hay is it ok?

[dytkos 17,803]

I USE AN OLD FLEECE TOP NOW FOR ONE OF MY FERRETS HES NOT BEEN SO WELL COST ME OVER POUND IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS CHEST INFECTION SO STRAW OR HAY WOULDNT BE A GOOD IDEA OTHER FERRETS ARE IN SHREDDED PAPER THEY ARE DOING FINE CHEERS

 

I use hay, straw and shredded paper, dependent on time of year/what I've got. All are OK providing you clean the chamber and change the bedding material regularly. I do this weekly. Also check the ferts for any problems when you handle them every day and there should be few problems. Cheers, D.

[Kay 3,709]

I use shredded paper find it ok

[The one 8,483]

Another thing it all depends how many ferrets you have if youv'e got a few straw ect is bulky to get rid of evertime you clean them out .

[Guest on the hill]

Another thing it all depends how many ferrets you have if youv'e got a few straw ect is bulky to get rid of evertime you clean them out .

it can but its a verry minor inconvenience once you get used to it its soo easy

Edited September 12, 2008 by on the hill

[graham4877 1,181]

hay gets damp full stop we never have and never will don't use it !!!!!! ye some people had no problems but it will come one day lol

[Guest on the hill]

doesnt matter what it is piss makes things damp you dont know what you'r talkin about graham lol

[byrney 2]

I use the vacuum packed meadow hay and it does'nt get damp as it brings the ferret off the ground, but i'm sure thats where the ticks come from. Just pull em off thou.

[fergie 0]

the reason i ask is that i thought that this may be the coause of the hair loss in my other thread Medical Help

[Guest on the hill]

dowt it mate

[Guest longslip]

Must state that this has only ever happened the once in 20 year so was probably a freak accident...had an old fleece in as bedding a few years back now and was woke up at 3 a.m with an ear piercing squealing...ran outside bollock naked with a lamp to find the ferret had somehow getting one of her claws in the stitching of the fleece, must have twisted/rolled a few times and was proper snared by a single strand of cotton around her claw and toe,carried the ferret and fleece into the house and performed a delicate operation with a pair of fly-tying scissors to remove the cotton which had cut into the toe flesh.Nothing serious but stick to meadow hay now..no more fleeces,t-shirts,wooly jumpers etc

[missfuzzyferret 0]

Must state that this has only ever happened the once in 20 year so was probably a freak accident...had an old fleece in as bedding a few years back now and was woke up at 3 a.m with an ear piercing squealing...ran outside bollock naked with a lamp to find the ferret had somehow getting one of her claws in the stitching of the fleece, must have twisted/rolled a few times and was proper snared by a single strand of cotton around her claw and toe,carried the ferret and fleece into the house and performed a delicate operation with a pair of fly-tying scissors to remove the cotton which had cut into the toe flesh.Nothing serious but stick to meadow hay now..no more fleeces,t-shirts,wooly jumpers etc

 

I have had a ferret with an inch long piece of hay stuck up his penis.

Thats the reason I wont use it.

[Guest hyperion]

I have had a ferret with an inch long piece of hay stuck up his penis.

Thats the reason I wont use it.

 

[topdogs 0]

Hay and straw can be a breeding ground for paracities ect, but doesnt mean you cant use it. My girlfriend has got horses and uses straw she just puts a lime wash over the stable wall. Perhaps giving inside your shed a lime wash will keep them at bay?

[Guest on the hill]

theres no need as straw and hay are fine to use

Edited September 15, 2008 by on the hill

[Guest on the hill]

the stuff you use for the horse is probably streight from the field so theres a much much gerater chance of bugs

Edited September 15, 2008 by on the hill