what should I do?

[ultimathule 29]

Hi folks. Picking up a couple of male poley kits tomorrow and they guy Im getting them off has asked if I want the mum as well. She is apparently a keen worker and may be of help when starting the kits hunting,but he said she can be temperamental!

Should I take her too or steer clear as she may pass any bad habits onto the younguns?

Also would a 4ft double hutch be ok for housing all three if I was to take her?

Cheers

[stubby 175]

her being tempremental is all down to how often she's been handled, prob not a lot if she's like that, Id say leave her and just get the kitts, they will have the instinct to go down holes, just handle them much as possible

[ianrob 2]

Hi folks. Picking up a couple of male poley kits tomorrow and they guy Im getting them off has asked if I want the mum as well. She is apparently a keen worker and may be of help when starting the kits hunting,but he said she can be temperamental!

Should I take her too or steer clear as she may pass any bad habits onto the younguns?

Also would a 4ft double hutch be ok for housing all three if I was to take her?

Cheers

As Stubby says mate, just get the kitts. A hutch "does" and I have to admit I use one, though not with a clear conscience. I try to make it up to them by getting them out in the garden every day for an hour, I've ferret proof fencing, though you wouldn't dare leave them for more than a minute as they dig like badgers. Good luck with the new ferts. A court system is much better for the ferrets, ask folks on here for ideas.

[para1 11]

Hi folks. Picking up a couple of male poley kits tomorrow and they guy Im getting them off has asked if I want the mum as well. She is apparently a keen worker and may be of help when starting the kits hunting,but he said she can be temperamental!

Should I take her too or steer clear as she may pass any bad habits onto the younguns?

Also would a 4ft double hutch be ok for housing all three if I was to take her?

Cheers

 

Depends if they are free or not and in what way is she temperamental.

Don't forget next breeding season with 2 males you may need more cages ,you certainly will if you get mum.

A 4ft double is O K but would need cleaned out quite often.P1

[The one 8,503]

Im always wary of a free gift horse mate i read temperametal as has mouth like a chain saw when required .Why take somebody elses casts of get the two kitt's and raise and work them how you want them to be trained

[Kay 3,709]

I would just take the kits

[victor 10]

take both, if you dont like the jill give her back or sell her lol

[Guest bigredbusa]

sounds like a biter , feck it off and keep the kits

[ultimathule 29]

Just took the kits in the end! They are nearly the size of the father already and bigger than their mum. The guy said they were only 11weeks,must admit did expect them to be smaller but seemed a nice enough bloke.

Seeing what he had for his ferrets has made me even more determined to sort mine out with something bigger soon. He basically had a childs wendy house enclosed in wooden fenced off area,so think it would have been a shock for them to go into my double hutch!

 

Just had them running about my kitchen exploring for an hour and surprise,surprise they wern't too happy to go back in their new accomodation.

Defo sorting them out with something better soon.