No1FerretKeeper 0 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) My polecat ferret escaped from her cub by pulling away the wire she was only gone for a night and a half quite a while ago now, then we found her in the wood at midnight the next night, because we heard the dogs barking at something. when we gt her back she was looking pretty rough to say the least but then she started to get progresively better then about 41 days later i heard lots of little squeaks when i went to check her, and supprisingly she had given birth to some kits, luckily because it is my first year of having ferrets he only had 4 kits (3 hods and 2 jills) so not too much to look after. I have spoken to may people and they all think that it was a wild polecat tha she had mated with, people also told me that i would be able to tell by their darker colouration bigger sticky up ears and their vicious habbits. well now exactly 7 weeks on they look quite dark in colour have a short stubby face pointy ears and one of them seems to have its moments. i have started to wean them and one seems to act quite vicious and bites and hisses at time what can i do to stop it. pictures= http://s1189.photobu...mview=slideshow Edited August 16, 2011 by No1FerretKeeper Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Price should be the last of your concerns right now. I would hold them back untill at least 12 weeks for their benefit and so you can handle the shit out of them and make sure they are gonna make decent confident ferrets that dont try to bite everytime they are touched. If any are of particular concern I think you would be a c**t to pawn them off on someone unless they were 100% aware that the kit was proving difficult to 'tame'. And if any do mature to be b*****ds then do the responsible thing! Theres no reason to my mind that they should be any less manageable than a standard domestic ferret but if they are you should do whats right. 1 Quote Link to post
No1FerretKeeper 0 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) i wasnt gonna sell them until i was entilely sure they were good and ready to go any way but thanks for that Edited August 16, 2011 by No1FerretKeeper Quote Link to post
diggermad 154 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 about a fiver mate to be honest we have euros and wouldnt charge a penny if and when they may decide to breed again next season ATB DM Quote Link to post
The one 8,476 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I wouldn't worry about the ferrets mate . luckily because it is my first year of having ferrets he only had 4 kits (3 hods and 2 jills) so not too much to look after. 1 Quote Link to post
andy s410c 61 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) Well No1FerretKeeper,what a stroke of luck that was...jill goes missing & 41 days later out pops some wild x ferret kits.Don't know what the f**k's up with the ferret forum at the moment...loads of pish about EU's,blah,blah,blah...tell you what to with them mate...for sale section £50 each,no doubt they'll sell well...after all who in their right mind would want a tame,workable run of the mill ferret Edited August 16, 2011 by andy s410c Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Well No1FerretKeeper,what a stroke of luck that was...jill goes missing & 41 days later out pops some wild x ferret kits.Don't know what the f**k's up with the ferret forum at the moment...loads of pish about EU's,blah,blah,blah...tell you what to with them mate...for sale section £50 each,no doubt they'll sell well...after all who in their right mind would want a tame,workable run of the mill ferret +1 Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,935 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Crap. How much cash can I get ,,blah blah blah,,, they are not wild eu poley whatever,, they are ferrets ,,and If "number 1 ferret keeper" can handle them enough to pass on,, they are worth about 3 quid each !!! Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I wouldn't worry about the ferrets mate . luckily because it is my first year of having ferrets he only had 4 kits (3 hods and 2 jills) so not too much to look after. that's what i thought... Quote Link to post
Elmer Fudd 2011 39 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) 3 plus 2 is 4 is it lol wild eu are they get a grip so it not a hob ferret thats got out too if your jill had came face to face with a full wild pole cat she would have not left his side Edited August 17, 2011 by Elmer Fudd 2011 Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 To be honest as it was an accident what I would have done was got the jill spayed as soon as you realised she was pregnant Quote Link to post
ferret lady 73 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 From the looks of the kits, the jill met up with a light colored ferret. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 This place is brilliant! Quote Link to post
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