fat ferret

[Brimmer 220]

I was feeding mine James Wellbeloved and they got fat, not stupidly obese but a bit chunky now there on meat only but don't seem to be loosing any weight, there fed once a day and I split a rabbit into three meals between two jills is this to much?

I'd probably think thats enough for two days food for 2 jills, but size can dictate the difference.

The day before work, i'd probs only give them a back leg between the pair.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I've got a fat hob, does'nt seem to bother him, he's happpy enough, I just put him down with the jill wether he's needed or not, by the time he's walked a warren I've netted up another, no rabbits get past him, there's no room in the tunnel to squeeze past.

Must be shaped like me then!

 

[mandog 37]

A bit of fat makes them less likly to eat the rabbit they also trot around underground much slower allowing the rabbits to bolt. If i have a really fit skinny thing thats runs around really fast, it ends up with it with the rabbits alot of the time.

[SwissTony 0]

I am having the same problems with my albino jill. I'm currently feeding her about a v small handfull of james wellbeloved in the morning and the same at night, she will get a small quantity of ferretone or ferretvite in the morning while I clean out the hutch.

I can't scruff her at the moment which I am putting down to her weight.

[Kay 3,709]

Obligate carnivores dont eat 7 days a week

[The one 8,503]

Id like to see a picture first as a winter coat can make a ferret look fat but there's no harm in a bit of extra weight at this time of year they need it to keep warm and energy for a days graft

[StephOC 6]

Wow, thanks for everyones' feedback and replies. I got my friend to take a few pictures last night, but the images are all far too big to upload here. So I've cropped one down and hope it works, to give an idea of the differences between my two adult jills. I also measured them, (tightly, to avoid winter fur playing too much of a part) around their widest part...albino is 8" and polecat is 11"! All comments and suggestions most welcome.

[SwissTony 0]

Here's my fat albino.

The one facing the camera was taken at the end of the summer, the other is one I took last night.

[Flying Ferrets 0]

I have a ferret who turned quite fat... so fat I was starting to worry (read: really really fat.. ). I gave her some rabbit and other meat low on fat, when she was alone, so she wasnt hungry and wouldnt eat much of the meat the others got. I haven't relly been that strict, so shes still choppy, but I think it did her good. Now I'm not worried that she will have a heart attach every time I see her move.

 

And of course they need to get a lot of exercise. In general ferrets are allowed to be a little choppy in the winter.

[lamp+battery 98]

i have a albeno hob and a jill the jill has put a little weight on but the hob has put a hell ov a lot on he is realy fat and heavy i feed them on 3-4 whole rabbit`s a week they love them i will take a pic ov him he is normaly the size ov a jill lol will get a pic ov him up later on today

 

 

 

atb.....lb

[cjw 1]

i feed mine ( 2 jills) on dry & fresh if there is any left in the dish i don,t feed that day .

then next day 2 handfulls dry or 1/2 rabbit.

 

keep hunting

 

 

cjw

[Cornio 0]

Mine had some fresh duck yesterday morning, today there's a leftover sea bass fillet in the fridge. They're going to have to work it off over Christmas though.