the price of ferrets

[howler 0]

god ide make a fortune if i could import all of your babies and sell them here in aus

[migsmagic 0]

Good for you guys you have those range of prices.. here in our country.. Price range is from $200-400USD each and these are all neutered and spayed and from one importer only..

 

That's the reason why I'm lost in this forum and looking for kits that can be sent here in the Philippines.

[Halfinch 51]

Even though they come from good working parents, do they come with a good worker gaurentee?

 

Of course not, and there is your answer,

 

At the end of the day until the are proven they are just another ferret, that others are giving away for free.

 

A proven worker is a different kettle of fish, i wouldn't sell my best one for £100, but would definatly pay £20 to get one.

 

But whatever you do with them John, Good Luck.

[Guest Catcher]

Hi mate used to breed them years ago.Gave it up coundent give them away.catcher.Pluz undisputed lost the smallest jill i ever had. The fat fool.

[ferretmaniac 5]

Well i paid a £5 er each for both my ferrets. Both of them are from good working stock soo yea £20 is i think a bit over the top.

 

Good luck anyway

 

FM

[Cold Ethyl 63]

I think £5 is fair as you do have to cover food costs etc.In my case a new hutch to house the hob when i split them up.I think £20 is way over the top and have seen them advertised for £25/£30 and i think youd be mad to pay it.I was given mine the jill from a good friend and the hob from alovely ferret mad guy from stonehouse.Who clearly knows what hes doing cos the hobs as laid back as a turnip LMAO hes just so easy its unreal.Well until yesterday when the ugger done a bunk under the hutch and couldnt get him out.Oh got him eventually and hes back behind bars.Hes a well bred polecat and was well fed and healthy and the guy kindly brough him to East Kilbride as i dont drive.

[ferreter.al 22]

iv paid £20 for ferrets,i bought two today for £30,working jills,someone has had to feed them and what not,but i know there is loooads of people on this site would say otherwise so.....atvb with the sale of your kits.on the other hand,getting rid of piles of kits can be a laff.good luck mate

[dytkos 17,818]

as a lot of you know i run a small rescue here and if going to a working home i ask for a donation for ferret food IE rabbits etc or five quid just to help with the on going cost of feeding the rest. if going t a pet home i normally get about a tenner i could get more but i am happy to see them go to new homes as it frees up space for the next lot here and i find it easier to home hobs to pet homes as well. anything i make goes back in to the ferrets for feed bedding new toys etc, so i don't think its much to ask.

i might be able to get 20 pounds a ferret if they were going to pet homes but prefer to home to working where i can.

 

I use the local ferret rescue whenever I can if I need a ferret and recommend it to all I can. For a minimum tenner donation you get a vet checked, speyed/castrated ferret in top condition. 3 of my 4 came from there and they are all good workers, one is my best ever in over 30 years of ferreting. It costs about 10 to 20 quid a year to have a jill jabbed to take her out of season. Get a rescue fert, no probs. Have a complete jill/hob IF you want to breed your working lines.

Give your fert kits away to good homes, whether pets or workers and don't breed unless you need to!

Cheers, D.

[droid 11]

That sort of backs up my hobby horse that line breeding is a waste of time, and that any ferret could be a 'good worker'.

 

Heard other examples of rescue ferrets doing well.

 

As for what you can get for a kit: as much as the buyer is willing to pay is the short answer to that one.

If you can find someone to pay £20 then good luck to you, but there's going to the usual rush of kits 'free to a good home' any time now, so you'd better get in quick.

[btehan 0]

god ide make a fortune if i could import all of your babies and sell them here in aus

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You wouldn't make a cracker at the moment, not down this way(geelong). Every man and his dog has bred them,prices range from 10--15 dollars each.

[Coneytrappr 30]

I've only ever paid for a few ferts, the rest I all got free- given to me, found, rescued, etc. Even had a lady pay me 10 to take a big poley hob off her hands once.

There's no money in breeding ferts, at the end of the day you'll be competing with blokes who are giving them away for free.

[coneycatcher 0]

just got a poley hob off lamp and battery for nothing onthe understanding when i line him to my sandy jill he can have a kit..... deal done he can take a couple of kits for me got ma self a bargain ...

 

so things are looking good but never count your chickens (or kits lol) til their hatched....

[Quixote 9]

I use the local ferret rescue whenever I can if I need a ferret and recommend it to all I can. For a minimum tenner donation you get a vet checked, speyed/castrated ferret in top condition. Get a rescue fert, no probs.

 

 

Aye, and we all know what it costs to get a fert through the vet for spaying/castration, don't we? Yet you're quite prepared to happily bilk the rescue for a measly bloody tenner 'donation' after they've spent the time & cash to get them to a stage where theey're ready for re-homing? And how d'you think they come to be in 'top condition'? Because someone else has taken the time & effort to make sure these ferts are suitable for rehoming in the first place, that's why!.................people that expect something for nothing really get on my tits, & this thread indicates that a helluva lot of you are tight gits!

 

Giving ferrets away 'free to good homes' is a clear indication that the owner's made an arse of his management & has been caught out with kits that he neither wants, nor expected..............if anyone finds themselves in this position, you deserve all the hassle of feeding & housing them that you're gonna get!

 

I have kits available at the moment, and they're priced at £15 quid each. I could've had the lot away twice over, but have knocked back three or four people as I don't want my ferrets going to anyone who doesn't respect the animal enough to be prepared to pay a paltry sum to acquire it in the first place! If you expect to get a ferret for nothing, then in my view that's a clear indication that you're going to treat it as nothing more than a tool to be discarded once it's served your purpose.

 

If you want a fert that badly, get your hand in your bloody pocket & square the breeder up fairly!

Edited May 2, 2009 by Quixote

[The one 8,497]

Aye, and we all know what it costs to get a fert through the vet for spaying/castration, don't we? Yet you're quite prepared to happily bilk the rescue for a measly bloody tenner 'donation' after they've spent the time & cash to get them to a stage where theey're ready for re-homing? And how d'you think they come to be in 'top condition'? Because someone else has taken the time & effort to make sure these ferts are suitable for rehoming in the first place, that's why!.................people that expect something for nothing really get on my tits, & this thread indicates that a helluva lot of you are tight gits!

 

Giving ferrets away 'free to good homes' is a clear indication that the owner's made an arse of his management & has been caught out with kits that he neither wants, nor expected..............if anyone finds themselves in this position, you deserve all the hassle of feeding & housing them that you're gonna get!

 

I have kits available at the moment, and they're priced at £15 quid each. I could've had the lot away twice over, but have knocked back three or four people as I don't want my ferrets going to anyone who doesn't respect the animal enough to be prepared to pay a paltry sum to acquire it in the first place! If you expect to get a ferret for nothing, then in my view that's a clear indication that you're going to treat it as nothing more than a tool to be discarded once it's served your purpose.

 

If you want a fert that badly, get your hand in your bloody pocket & square the breeder up fairly!

i went up to your bit and bought a load of net making stuff and a book off a guy and he said your no wanting any kitts just help yourself mate at £15 notes each you might get left with a few

[Quixote 9]

i went up to your bit and bought a load of net making stuff and a book off a guy and he said your no wanting any kitts just help yourself mate at £15 notes each you might get left with a few

 

Read the bit of my post about 'bad management' mate? Like I said, I could've had the lot away twice over, but they won't go anywhere unless I'm happy with whoever wants them..................I had a bloke asking for them last week (from Monifieth, you know who you are, you tosser!) who told me he needed more ferts as he'd knocked his jills on the head when they came into season. According to him they 'weren't worth the bother'..................sounds as though this guy was cut from similar cloth