outdoor ferret hutches and design ideas.

[jetro 5,349]

as title says, im looking for ideas to build a new large ferret hutch.

hope some of ye wouldnt mind putting up a few pics so i can get some ideas.

these will be outdoor hutches and will need to be fairly large,.

atb j

[Welsh_red 4,644]

Their was a great thread on here I got ideas for my hutch . Had some great outdoor ones aswell 

[jetro 5,349]

thanks welsh-lad. i will do search for it.

atb j

[Welsh_red 4,644]

If I was starting from scratch outside and had free reign to decide what I wanted id lean towards block walls with a mesh on one side tall enough to walk around in . 

[jetro 5,349]

That would be great.  But unfortunately I will have to go with the traditional type for the time been.

Going to make one 8ft long 4ft deep and 2ft high. Two tier one.

Atb j

[Furrosious ferreter 499]

This is what i got... works well.

The only thing i paid for was the hutch £30.

FF

Only just seen post above was typing while it posted.

Edited January 14, 2018 by Furrosious ferreter

[jetro 5,349]

That looks great. Plenty of room to keep them active. 

My main concern is the weather where I'm living. It's very exposed on the coast. I used smaller hutches but rather a bigger one for their own wellbeing. 

Atb j

[terryd 8,411]

made out of pallets. I am no carpenter for sure lol. But two doors easy access end to end no bloody nooks or crannies I cant get too and easy to clean

weighs a bloody ton and took 3 days but good enough

[jetro 5,349]

Looks great terryd. 

How many ferrets do you keep in it.

Atb j

[tsteve9999 456]

I built mine whats basically a 9x6 aviary, open to the elements and with what was a lovely turfed base. 12 months later there's not a blade of grass left, it's like a swiss cheese and I'm thinking of slabbing it just to stop it looking so shite.

The only thing stopping me is that the stinkers love it, and they are noticably fitter than they were.

 

[The one 8,475]

As said theres a old post on the same subject no to far back , but the bigger the better 

[terryd 8,411]

7 hours ago, jetro said:

Looks great terryd. 

How many ferrets do you keep in it.

Atb j

2 in top and 2 in bottom but 4 in each be fine as well 

[brambles 3,203]

That' mine afore a few coats of stain, all 3 are linked with a rope and a ramp but can be closed off to separate the hob come spring time

[terryd 8,411]

yes that is how they are meant to look 

[jetro 5,349]

38 minutes ago, brambles said:

That' mine afore a few coats of stain, all 3 are linked with a rope and a ramp but can be closed off to separate the hob come spring time

That's exactly what I had in mind. Looks a well put together and strong.

Thanks for that brambles. 

And thanks to everyone who posted.

Atb j