Kay 3,709 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Ferrets do eat each other , adults & kits had it happen twice here , food available both times, i just put it down to them knowing something i didnt oh God how awful Kay, where they old kits though? The first time it happened it was an older hob about 6 he had been eaten and the skin pulled off the flesh , his coat was inside out , second time was a hob again round about 8 weeks old , neither ferrets had been sick & there was food in the cages both times , all that was left off the second hob was his middle & back legs . the kit was in with a jill kit & a slightly older hob I have no idea why or how it happened both times but distressing when you open the door & find a half eaten ferret Quote Link to post
Guest jojoamojo Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Ferrets do eat each other , adults & kits had it happen twice here , food available both times, i just put it down to them knowing something i didnt oh God how awful Kay, where they old kits though? The first time it happened it was an older hob about 6 he had been eaten and the skin pulled off the flesh , his coat was inside out , second time was a hob again round about 8 weeks old , neither ferrets had been sick & there was food in the cages both times , all that was left off the second hob was his middle & back legs . the kit was in with a jill kit & a slightly older hob I have no idea why or how it happened both times but distressing when you open the door & find a half eaten ferret i bet it is, i cant even imagine how horrid that must have been Quote Link to post
The one 8,511 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Had that happen just the once got a hob kitt 12 weeks old i got him to get him snipped and put him in with some jills the next morning they had decapated him .ive one hob kitt left this year and he's by himself till he goes i wont risk it happening again Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I had a nice silver jill kitt in the court along with 4 polecat kitts, castrated hob and three jills, gave them some ferret paste today, and couldent see the silver kitt, went inside the court, searched everywhere for her, lifted up every sleeping box, checking underneath, but she was nowhere to be seen, started thinking she'd been eaten, as the court has two locks and two doors to get through, so ruled out theft, plus theres kitts in unlocked cages outside, was really baffled started sorting out all there nights food, only to remember, I had given the kitt to rolfe 2 days ago Quote Link to post
scothunter 12,609 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I had a nice silver jill kitt in the court along with 4 polecat kitts, castrated hob and three jills, gave them some ferret paste today, and couldent see the silver kitt, went inside the court, searched everywhere for her, lifted up every sleeping box, checking underneath, but she was nowhere to be seen, started thinking she'd been eaten, as the court has two locks and two doors to get through, so ruled out theft, plus theres kitts in unlocked cages outside, was really baffled started sorting out all there nights food, only to remember, I had given the kitt to rolfe 2 days ago lol you senile old git,You shouldnt be allowed to keep livestock Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I had a nice silver jill kitt in the court along with 4 polecat kitts, castrated hob and three jills, gave them some ferret paste today, and couldent see the silver kitt, went inside the court, searched everywhere for her, lifted up every sleeping box, checking underneath, but she was nowhere to be seen, started thinking she'd been eaten, as the court has two locks and two doors to get through, so ruled out theft, plus theres kitts in unlocked cages outside, was really baffled started sorting out all there nights food, only to remember, I had given the kitt to rolfe 2 days ago I do things like that Stubby senior moments there called Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I had a nice silver jill kitt in the court along with 4 polecat kitts, castrated hob and three jills, gave them some ferret paste today, and couldent see the silver kitt, went inside the court, searched everywhere for her, lifted up every sleeping box, checking underneath, but she was nowhere to be seen, started thinking she'd been eaten, as the court has two locks and two doors to get through, so ruled out theft, plus theres kitts in unlocked cages outside, was really baffled started sorting out all there nights food, only to remember, I had given the kitt to rolfe 2 days ago They say that old age never comes alone mate....... Quote Link to post
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