Color

[Kay 3,709]

The European polecat cross is defiantly differently than the domesticated ferret in a few ways. Get one and try for yourself.

 

 

Different in which way? The domesticated ferret is an animal bred to do a specific job, and most bred from working stock will do it well. I can't see how any serious ferreter would want anything different to a good working ferret. My uncle kept pure polecats & their crosses when I was a kid for a while, he soon went back to normal ferrets..

 

These so called EU polecats are nothing more than the latest must have fad. Last few years it's been BEW's & silvers, now they're not so rare and not worth as much, these 'EU polecats' have appeared. In a few years time they'll be everywhere, going for a tenner & the next big in thing will appear..

 

mal theres been so many bred this year there already going for a few quid , of free

 

just a typical advert i have seen this year

 

http://pets.vivastreet.co.uk/buy-pets+caistor-ln7/polecat-x-e-u-polecat-ferrets-born-15-5-11-for-sale-reserves/34477382

 

even a polecat X mink

 

http://www.clickpets.co.uk/pets-ferrets/region-w-uk-bristol-south-west-avon-bristol/Polecatxminkkits-14360042.html?impression=gallery_impression

[Big red 1990 16]

At a game fair the other week i saw a long haired ferrit looked like it was crossed with a rabbit never mind being used for rabbiting. It was a mix of a sandy and a silver the bloke said he had imported 3 of them and they all cost over £250

[simonrocco 175]

the price of ferrets is getting ridiculous my ferrets just had a litter of 9 7 weeks ago and iv gave the lot away apart from 1 jill which im keeping.

[redtailhawk1 84]

It is as simple as this - if you think they are too expensive and don't see the point in them, then don't buy them. After all no one has made it mandatory to buy them. I find lots of things in life and my hunting hobby too expensive and not needed or cheaper option that will do the job just as well.

 

With the euro polecats people simple want to cross back into the wild side and hopefully get some wild hunting instinct into their strain, much like the wolf to the dog. Don't think you can buy a wolf or wolf cross for around £100 like you can a domestic hunting dog.

 

Buy what you want and belive in. But no need to nock things others want. ATB Steve

[The one 8,511]

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

[redtailhawk1 84]

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

 

As I said above - if you prefer the ones you have then fine don't buy a European polecat. I do like them, thats why I bought them ATB Steve

[simonrocco 175]

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

[MickyB 327]

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

i think you want that killer instinct thats what makes it hunt! trick is getin it to come back out after without digging if you can do that why not add some killer instinct to your own lines

[The one 8,511]

'redtailhawk1' timestamp='1310924736' post='2154484']

'The one' timestamp='1310924319' post='2154464']

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

 

As I said above - if you prefer the ones you have then fine don't buy a European polecat. I do like them, thats why I bought them ATB Steve

 

 

 

 

I must be saying something right youv'e just added me as a friend

[The one 8,511]

'MickyB' timestamp='1310927673' post='2154627']

'The one' timestamp='1310924319' post='2154464']

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

 

i think you want that killer instinct thats what makes it hunt! trick is getin it to come back out after without digging if you can do that why not add some killer instinct to your own lines

 

 

I certainly don't want to add any more killer instinct to mine some days the spades out constantly often making up most of the bag , Those are the days i wished i was building plastic planes or model boats ,

[Malt 379]

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

i think you want that killer instinct thats what makes it hunt! trick is getin it to come back out after without digging if you can do that why not add some killer instinct to your own lines

 

 

People selectively bred ferrets for years to bolt rabbits not kill them, so why take such a drastic step back? Why the f**k anybody would want to enter a ferret to a set knowing that he'd have to dig the thing back out every time it came across a rabbit beats me.. Nobody minds the odd dig on an outing, but to purposely breed an animal to kill underground is crazy and playing straight into the hands of people who have introduced these foreign animals to the UK market. Whoever they were, I'd bet they weren't ferreters..

[The one 8,511]

Aye some folk like making it hard for themselves ,on most of my ground its quite easy to dig then on other ground its a pure barstool and you think twice about putting another ferret in to speed things up and help bolting the rabbits because you may need to dig ,so why put something to ground knowing it will kill ?.

[redtailhawk1 84]

'redtailhawk1' timestamp='1310924736' post='2154484']

'The one' timestamp='1310924319' post='2154464']

I cant see the advantage of using e u polecats as a cross ,and the ones ive seen working have bore that out . Surely the wild polecats hunting to eat so goes into a burrow to corner and kill the rabbits job done , A ferrets been domesticated for generations to bolt rabbits two totally different hunting styles . And you can say whatever you want why rabbits dont bolt and anything from the pattern of the moon gets the blame . and you will have to dig , but i still prefer digging to my light coloured ferrets B.E.W.s ,Silvers and Albinos .

 

We will just need to agree to disagree but will folk still be selling eu poley crosses in say 2015 ?And before saying yes do the parents have papers saying they have been DNA tested and there proper wild polecats no just dark ferrets ?.

 

As I said above - if you prefer the ones you have then fine don't buy a European polecat. I do like them, thats why I bought them ATB Steve

 

 

 

 

I must be saying something right youv'e just added me as a friend

 

Because I agree with your coments on other threads. Just not this one lol. Everyone entitled to their opion. As for spending the day digging, I use the euro polecat and don't. You must be too noisy or something. You are welcome to tag along for some experience if you like lol.

[KittleRox 2,147]

Champagne coloured ferrets do it for me!! they deffo work better for sure,,

 

 

 

 

I have kits just now,,,, 45 quid each !

Do you dae them oan tick

[scothunter 12,609]

The European polecat cross is defiantly differently than the domesticated ferret in a few ways. Get one and try for yourself.

 

 

Different in which way? The domesticated ferret is an animal bred to do a specific job, and most bred from working stock will do it well. I can't see how any serious ferreter would want anything different to a good working ferret. My uncle kept pure polecats & their crosses when I was a kid for a while, he soon went back to normal ferrets..

 

These so called EU polecats are nothing more than the latest must have fad. Last few years it's been BEW's & silvers, now they're not so rare and not worth as much, these 'EU polecats' have appeared. In a few years time they'll be everywhere, going for a tenner & the next big in thing will appear..

 

i have my doubts if they are eu poleys mate.but to answer the op question.

i prefer "colour" not that basterised american english