Me and a mate are thinking about getting ferrets.

[Pip N Choc 0]

Hello me and a mate are thinking about getting ferrets and are wondering what these mammals are like.

 

We would like to know:

 

-What do you feed them/how much?

-How much attension do they need?

-Good methods of training them?

-How often they need to be cleaned?

-Do they need vaccinations?

 

And any other useful information would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Tom and Jonny

[firthy 54]

Hello me and a mate are thinking about getting ferrets and are wondering what these mammals are like.

 

We would like to know:

 

-What do you feed them/how much?

-How much attension do they need?

-Good methods of training them?

-How often they need to be cleaned?

-Do they need vaccinations?

 

And any other useful information would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Tom and Jonny

 

Hi there mate hows it going?? would highly reccomend getting them from when they are kits (babys) they get used to you and the more you handle them the better they are to handle!! in regards to training i tend to use a small earth that i know only had 4 or 5 holes and know where all the exits are! however it is in a ferrets insticts to hunt anyways! ive never vaccinated any of my ferrets and they have all been fine!! you can feed them a varied diet really! i tend to give them day old chicks, dry mix, rabbit, doves, pigeons etc do you know what type your looking for??

[stubby 175]

hi mate,

 

1, its best to keep two or more ferrets, Id say approx 2 legs of chicken sort of amount, some people keep a dry ferret mix down all the time, but feed meat (rabbit) daily, if you can work it out, I have 9 ferts and they get a whole rabbit daily between them all, minus the head and rear legs

 

2,attention wise; you get out, what you put in, meaning if you want to spend half hour each day with them, fine, but dont expect to have a great ferret, ferrets are like all domestic animals, the more you handle them, the better they get, they dont bite, they will be easyier to work etc

 

3,some people have plastic pipes in their cages/courts for them to play in, but thats about it, ferrets have a natural instinct to go down holes, the more you take them out, the better they will get

 

4,cleaning, they normally pick a corner to mess in and stick to that corner, therefore large feaces can be cleaned out daily/every other day, and maybe a full hutch clean once a week

 

5, no vaccinations needed

 

6, if your gonna start ferreting, you will also need,

purse nets

spade

ferret carry box

ferret locator and collars (saves losing your ferts)

a spare chest/box freezer, to keep the caught rabbits in/ ferret food

 

as suggested, your better off getting young kitts, handling every day then by the winter, you'll be able to give rabbiting a go, which will also then give you time to ask more questions, read all books you can, and get some/all of the extras together

[markieboi 0]

no one mentioned about takeing the jills out of season and the conceques if you dont?

[Malt 379]

In addition to what's been mentioned above, it's also worth browsing through some of the back pages in this section. Certain questions have been asked time & time again, and there's a wealth of knowledge & opinions, regarding everything from the keeping of ferrets, feeding, bedding, health, handling, etc, right through to the working of them including, nets, ferret finders, ferrets laying up, ferret boxes, etc.

[Kay 3,709]

Well heres a link to one of the set up threads , maybe get that sorted first

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=43324

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...50&hl=brian

[stubby 175]

no one mentioned about takeing the jills out of season and the conceques if you dont?

 

 

well only because if they get kitts, they have a year (ish) before having to sort that out,

[andy s410c 61]

In addition to what's been mentioned above, it's also worth browsing through some of the back pages in this section. Certain questions have been asked time & time again, and there's a wealth of knowledge & opinions, regarding everything from the keeping of ferrets, feeding, bedding, health, handling, etc, right through to the working of them including, nets, ferret finders, ferrets laying up, ferret boxes, etc.

Well said Malts you can get that stuck record feeling sometimes.Im not for one minute saying we should ,nt offer advice or opinions but this forum has a vast back catolouge of all sorts of info on fert welfare,breeding,etc..Also the art of reading books on ferts can top the old grey matter up