ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 my friend who has been keeping ferrrets for years has made me an offer, he has said that he will bring a pregnant gill to my house and i can look after her until she gives birth and distribute/sell the kits i don't want if he can have her back at the endplus one of the hob kits. he said he will help me as much as i need (he only lives just up the road). what do you reckon? ps. i have a suitable hutch and a run is comingn curtisy of another mate, land and the time Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Sounds like an unplanned pregnacy and a responsibility shift... Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not a good idea if you have never kept ferrets before, its a huge task to undertake & you get to buy the pounds of meat the kits need from 3 weeks onwards , if you dont have a freezer full of rabbit then its going to be costly , then there the handling of possibly up to 12 or so kits , if its not done then you wont easily find homes for biters which they will be if there not all handled enough I dont want to sound negative but in reality its a bad idea if your a complete novice Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Sounds like an unplanned pregnacy and a responsibility shift... no the gill isnt pregnant yet it is a plan, and i can guess your next sentence so save your breath Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not a good idea if you have never kept ferrets before, its a huge task to undertake & you get to buy the pounds of meat the kits need from 3 weeks onwards , if you dont have a freezer full of rabbit then its going to be costly , then there the handling of possibly up to 12 or so kits , if its not done then you wont easily find homes for biters which they will be if there not all handled enough I dont want to sound negative but in reality its a bad idea if your a complete novice he has bread good working stock quite a few times and shifted more ferrets than i care to mention, and says he feeds cat biscuits and for the young softens them with warm water, would this be ok, well it works ,but you know what i mean Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I honestly dont think its a good idea , theres things like mastitis to look out for , milk fever , pluss a problematic birth , it can be daunting to a seasoned ferret keeper let alone someone with no experience Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Sounds like an unplanned pregnacy and a responsibility shift... no the gill isnt pregnant yet it is a plan, and i can guess your next sentence so save your breath You asked my opinion. Its not what you want to hear...sorry. Ferrets are free to good homes, If he wants to breed them let him. The cost and risk to you is huge. Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I honestly dont think its a good idea , theres things like mastitis to look out for , milk fever , pluss a problematic birth , it can be daunting to a seasoned ferret keeper let alone someone with no experience i take it these things will be explained (what they are,not how to fix them) in previous posts, ok i will have another word with him. but is the whole cat biscuit thing ok? Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 The biggest problem is finding new homes for your kits, because everyone has kits at the same time of year, its not long before the eat more than the price you can sell them for, if you even manage to sell all the kits, your better sticking to your original plan, get a hob from someone, and get two jills from somewere else. Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Sounds like an unplanned pregnacy and a responsibility shift... no the gill isnt pregnant yet it is a plan, and i can guess your next sentence so save your breath You asked my opinion. Its not what you want to hear...sorry. Ferrets are free to good homes, If he wants to breed them let him. The cost and risk to you is huge. fair enough sorry for the snap, i'm just so used to pricks saying thingss like yeah well its a dumb plan, which is not helpful . i understand wher your coming from and i will probably say no but it wa a good oppertunity i guess with a lot of risks Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 The biggest problem is finding new homes for your kits, because everyone has kits at the same time of year, its not long before the eat more than the price you can sell them for, if you even manage to sell all the kits, your better sticking to your original plan, get a hob from someone, and get two jills from somewere else. yeah true, how much would a ferret rescue hob put me back? or is it cheaper to buy and get vasectamised myself? Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not a good idea if you have never kept ferrets before, its a huge task to undertake & you get to buy the pounds of meat the kits need from 3 weeks onwards , if you dont have a freezer full of rabbit then its going to be costly , then there the handling of possibly up to 12 or so kits , if its not done then you wont easily find homes for biters which they will be if there not all handled enough I dont want to sound negative but in reality its a bad idea if your a complete novice he has bread good working stock quite a few times and shifted more ferrets than i care to mention, and says he feeds cat biscuits and for the young softens them with warm water, would this be ok, well it works ,but you know what i mean Kits need meat & a good supply of it , cat biscuits are not for feeding ferrets Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Getting a V'd hob from a ferret rescue is a good move, they have had the op and are sorted, you only need two jills from this seasons kits and your sorted for the new season. Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Getting a V'd hob from a ferret rescue is a good move, they have had the op and are sorted, you only need two jills from this seasons kits and your sorted for the new season. that is the plan but cant find one near me, the nearest ive got is a rescue centre for everything that has had a couple in over the years. what kind of price are there from a rescue. i know the gills willbe £0-10 each Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Dont know about prices, but you could pay around sixty quid for a V'd hob, if you come accross one cheaper, grab it, if you have the V'd hob, you can get your jills as cheap as you can get, free if possible. Quote Link to post
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