Keeping Ferrets Together.

[tiger82 43]

Does anybody keep ferrets Hobs and Jills together in the court all year round?

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I've always had a hob and several Jill's in the same court. If the hob is entire then remove to a separate hutch when Jill's start coming in season or if he is vasectamised then take him out once he has served the Jill's.

 

Some people leave a vasec hob with 4-5 Jill's year round but in my experience the hobs usually just harrass the Jill's and batter them.

 

I've got a cracking hob now. Really nice thing, softest ferret I've had and coming a good worker aswell. I would like to keep him in with the Jill's year round so I might get him castrated.

 

But I could get him vasectamised and then he can take my Jill's out of season...

[Country Joe 1,411]

Im the same, have a snipped hob, but after he has done the biz, i separate him, as has been said, they are sore on the Jills.

[tiger82 43]

Yes thought so thanks

[The one 8,530]

When i had my snipped hob i used to run him with six jills all year no problem , them i would swap them over with other jills as they came and went out of season

[bonts lurcher boy 35]

i keep my 4 together from about end aug/start of sep. till bout mid to end of feb. then i separate the 2 young hobs. singly. then keep the jill and the castrated hob together

[Rich.h 4]

I keep a vasecomised hob with three jills all year, once he has mated with them they don't give him a look in anymore so the harassment stays to a minimum.

[The one 8,530]

Going to need to do something theres four hutches in the garden , thats before i think about breeding any , im thinking get two of the hobs snipped put them in with the jills hutches halved

[Deej 22]

my Hob is in with 3 jills no issues thus far.

[haymin 2,465]

My jills are swollen up to the max there not getting serviced as I've got enough there starting to get scabs round there fud anything I can get to end there season was going to get the job done but never. Or if I got the hob vasectomies this week how long does it take before you can use him ?

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

My jills are swollen up to the max there not getting serviced as I've got enough there starting to get scabs round there fud anything I can get to end there season was going to get the job done but never. Or if I got the hob vasectomies this week how long does it take before you can use him ?

It's 6 weeks after the operation I believe.

 

Gaz.

[chris1977 0]

I put my hob in after 6 weeks of him having snip and all is good.

[haymin 2,465]

Cheers lads ill get that done this week i should of had it done before now atb Jim

[haymin 2,465]

Phones the vet today 225 pound to get my hob vasectomised and 95 pound for a 4 year implant or 65 for a year implant mmmmm

[The one 8,530]

Phones the vet today 225 pound to get my hob vasectomised and 95 pound for a 4 year implant or 65 for a year implant mmmmm

You phoned round other vets in your area as those prices seem rip off high