questions concerning courts

[Jack NUFC 1]

Edited July 3, 2008 by ferretingkid

[Kay 3,709]

Only ever used shavings on the floor of theres here

[sue 1]

i use shavings but mine has a covered roof

[fergie 0]

I don't have one yet as the house i live in belongs to the mod but when i do build one i would put a roof on the out side run but people use wood chippings from places like b&q i don't know if the bags of bark you can get would be ok

[lorelei0922 2]

Concrete works great... keeps them from digging out (which they would if you used grass unless you buried a mesh bottom and planted grass on top) also you can spray it down with the hose.. very easy clean up...

 

i've got a few problems with woodchip and ferrets ... when you drop in whole prey they drag it about .. through the woodchip.. and then ingest said woodchip.. risking possible blockages... not really worth it to my mind but then lots of people have used it for AGES!! with no problems at all

[Rolfe 2]

Im hoping to build a court sometime and was just wondering what you put on the floor of the outside run? i was thinking about grass but dont think it would be very practical to clean out so that left me thinking about wood shavings but they would just get soaked in the rain so that would be a waste of shavings so i was just wondering what you lot put down on the floor?

 

Cheers F.k

My outside court has a slabbed floor so i can hose it down and keep it clean.......the hutch/sleeping quarters have shavings which are changed regularly. Also with slabs......there is no chance of any ferrets digging under the netting and escaping.

[sue 1]

i heard that you shouldnt use bark ,something to do with moulds growing on it when it gets damp its poisonous to the ferrets .not sure how true .my court has a concrete floor but where they do their poos i put shavings so its easier to clean up,and having a concrete floor its easy to wash out

[scothunter 12,609]

I don't have one yet as the house i live in belongs to the mod but when i do build one i would put a roof on the out side run but people use wood chippings from places like b&q i don't know if the bags of bark you can get would be ok

 

I have my court floor covered in B&Q bark had no probs at all.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk116/S...66/DSC00058.jpg

[Lilyferret 0]

i've got a few problems with woodchip and ferrets ... when you drop in whole prey they drag it about .. through the woodchip.. and then ingest said woodchip.. risking possible blockages... not really worth it to my mind but then lots of people have used it for AGES!! with no problems at all

Heard a story a while ago about a ferret dieing due to ingesting shavings while eating. The owner wouldn't have known what it died of without the post mortem she had done. Turns out it had blocked his intestines and then perforated his gut, poor thing. needless to say, she never used them again.

I don't even use cat litter due to the risk of any getting on their food.

[scothunter 12,609]

Good point need to keep my eye on that.My jill drags the meat into the kits and shavings do get stuck to it.Never had a prob but thats not to say it couldn't happen though.

[moxy 617]

I don't have one yet as the house i live in belongs to the mod but when i do build one i would put a roof on the out side run but people use wood chippings from places like b&q i don't know if the bags of bark you can get would be ok

 

Try and source a local tree surgeon, there is plenty about!! And get your woodchip from them it will save you an absolute fortune.

 

If you are going to use shavings or chippings for an outside run/court, First lay some terram/geo-tex (weed barrier) and spread your chippings on that. When it needs cleaning just pull the corners and carry it out like a bag, empty it and put it back down.

 

Make sure it is weed barrier and not visqueen as this will just hold water and you will end up with a sopping mess.

 

[will.f11 24]

I dont have a court (yet!) but in my hutch shavings are useless. I put them in the food area in the evening and when I go out in the morning then they are all gone! and the sleeping compartement is full! It is annoying but she has stopped a bit now. I think it may have been something to do with the kits and nest building. but she used loads!

[fergie 0]

I dont have a court (yet!) but in my hutch shavings are useless. I put them in the food area in the evening and when I go out in the morning then they are all gone! and the sleeping compartement is full! It is annoying but she has stopped a bit now. I think it may have been something to do with the kits and nest building. but she used loads!

Has she got enough bedding s if she hasn't got enough she will get what there is to keep her and the kitts warm

[jack_russels. 6]

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u145/ja...els/rhys078.jpg sand on mine easy to clean and the ferrets love rolling about in it ohh and every couple weeks ill putt compost in aswell they love digging about in it