Buying Ferrets For The First Time :-D

[Robie_n 10]

Any advice on buying my first ferrets iv never had them as pets or workers before anything I should look out for? Thanks, rob

[jamesmc 582]

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[jamesmc 582]

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[Guest norseman]

check their teeth are good, I was caught with my first ferret, the b*****d snapped her teeth. never seen it till I got home.

also just make sure they look well i.e. fur/coat, ears, eyes, and feet ect all look well, you'll know in your gut if something's not right.

good luck with them

lets us know how ye get on atb

[Jamie m 668]

Any advice on buying my first ferrets iv never had them as pets or workers before anything I should look out for? Thanks, rob

Make sure there alive : /

[mollski 16]

DONOT make the mistake I made the bloke got them out from there mother with gloves on,learn by my mistake bud

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Rob; Most people who are seriously into their ferrets keep quite a few. Thus they tend to breed a hell of a lot, each year. They'll often as not happily give away some kits to anyone genuine.

 

The more money you're asked for a kit? The more likely it is that this is some arse hole who thinks ferrets should be fed on 'biscuits'. Live indoors. And that price is according to fur and eye colour.

 

These are the people who'll talk of " Boys " and " Girls ". Walk away, Rob. Never look back!

 

Find a Ferreter. He'll have shit loads of purse nets. His ferrets will be kept in clean, outside hutches, or maybe an aviary (known as a 'Court'). They'll be fed on dead creatures. The kits will Not so much as suck your fingers, let alone be " A bit nippy yet. But, they'll calm down ,,,,," (Oh no they f**king won't!).

 

Accept Only kits. Anyone offering you a 'Good little worker', at this time of year, is trying to offload old and unwanted stock.

 

Most of all though? Have your own quarters ready. Drinkers. Bedding. Secure as Alcatraz. Food in the freezer.

 

Don't become another idiot on Yahoo Answers.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Find some one you know who has ferrets, buy some, and they'll show you how to go on, every one knows some one with ferrets, they're the 4th most kept animal in the UK

[onthehunt 40]

Make sure you get more than one, cos they are social animals and get lonely quickly.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Rob; Most people who are seriously into their ferrets keep quite a few. Thus they tend to breed a hell of a lot, each year. They'll often as not happily give away some kits to anyone genuine.

 

The more money you're asked for a kit? The more likely it is that this is some arse hole who thinks ferrets should be fed on 'biscuits'. Live indoors. And that price is according to fur and eye colour.

 

These are the people who'll talk of " Boys " and " Girls ". Walk away, Rob. Never look back!

 

Find a Ferreter. He'll have shit loads of purse nets. His ferrets will be kept in clean, outside hutches, or maybe an aviary (known as a 'Court'). They'll be fed on dead creatures. The kits will Not so much as suck your fingers, let alone be " A bit nippy yet. But, they'll calm down ,,,,," (Oh no they f**king won't!).

 

Accept Only kits. Anyone offering you a 'Good little worker', at this time of year, is trying to offload old and unwanted stock.

 

Most of all though? Have your own quarters ready. Drinkers. Bedding. Secure as Alcatraz. Food in the freezer.

 

Don't become another idiot on Yahoo Answers.

This is a cracking post and very true.

 

Don't make the mistake of getting 2 hobs. From my experience they end up fighting. Even if just play fighting its too rough as adults and leaves then with badly scabbed necks. I'm sure lads do keep them together but I think this is the exception rather than the norm.

 

Get a couple of Jill's, just be prepared to take them out of season with Jill jab or vasec hob.

 

Good luck.

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Rob; Most people who are seriously into their ferrets keep quite a few. Thus they tend to breed a hell of a lot, each year. They'll often as not happily give away some kits to anyone genuine.

 

The more money you're asked for a kit? The more likely it is that this is some arse hole who thinks ferrets should be fed on 'biscuits'. Live indoors. And that price is according to fur and eye colour.

 

These are the people who'll talk of " Boys " and " Girls ". Walk away, Rob. Never look back!

 

Find a Ferreter. He'll have shit loads of purse nets. His ferrets will be kept in clean, outside hutches, or maybe an aviary (known as a 'Court'). They'll be fed on dead creatures. The kits will Not so much as suck your fingers, let alone be " A bit nippy yet. But, they'll calm down ,,,,," (Oh no they f**king won't!).

 

Accept Only kits. Anyone offering you a 'Good little worker', at this time of year, is trying to offload old and unwanted stock.

 

Most of all though? Have your own quarters ready. Drinkers. Bedding. Secure as Alcatraz. Food in the freezer.

 

Don't become another idiot on Yahoo Answers.

 

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[The one 8,495]

I would say have a day out working with a local guy if you like the

way the ferrets work ask if you could have a couple of kits as there social animals and shouldn't apart from the odd ferret be kept in solitary , but its the wrong time of year so you can pick up free kits from most places , Theres oblivious ones to avoid like theres a picture on gumtree of a litter of kits tucking in to a can of cat food and a bowl of milk , a descent breeder will be feeding them properly and be able to pick them out the hutch with out a pair of welding gloves , they should look like ferrets being 8 /12 weeks of age no like a wee mouse in my eyes they would be under five weeks and the cages should all be clean and the jill should be able to be seen and be in fine fettle

[Robie_n 10]

Thanks lads some useful advice there, lol thought I'd have got more stick for asking! I don't know any one who keeps ferrets so but iv found a lad off hear who lives local and works them so hopefully they should be from decent stock. If hell sell me some ill go see how he's keeping them and make a hutch similar and see how he feeds them etc and just copy. Iv been watching videos and reading up about ferrets and ferreting for afew months now and really want to get into it thought lads off hear should be the best people to ask because iv seen what some of the yahoo divies have wrote lol

[gav1212 16]

I tend to lookout for an active ferret, bright eyes wet nose clean fur . You can't go wrong.