Greyhound ferret?

[mattygg 0]

Saw some of these years ago real small and full of life, does anybody on here keep any and what are their opinions on them??

 

Cheers Matt

[Kay 3,709]

Do you mean naturally small but toned, or scrappy half starved things

[mattygg 0]

To be fair FL i dont know!! I brought a lurch of a chap in Barnsley 5 years ago and he had loads of ferrets, all well cared for, some of which he refered to as greyhound ferrets, I have also heard tales form some old boys of extreemly active quick ferrets, just trying to find out if these are correct or not??

[Popgun 0]

They tell me that in the good old days they used to keep the kitts half starved and that stunted there growth,

thank god it don't happen any more at least i hope it don't

[Kay 3,709]

They tell me that in the good old days they used to keep the kitts half starved and that stunted there growth,

thank god it don't happen any more at least i hope it don't

 

Well said my understanding is that a greyhound ferret is simply a long thin ferret,not these poor things no bigger than a hamster with a a tail, i have heard the term whippit ferret & micro ferret also,but again is it simply a small offspring or is it a case there kept on a very limited amount of food i wonder

[Ossie 11]

i've heard of greyhound ferrets, and like FL says, they were long thin ones. personally i think girth is more important than length :whistle:

[gnipper 6,426]

I've got one jill here that is a smallish type and is hyperactive as fook. Never ever sits still but she is in proportion and not scrawny. I've also got a lean normal sized jill who has always been well fed but I wouldn't class either of them as Greyhounds. I might be aquiring some this summer though

Gnipper

[Popgun 0]

i've heard of greyhound ferrets, and like FL says, they were long thin ones. personally i think girth is more important than length :whistle:

You will never beat a long fat one :oops:

[micky 3,325]

Saw some of these years ago real small and full of life, does anybody on here keep any and what are their opinions on them??

 

Cheers Matt

they dont exist

[jigsaw 11,863]

all my ferrets are small,some more so than others,but none of them are EVER starved.I dont know how good others would rate them,.a greyhound ferret as I know it is a yellow slimline ferret,I have a jill that fits the bill,but as long as they're quiet to handle and willing to hunt hard for the day they then satisfy me.In Ireland ALL albino ferrets are known as greyhounds and its only this season since I started writing on here have I called my ferrets Jills and Hobs.We have called them bucks and does since the start of time,or maybe even longer I know I have to move with the times

 

Micky I just spotted your post and I think you should get out a little more if you think small active keen hunting ferrets dont exist,you should really open your mind to new possibilities

Edited May 15, 2007 by jigsaw

[Ossie 11]

In Ireland ALL albino ferrets are known as greyhounds and its only this season since I started writing on here have I called my ferrets Jills and Hobs.We have called them bucks and does since the start of time,or maybe even longer I know I have to move with the times

 

round here jills are jills, but hobs are "jacks". only people i know that call hobs "bucks" are my cousin & his kids. and no one calls hobs "hobs".

[micky 3,325]

all my ferrets are small,some more so than others,but none of them are EVER starved.I dont know how good others would rate them,.a greyhound ferret as I know it is a yellow slimline ferret,I have a jill that fits the bill,but as long as they're quiet to handle and willing to hunt hard for the day they then satisfy me.In Ireland ALL albino ferrets are known as greyhounds and its only this season since I started writing on here have I called my ferrets Jills and Hobs.We have called them bucks and does since the start of time,or maybe even longer I know I have to move with the times

 

Micky I just spotted your post and I think you should get out a little more if you think small active keen hunting ferrets dont exist,you should really open your mind to new possibilities

small,active ferrets do exist a strain called greyhound never has

[Guest Magwitch]

These are welsh Ratters :whistle:

 

[Guest Rabbiteer]

Saw some of these years ago real small and full of life, does anybody on here keep any and what are their opinions on them??

 

Cheers Matt

they dont exist

 

 

Watch CONEY CATHCHER 1,2 and 3 and you will see greyhound ferrets that dont exist. On film, not being talked about in depth, by a bloke who hasnt just wrote a book about the subject.

 

I think they do exist.

 

As I believe it, it is not down to a strain but the general physique and make up of the wee fecker.

Edited May 15, 2007 by Rabbiteer

[jigsaw 11,863]

Micky they were never a strain,they're a type of ferret.Over the years I saw ferrets that were classed as greyhounds and others were called big yellow bucks.even though they both were yellow only one was classed as a greyhound.

 

Magwitch any chance of seeing your wee ones outside of the glass,they look real tidy.This is something I would like to read more on.

Edited May 15, 2007 by jigsaw