don't you just get the hobs castrated? Then they can live happily together again and you won't have to pay for vacectomies (that don't always work)and the cost of keeping 2 jills, plus the complications that can occur with using vasectomised hobs on jills? I know loads of people whose neutered males work just as well as intact hobs. I'd reckon that would be the easiest and cheapest option. Much less hassle for you! Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I was going to get mine castrated. Do they definitely work just as well? Quote Link to post
Col_c88 41 Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) yea i could do that.. i just figured get the vasectomy i wont have to rely on other people as i get sick of being let down... i guess i could attatch all 3 hutches together in that case too.. but me mates got some kits and i was just gonna grab 2 of his jills tbh.. hmm they defintly work as well though yea? cos my 2 hobs are good workers i wouldnt want to loose that Edited June 21, 2011 by Col_c88 Quote Link to post
Kent33 1 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 If anything they work better as all the hormonal stuff is removed ( eg rather be looking for someone to mate then working etc ) 1 Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Well the old 'theory' is the smell of an unneutered male ferret would help drive prey out. But a bad smell isn't going to move a stubborn rabbit, only a good worker will. As Kent33 said, having the desire to mate can interfere with an intact hob getting on with the job. A good hob will work just as well regardless whether he has balls or not! Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hormones are only going to interfere if ferreting during the summer. Quote Link to post
canis lupus 1 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I know loads of people with neutered ferrets that work fine. It depends on the ferret not there hormones. Quote Link to post
pedro 39 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) I was going to get mine castrated. Do they definitely work just as well? Ive got a bawless dog ferret here mate he works away as good as any other ferret plus he doesny stink like entire dog ferts Edited June 21, 2011 by pedro Quote Link to post
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