Questions / Advice

[Ideation 8,216]

I was just out cleaning out the ferrets and having a bit of a mess about with them and realised i have a few things to do and thought i would ask for some opinions. . . . .

 

Firstly - I need to disenfect (thoroughly) the courts and hutches, and kill any parasites / eggs, as well as give them a good coating and seal before the winter bad weather sets in. Any suggestions on what are the best products for these jobs that are also harmless (completely) to the ferrets?

 

Secondly - I have three hobs from this years litter in a court, a long with one of their sisters, and two older jills. The young hobs seem to be giving each other a bit of a battering, and each have a scab on their back where they have been rucking with each other and dragging each other about (i thought it was another older jill, but i have removed her and the problem persists). One in particular is starting to look not so good at all. I am looking for something to use on the wound that will dry it out and speed up the healing, but that will do no harm to the ferrets. I usually use a bit of cream, but these wounds look a bit wet to be sticking cream on them.

 

Thirdly - Where is the cheapest / best place (online?) to buy a good sized bottle of frontline spray to be used on ferrets and a new set of Otom tick pullers (lost the larger of the set recently)?

 

Forthly - Is there anyone out there that will have a need this winter for a well bred, decent sized (not huge) hob ferret or two? That is not a dick head, looks after their stock well, and will return it if they decide they do not want it rather than pass it on? This years kit, but will be put to work soon by myself?

 

Atb, Ideation.

[weasle 1,119]

Bleach kills nearly everything,and is cheap,It wont hurt your ferrets just put it in good and strong and leave for a while before rinsing well.Your on your own for the rest,except wound powder.

[Malt 379]

I used a Permethrin insecticide aerosol to treat my cage when I had a tick problem a few years back. Just make sure the hutch/living area is kept empty for a few hours after so the stuff can disperse.

 

maybe not the best of help, but the best animal safe cleaning product I ever used was this stuff from pets at home in a big gallon can. It had absolutely no odour at all, but it made all other odours vanish instead of masking them with fragrance, and removed stains like nothing I've ever used before. It wasn't cheap at £15, but IMO it was worth every penny & went a long way. I'll try looking up online now to see if I can job my memory..

[Malt 379]

I used a Permethrin insecticide aerosol to treat my cage when I had a tick problem a few years back. Just make sure the hutch/living area is kept empty for a few hours after so the stuff can disperse.

 

maybe not the best of help, but the best animal safe cleaning product I ever used was this stuff from pets at home in a big gallon can. It had absolutely no odour at all, but it made all other odours vanish instead of masking them with fragrance, and removed stains like nothing I've ever used before. It wasn't cheap at £15, but IMO it was worth every penny & went a long way. I'll try looking up online now to see if I can job my memory..

 

 

It was something like this:

 

http://www.crystalclearpet.com/shop/petfresh/petfresh-kennel-cleaner_buy.htm

[joe14 98]

They say aslong as stuff you use doesnt go 'cloudy' when added to water its safe.

Alot of people I know use mistral, you can get it from ebay. Theres also one called virkon.

 

As for the getting rid of eggs etc in the hutches, use spray from the vets for houses. But you wont be able to put the ferrets in for a day or so untill all

fumes etc have gone

 

Frontline spray you cant buy online without a perscription from you vet, but you can get it over the counter at the vets.

 

If you want to keep the two hobs together and they are ripping each other apart its best off getting them castrated. As for his neck put some

savlon cream onnit, this will help it heal and it tastes awful to the other ferret.

[KittleRox 2,147]

Aye virkon will kill everything, top stuff which is reflected in the price,

Johnsons anti mite is the one I use to spray the hutch,

and gloss paint

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers for all of the advice / suggestions -

 

Replies are as follows

 

Malt / weasle - good suggestions (for some reason had not thought of bleach!, and that stuff you are on about Malt sounds handy!). Any suggestions on wound powder?

 

Joe/ Kittle - Virkon is what i have been using up till now. I have never thought of using a house spray! Might work i guess. What about that lime stuff, any thoughts? I will check out the johnsons anti-mite!

 

I realised after i wrote it that i can't get Frontline online apart from from the states, which is too expensive and time consuming. I guess vets it is, but it is BLOODY expensive from then for the amount needed to treat a dozen stinkers regularly!

 

Kittle - gloss paint or cuprinol? or both? Need something for outside and for inside also?

 

Joe - they are this years kits rather than mature hobs, and are just play fighting and making worse the marks that the jill left dragging them about (their mothers sister and a fiesty little bitch!). For interest, I have two grown hobs together (intact) and they get on fine, don't fight, no wounds, and curl up together like babies. Don't want to use savlon (what i usually use) as it's a bit wet and i think cream will make it worse.

[KittleRox 2,147]

I,ve lined the inside of mines with respotek ( the stuff they use to line wet rooms )

if I was painting the inside though I would use gloss, don,t fancy using cuprinol, chemicals etc

 

edited to say just had a brainwave lol, hammerite smooth

[weasle 1,119]

I,ve lined the inside of mines with respotek ( the stuff they use to line wet rooms )

if I was painting the inside though I would use gloss, don,t fancy using cuprinol, chemicals etc

 

edited to say just had a brainwave lol, hammerite smooth

I Would use gloss whites nice and bright,easy to clean.

[andy s410c 61]

Virkon off the bay,good stuff

[stealthy1 3,964]

I use white one coat gloss on my cages, freshen them up twice a year, good thing about gloss is the crap just washes off, and mites dont get a chance to multiply, because the sticky paint snaps their legs off

[joe14 98]

You can still get the household flea spray without perscription. It wil probs be much cheaper here than at the vets.

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/flea-treatments-household-flea-sprays-c-3_419/indorex-household-flea-spray-500ml-can-p-677

[happyferret123 13]

To clean out the hutch I use Soapy water with some Tea tree oil in which you can get cheaply at health food shops/eBay which is natural- antiseptic, germicidal, antifungal, antibacterial. And then this once in a while: http://www.lovepets.co.uk/item-820201/strikeback-hutch-and-kennel-protector-1ltr.htm?cat=hh-shp

Tea tree is also good on wounds: http://www.teatreeoiluses.com/ dab on with a cotton bud

OTom pullers are usually don't vary much in price can pick up from vets or eBay delivered to the house for the same price as I payed in the vets: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tick-Remover-OTom-Tick-Twister-x-2-/190547062641?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Cats&hash=item2c5d7d6f71#ht_1485wt_1037

[barry lurcher 27]

I was just out cleaning out the ferrets and having a bit of a mess about with them and realised i have a few things to do and thought i would ask for some opinions. . . . .

 

Firstly - I need to disenfect (thoroughly) the courts and hutches, and kill any parasites / eggs, as well as give them a good coating and seal before the winter bad weather sets in. Any suggestions on what are the best products for these jobs that are also harmless (completely) to the ferrets?

 

Secondly - I have three hobs from this years litter in a court, a long with one of their sisters, and two older jills. The young hobs seem to be giving each other a bit of a battering, and each have a scab on their back where they have been rucking with each other and dragging each other about (i thought it was another older jill, but i have removed her and the problem persists). One in particular is starting to look not so good at all. I am looking for something to use on the wound that will dry it out and speed up the healing, but that will do no harm to the ferrets. I usually use a bit of cream, but these wounds look a bit wet to be sticking cream on them.

 

Thirdly - Where is the cheapest / best place (online?) to buy a good sized bottle of frontline spray to be used on ferrets and a new set of Otom tick pullers (lost the larger of the set recently)?

 

Forthly - Is there anyone out there that will have a need this winter for a well bred, decent sized (not huge) hob ferret or two? That is not a dick head, looks after their stock well, and will return it if they decide they do not want it rather than pass it on? This years kit, but will be put to work soon by myself?

 

Atb, Ideation.

was recommended this by a private ferret rescue ODOURFRESH Disinfectant & Deodoriser 1:50 Pet Safe check for best price

[ferret100 47]

Wound powder is used for stopping bleeding, cornflower will do the same job and dry the wound. If the wound is a bit wet, as long as it doesn't have any unusual coloured/smelling pus then Sudocream should sort it out fairly quick, and put the other ferts off biting him. Virkon should do the job for the hutches, it is good stuff.