ferrets

[Kay 3,709]

Personally i think you should do a lot of reading up before you decide to get the ferrets, there not something you can stick in a hutch , feed every now & then , they need attention daily , handling daily , water daily & the mesh floors a bugger to keep clean it will attract flies & be caked in crap in no time unless your going to scrub it daily

 

Shavings on the floor are beter , soak any mess up & they wont get sore feet of the urine

[The one 8,479]

Looking after animals every day is hard work mate but you only get out what you put in

[stubby 175]

at least the lads asking first;

 

ferts can be kept as pets, that also work, yes you could keep a single one, but far better to give it the company of its own kind, so really a min of two, probably better for you to keep two hobs, as you wouldent have too worry to much in the breeding season, apart from them trying to shag each other, dry food although not Ideal, does have everything they need in it, see if a local pet store to you has "james wellbeloved" cheaper if you buy in large sacks, fresh meat is better, and of course free, so then if you get a chance to ferret, and have access to a freezer, feed them rabbit, although unless your going to feed fresh at least twice a week, some ferts fed on dry, tend to forget what fresh rabbit is,

 

yes a ferret will shit through a mesh floor, but only if the whole floor is made from mesh, would you want to walk about on mesh all day I think not,

 

so a large as possible hutch, better still a court, and allow yourself at least 30 minutes a day to handle each fert, if you cant spare that sort of time, you'll end up with "nippy" ferts that you wont want to handle, and were see yet more ferts either die, or let loose, or handed to welfare centre

[TARA G 0]

I must admit my ferrets are not handled for lengths of time that often but they are greeted 3 or 4 times a day. Normally when I pass the hutch, they are either given a stroke through the mesh or I open the bed section and given a fuss. Even my little girl who is 5 tends to go in the bed section when she s off to school or coming home, she goes straight in sticks her hand in and ruffles them and they don t bother. They just give her a look as if to say oh it s just you again and they give her a lick.

The only time they tend to grab is when they are out playing on the lawn, but then they don t really bite they just grab hold of you with their teeth but they don t hurt.

 

Oh and they are addictive too, once you get one you ll want another.

 

Tara.

[doddsy1970 9]

at least the lads asking first;

 

I agree with you there mate, but do you not think that there are a lot of reflex actions this time of year where people go out with their friends and enjoy the hunting aspect, then think "I'm going to get a ferret" but dont take time to think of the time and responsibilities involved. 3 or 4 months later when the ferreting season has finished there are a lot ot unwanted or feral ferrets? That is why he need to look into it properly.

[ellir0305 9]

is there an official ferreting season?

 

and i heard that jills smell less and are less likely to lay up on a kill but need neuturing or whatever the term is or they would need servicing at least once a year so i was wondering how much having jill castrated is or whether it would be best to go for the smell hobs and do hobs fight?

 

thanks

rob

[moley 115]

how many is the minimum number of ferrets you can keep as i hear they smell etc and i dont want to do too much, are they hard work?

no offence but if i were you i wouldn,t bother getting any if you don,t want to do too much , because this can lead to them being neglected , they are a responsability just like any other livestock, they need cleaning , handling , water , food and general health, smell is caused by filthy housing which in turn can lead to bad health, best to look into the care before you see if you have the time ,good on ya for asking first

[shephound 19]

is there an official ferreting season?

 

and i heard that jills smell less and are less likely to lay up on a kill but need neuturing or whatever the term is or they would need servicing at least once a year so i was wondering how much having jill castrated is or whether it would be best to go for the smell hobs and do hobs fight?

 

thanks

rob

get a goldfish it isnt as much work if your not prepard look after anything properly dont get it but good on ya for asking first

[Kay 3,709]

Jills can be kept healthy by several methods

speying is permanent & will cost upto a £ 100 depending where you are

 

jill jab is an injection prices vary from a couple of quid up to around £ 30 per jill again depending where you go

 

vasectomised hob is a male who is operated on & the tubes which carry the sperm are tied off preventing him from getting any jills pregnant price varys again

 

if you intend getting more than 1 jill i would get a male also & get him vasectomised

[ellir0305 9]

is there an official ferreting season?

 

and i heard that jills smell less and are less likely to lay up on a kill but need neuturing or whatever the term is or they would need servicing at least once a year so i was wondering how much having jill castrated is or whether it would be best to go for the smell hobs and do hobs fight?

 

thanks

rob

get a goldfish it isnt as much work if your not prepard look after anything properly dont get it but good on ya for asking first

 

ok thanks but that didn't actually help and even though it floods where i live i don't think that a goldfish would be much use against a rabbit

[shephound 19]

is there an official ferreting season?

 

and i heard that jills smell less and are less likely to lay up on a kill but need neuturing or whatever the term is or they would need servicing at least once a year so i was wondering how much having jill castrated is or whether it would be best to go for the smell hobs and do hobs fight?

 

thanks

rob

get a goldfish it isnt as much work if your not prepard look after anything properly dont get it but good on ya for asking first

 

ok thanks but that didn't actually help and even though it floods where i live i don't think that a goldfish would be much use against a rabbit

but it could be a big macho gold fish that catches every time it goes out if the burrows flood put him in youll only have to do a small amount of work

you sound a bit of a lazy sod is there any reason you couldnt spend less than a minute to clean them out i say a goldfish would be too much work for you anyway so ill keep him myself ill bring him coursing in the morning and ill show you what a good goldfish can do :db: :db: :db: :db:

[ellir0305 9]

you sound a bit of a lazy sod is there any reason you couldnt spend less than a minute to clean them out

 

 

thats out of order mate when did i say that, watch the personal abuse!!

[ferret boy charlie 0]

if your seriouse about getting ferrets and working them with the proper equipment your gonna need well over £200 and if your gonna skimp on cleaning feeding and giving them attention then dont bother getting them if you want to catch rabbits and you think it gonna be hard work dont bother and stick to your traps they can just be chucked in the shed when your finnished

[stubby 175]

thats out of order mate when did i say that, watch the personal abuse!!

 

your right mate, members need to take a deep breath before replying, but you can see their point, this is a ferret section, you have come on, asking questions first, which is the best thing, but you can therefore expect to get negative and positive replies, you do come across as though, the keeping side of things is just all too much trouble, and your questions, seem as though you have read up a little on what your asking, which makes me belive you already know the answers, but are just winding people up,

 

Id suggest rather than keep asking questions, that will get you negative replies, search all the ferreting pages, theres hundreds of old posts here, with all your answers,

[shephound 19]

you sound a bit of a lazy sod is there any reason you couldnt spend less than a minute to clean them out

 

 

thats out of order mate when did i say that, watch the personal abuse!!

cleaning out once a day and frreshmeat everyday could be a problem

 

 

 

right about there :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: