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    Spot on Sue! How is the ferret now? I also think you're dealing with an infection or an abcess. I've seen it before with a ferret which had a wooden splinter lodged in it's throat. My money is on that. Or perhaps a piece of bone? Of doesn't this ferret eat prey / boney meat. Eatherway, I wouldn't wait much longer, the ferret I was talking about didn't make it. I wouldn't want the same thing to happen for this ferret...
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    Kinderbeano, I think you forgot three words whem you typed this, so I'll add them for you
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    I always found this very confusing as well in the Englisch language. In this case (and probably in this case only ), we're better of in Holland. A wild polecat is called a 'bunzing', a ferret is called a 'fret', a first, second or third degree crossbreed between the two is called a 'frunzing' (bunzing combined with fret) and a ferret with the markings of a wild polecat is called a 'wildkleur' (litteral translation: wildcolour). Since the ferret is the domesticated version of the wild polecat, all of them have polecat blood in them on some level. By the way, in my personal opinion, its p
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    20 pounds sounds fine by me, allthough if I want a kit, I can get it from a mate of mine and he'll give it to me for free, just as he would with a dog. He does however select who gets his kits / pups. People who dont work them or dont work them properly won't get them if they would pay them 100 or 1000... I also do some regular volunteerwork in a big ferretshelter, at which I am also a member of the board in this foundation. For an adult ferret which is castrated, vaccinated (with Nobivac Puppy DP) and microchipped, we charge euro's. Ferrets younger than lets say 8 months are too young t
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    Great story indeed stealthy! And I didn't need any photo's. My imagination did the trick
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    I'd say this video is as nice as working the 'dags' and as nice as the movie as well
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    Good job indeed! looks like a box that will last for quite some time.
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    same here! I'd wanna know what's in there so I'd dig it out, wherever in the burrow it may be.
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    Nice job mate! Also looks like a fine field to be ferreting on
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    If only they would first finish the first before they start chewing up the second one
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    Theres somthing in that quite a few guys have hobs that live together There are also quite a few guys that feed their ferrets some fruit and vegetables. Doesn't say squat whether it's good for the ferrets or not! Tony, if I were you I'd castrate them or keep em seperated. If you don't they might eventually stop, but then again, that says nothing.
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    Another suggestion. The strap on my box originates from a gymbag. My mate which made my box took the plastic ends of the strap and the he put the metal holder through the gap. Then he screwed it onto the box. For pics, take a look at this topic. I just posted some pics there so yo can see it: ferret carry box
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    This is my carry box: Front with two compartments: This is the same box without the partition in the middle: A mate of mine made and ingraved this box. He has used it for years before I got it from him. Turned out his ferretsscratched out the original airholes so I made some aluminum grid against it: Also I recently drilled some extra airholes at the front. So if I lay the box flat when travelling in the car, the ferrets stil get enough fresh air: The box is quite heavy but also very robust. I can easily sit on it with my 90 kilo's without worrying
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    I don't agree entirely. My experience is that quite often when the agedifference is more than 3 years, it's not such a good match. Young kits may be far too playfull en energetic for older ferrets. In that case personally I would prefer to keep em seperated. On the other hand: every ferret is different. So the only way to find out if you can match your kits up with the older ferrets is to just try it and see what happens. Good luck & let us know.
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    Tyla, just look at it this way: Here in Holland we sort of had to stop on the 1st of february since the legal season ended on the 31st of januari. The 15th of august the season here opens again. Meanwile there is just the option on hunting for 'damage controll'. Could always be worse
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    The cause of the bad teeth is probably kibble of even more likely canned food. She hasen't had enough to chew on. What the vet can do depends on the condition of the teeth. He can clean them or perhaps he'll have to pull some of them out. Hopefully that last part won't be nessecary. What you can do is give her a 'toothbrush'. Give her whole prey. including the bones and fur or feathers. Eating that will clean the teeth and keep them clean. My oldest (and one of my two first) ferret will turn 6 this spring. He hasn't got any plaque or whatsoever. That is due to the diet I feed them. Mine j
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    Imagine the stress if all the memebrs of this forum were in one room Imagine them carrieing their guns and knives with them
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    @ Stubby: Perhaps you're right. Here in Holland unfortunately most people keep their ferrets indoor as pets. So most off them have far less space than that allthough every day they get about two hours to run in the livingroom. The rest of the day they have less room to avoid eachother. Nevertheless I still think that the hormones will cause some level of stress. That is often the case with people as well.
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    I'm afraid I don't agree with that Stubby. At least not if you wanna keep the ferrets in one cage. When the hobbs get into season they will want to mount something and with no jills around, their hormones will make them mounting eachother. So after a while you'll have stressed out hobbes with necks that are full of bitemarks. I wouldn't call that a solution. My jills are and the young jills will be castrated btw. (PS I like jills far better than hobbs if it comes down to working them but that's a whole different discussion)
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    I went out on the last weekend of january. Got 13 rabbits. I wasn't really looking for them but I didn't notice any young in them. So if there were any, they would have been very small. It won't take much longer. How long exactly will remain unknown since the season has already closed here... I did however get two mix-rabbits in one burrow.
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