Advice for keeping ferrets outside in summer

[Joeboe2000 7]

How does everyone deal with outside ferrets in summer ? Keeping them cool etc

[Ferretman65 2,198]

21 hours ago, Joeboe2000 said:

How does everyone deal with outside ferrets in summer ? Keeping them cool etc

Try keep them in the shade and when it's very hot I put 2Lt bottles of frozen water in there box plus frozen rabbit just bits not to much I never feed try food each to there own 

[James broom 1994 15]

Frozen water bottles, and bowls of water instead of drinkers and keep in the shade 

[Ferretman65 2,198]

2 minutes ago, James broom 1994 said:

Frozen water bottles, and bowls of water instead of drinkers and keep in the shade 

Keep your drinkers full of water But put a couple off frozen 2Lt bottles of water in the box it keeps them cool mate done this for years works brilliant 

[fred90 3,210]

I always put a fan on for them in hot weather. 

[Aussie Whip 4,097]

I've put a cat litter tray full of water when it gets really hot, late 30's and over but anything up to 32 doesn't bother them. Oz ferrets might be used to heat though.

[socks 32,253]

 

[Moocher71 4,049]

On 16/03/2022 at 10:57, socks said:

 

My 4 love a spray ,

[Joeboe2000 7]

9 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

My 4 love a spray ,

That's brilliant

[Welsh_red 4,635]

Same as others with frozen bottles . Got loads in freezer and i just swap them around each morning.  Also i get a bed sheet and put it over front of hutch and douse it with water before i leave in the morning 

Sometimes come back dinner time and their all lounging around by the frozen bottles

[Guss33 375]

I have put in a a few small sprinkler jets like the ones they use on the furns. It uses stuff all water. And I also have done the kitty litter tray with water in it it works welll. 

[Cuzza 67 22]

On 15/03/2022 at 17:15, W. Katchum said:

If you can’t get them in shade add some bricks or summat to roof an then another board a wood, the space between the board an the hutch will keep it cooler, easier jist to put a roof over the hutches tho to protect them from elements all year

My ferret hutch is mounted on the wall of the dog  run,they get some morning sun and shade in the afternoon. The run does have a full roof to protect from the elements, good ventilation so all in all that seems to work  for me.

[Jackknife 823]

Fed raw at night and remove un eaten food in morning help keep the flys off em