peeps_76 17 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 hi all, i set some mole traps the other day with a bit of joy in a few of them. the mole were left for a half hour at the garden gate. a mate came up to visit with his 2 hob's one of which found the moles and started to have a late breakfast and seemed very happy to much away on the mole. i asked if he ever fed them moles and he said "no but i might start". i have never heard of ferrets eating or being fed moles! any thoughts??? regards Peter Quote Link to post
Bushwacker 13 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 hi all, i set some mole traps the other day with a bit of joy in a few of them. the mole were left for a half hour at the garden gate. a mate came up to visit with his 2 hob's one of which found the moles and started to have a late breakfast and seemed very happy to much away on the mole. i asked if he ever fed them moles and he said "no but i might start". i have never heard of ferrets eating or being fed moles! any thoughts??? regards Peter I fed lots of trapped moles to my ferrets last year and infested all the hutches with fleas. Quote Link to post
peeps_76 17 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 oh really, thats not good thanks for the reply! where they ferrets happy and healthy enough? how offten were you feeding them moles?? regards Peter Quote Link to post
pigeonphill 69 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 freeze the moles first that gets rid of the flea problem, and i fed a mole to one of my hobs and it seemed to eat it with out much fuss Quote Link to post
peeps_76 17 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 ok thanks for that! freezing them first sounds like a plan. any thoughts on how often they could eat them? once a week daily?? thanks again Quote Link to post
Gin 498 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 If its fed whole, as often as you like. Its natural food for the ferrets. Quote Link to post
peeps_76 17 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 really great advise folks thanks i have passed the info and some moles over to my mate! he's real happy because hes lernt something about ferrets (me to) and also got a supply of food for them for a while! regards peeps Quote Link to post
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