How Many Ferrets?

[mollski 16]

im just got my boys 2 ferrets 5wks old, both polecats hob and jill,but the boys love them and handle them everyday.now I wanted them for working and the mrs said if ever I lost one the boys will be heart-broken,so do I go and get another hob from the guy I had these two from,or will they fight all the time being 2 hobs and a jill,any help advice please thanks

[Jamie m 668]

All depends on your ground really , I prefer working Jill's big deep sandy warrens and banks or hard tough Sussex dead soil, donnt want to be diging rabbits out every miniute or leaving any ,I mean I still do a fair bit of diging , mate of myne insists on bringing three hobs it's slow and methodical , I'm covering a whole ditch and he hardly moves 4 or 5 rabbits at 6 to 7 foot on the first warren. No thanks , if your just out for a mooch on small warrens hobs are cool , then theres the spring and summer : / , if your getting them castrated then crack on with another hob, but if space is limited in your court or hutches get another Jill . Or have a season out in the field then decide ,

[The one 8,457]

Get another jill and get the hob snipped that way you have no problems with them being in season and if they make the grade and later you want to breed them its easy enough to get the jills mated

[Alcatraz 16]

Get another jill and get the hob snipped that way you have no problems with them being in season and if they make the grade and later you want to breed them its easy enough to get the jills mated

Thats what I would do

Edited July 10, 2013 by Alcatraz

[GreyRake 108]

Two hobs won't fight if they have been castrated before sexual maturity. But most people prefer jills to hunt with so I'd go for another jill.