preparation for winter?

[theferreter 311]

i fill the sleeping areas with about 3 inches of shaving and plenty of shredded paper in the winter keep them nice and warm

[nothernlite 18,080]

JUST ADD A WE BIT MORE WAXED PAPER THERES 3 IN TOGETHER KEEP EACH OTHER WARM

[nothernlite 18,080]

just fitted some storage heaters, should do the job.

 

same old here, old clothes,towels,covers etc. spare water bottles to swap over, ive still got one of yours if you need it..

CANT PUT STORAGE HEATERS OUTSIDE LMAO

[fieldsportsman 107]

i use hay

[Brimmer 220]

Donkey jackets are the way to go, until all your ferrets look like miners from the 's!

Straw is a good bed, but have found ticks amongst it from time to time, hay does flatten and hold damp.

Shavings and old clothes seem to make great beds for ferrets.

[duse 0]

used straw in the past till went out one morning and there was a bit sticking in the corner of the ferrets eye just a freak accident i think. Then went on to blankets and found shit in there bed she had caught claws in blanket. shreaded paper from now on which i get from office at work.

[Malt 379]

I don't do anything different in the winter apart from upping the feed a bit and defrosting the bottles if they freeze. If I put extra bedding in they only kick it out..

[coneycatcher4 20]

i do what i always do make sure there cleaned out every day plenty fresh food and water a good straw bed and shavings in the run

[whippet 99 2,613]

so whats everybodys preperation for this winter?

gutted the hutch out. stripped all the t shirts (bedding) out and replaced it with hay.

what would you reccomend for bedding? dont mind tshirts but i just change it up every now and then. fancied straw or hay but hay was what i had readily available to me so used that.

 

whats best. straw or hay?

 

got a couple of water bottle covers this time as last year i used bubblewrap around the bottles.

 

whats your views?

put a couple socks over the bottles ,...lot less hastle

[coneycatcher4 20]

jollys pet store near me do a big bale of treated straw for £9 never had any bother with tic useing it for ferrets or the dogs

[whippet 99 2,613]

jollys pet store near me do a big bale of treated straw for £9 never had any bother with tic useing it for ferrets or the dogs

lets hope it is a big bale ,..............£3 bale down yer ,.....thats not treated , but wouldnt waste extra on having treated

[AndyKelly 251]

go to the local farm and pick up a bale of barley straw ferrets love it and so do the chickens. extra water bottles on list for this week as the never ending battle against frozen/unfrozen water begins - switch ferrets onto soaked ferret biscuits as i can help with water intake and it heats there food up when its freezing cold.put a new top on the ferret hutch to help shield them from driving rain and the rest is up to them - mine seem hardy enough got through the last few cold winters and it didnt seem to bother them

[Tug 168]

got a couple of water bottle covers this time as last year i used bubblewrap around the bottles.

 

whats your views?

put a couple socks over the bottles ,...lot less hastle

The first thing to freeze is the spout, as steel is an excellent conductor of temperature. It's pointless covering the bottle if the ferrets can't get to the unfrozen water because the ball is stuck and the spout is crammed with ice.

 

I've got a second set of bottles which I keep in the house. They get swapped before work, after work and before bed. Considering they only cost a couple of quid it's a no-brainer.

[ferretsuk 5]

i just strip pillow and use them