ferreterno1 0 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 ive seen a few small ones in the past i think its a mixture of inbreeding and breeding runt to runt to get these small type theres nothing wrong with them though Quote Link to post
smudgersmith 2 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Here in Hampshire I hear the term “whippet ferret†all the time, I’ve been out with the boys and to be honest the “whippet ferrets†always look half starved to me. ! My last litter produced 7 good hard working jills, to look at them you would never believe they were sisters, the difference in size is noticeable, this is either a fluke of nature or certain jills are more dominant in their feeding habits :thumbs-up: My observations only. Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 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: Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Here in Hampshire I hear the term “whippet ferret†all the time, I’ve been out with the boys and to be honest the “whippet ferrets†always look half starved to me. ! My last litter produced 7 good hard working jills, to look at them you would never believe they were sisters, the difference in size is noticeable, this is either a fluke of nature or certain jills are more dominant in their feeding habits :thumbs-up: My observations only. Good point smudger, i have had a dozon ferrets in a court in the past & it became evident to me that one smaller hob was not being allowed to eat what he wanted, he wasnt skin & bone by any means ,but the 4 jills in the court ruledb the roost & i noted the behaviour more so after the V hob had done his job. Dragging him away from the food & generally doing what hormonal jills do, but once i removed him & another older hob & placed them in a cage of there own he put on weight & soon became his old self again But i think just the feel of a ferret tells you a lot, older ferrets feel boney as i suspect when they become less active they loose muscle ? Quote Link to post
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