Ferret Advice

[Jack Richardson 1]

Dear one and all,

 

I have just been given two working ferrets, however one is a jill and the other is a hob. And I would like to know if it is okay to keep them together? As fair as I am aware they are not related.

[robbo 851]

Only if you want a hutch full of kits to feed.

[The one 8,494]

Up to you mate if the hobs testes have dropped and the jills swollen up there going to mate .

A do you want kits ?.

B leave them together the hob might eat the kits ?.

C separate them now before theres a chance of kits

D get the hob snipped and you can put them back together in 6 weeks or so

So a-d ?.

[delboy_187 904]

2 hutches and youv no problem

[Jack Richardson 1]

Thank you all for your replies, however today when I went out to check on them both , the male was doing the business, I am going to buy another cage to separate them both, however I think im might be to late this time.

 

regards

 

Jack

[joe14 98]

If you're asking that question sorry to be blunt but surley didnt you read up before you got them and its a bit late asking the question when you had already put themale and female together. :$

Edited April 2, 2014 by joe14

[The one 8,494]

The only thing is most youngsters will breed there ferrets as they see it as a cash cow , but being honest its going to cost you far more to raise a litter of kits feeding and raising them properly than you could ever make and no with the second year it a row theres a real shortage of rabbits more and more guys are packing in and is there a market for kits ?.

[Jack Richardson 1]

The thing

 

If you're asking that question sorry to be blunt but surley didnt you read up before you got them and its a bit late asking the question when you had already put themale and female together. :$

The thing is i did not mean to get both a jill and hob, however when i went to pick the hob up i was just given the jill for free, but yes joe it was a bit late me asking when i did, but things have changed now and they are housed separately. But after taking them to the vets to have a general check over amoungst other things i was told the Jill was potentially pregnant.

However we all live and learn don't we?

Regards
Jack

[Jack Richardson 1]

The only thing is most youngsters will breed there ferrets as they see it as a cash cow , but being honest its going to cost you far more to raise a litter of kits feeding and raising them properly than you could ever make and no with the second year it a row theres a real shortage of rabbits more and more guys are packing in and is there a market for kits ?.

 

Personally I would never attempt to breed them especially because I am new to keeping ferrets; I understand there is a huge likelihood of people breeding them just because they can see the pound signs,

 

I breed a lot of my own poultry so I understand there is a lot of money which needs to be put in before and after the kits come along, however as state above with the Jill possibly being pregnant, I will need to out the money in and never to do it again :/

 

Regards

Jack