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  1. onthehunt
    Lol I think he meant the oils and urine from the coat cos hobs in season tend to roll around in their own pee
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    My experience is unless their littermates or have grown up together, then hobs should be separated when in season as their hormones take over. As a rule, always have a spare hutch ready.
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    Most experts now say that neutering/spaying causes big adrenal problems even if it is carried out in later life or anytime in the ferret's lifetime I know folks who also have these problems with their lot. This is why more vets are implanting over sterilizing. Although you would end up with a ferret that doesn't smell lol!! which is great but I wouldn't disadvantage their health for the sake of convenience. The reason I ask this question is because I have just bought an entire jill (about 3 years old) and have 2 hob kits 11/20 weeks old.
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    Just saw this on pets4homes under 'ferrets' http://www.pets4homes.co.uk/classifieds/388746-asian-palm-civet-4-month-old-male-hand-reared-norwich.html
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    Has anyone ever left a Jill in season without being mated? General advice on ferrets always states that they can die of anaemia if they are not mated to but I was told by some experienced folk that they have had Jills left in season and that they will naturally come out of it. Also that it doesn't do them any harm provided they are kept clean to reduce the risks of infection etc
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    I've had many ferrets and have had contact with many mates' ferrets and I can honestly say that they do all have their own personalities. Some have stronger characters than others etc some are shy some confident cos they are all individuals. I have to say though that the animal with the 'most personality' has to be my European polecat hybrid who's currently a very well socialised 4 month old kit. He is very different From my ferrets.
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    Make sure you get more than one, cos they are social animals and get lonely quickly.
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    Lol. How small is she? Can you upload a photo holding her? I have seen very thin jills with small build but don't know if they were micro.
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    No, don't lock them up because they will have all that pent up energy and after having the court to exercise in taken away from them, may be more likely to take out their frustration on your hands. How many don't like being picked up? Is it just the jill who dislikes it? 10 minutes a day is nothing, I handle my kits/ferrets several times a day. It could be down to individual differences as some ferrets are feisty and prefer not to be handled or are just nippy. With difficult ferrets its a case of handling them (or smothering!) until their fully tame. Don't just handle them in their court, take
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    That´s nothing, I know a woman who is asking 40 pounds for kits.
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    All my ferret harnesess are H shaped. Tried other harnesses from pet shops that seemed as if they were designed by cretins.
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    I have bought some from http://ferretcouture.co.uk/ and they´re good and strong. mine dont have a chance to slip out. a harness and lead set costing around 8 pounds should do the job. cheap ones are shite.
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    Mine are generally very well behaved and come when they´re called-they know their names!
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    Yeah normally lead and harness sets made for kittens will do or for larger ferrets use one made for cats. Ones made for ferrets are available on amazon uk below. I have lots just dont use a small dog harness lol http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boredom-Breaker-Options-Pastels-Harness/dp/B002A4XO7A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1375824785&sr=1-1&keywords=boredom+breaker+harness
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    Yeah seen this thread. I agree.
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    What's so amazing?? A Chinese ferret-badger is a real species alive and kicking not a mythical beast! lol
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    Thanks Joe and great photos. I have a few plastic ones that were given to me they came from pet shop. didn't occur to me to make my own. Will try the hooks
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    I want to install a hammock on the inside ceiling of the ferrets hutch just one of those shop bought plastic ones. any idea how to do this quickly and easily without damaging the wood in any way? Thanks B
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    What scared me is that the younger kit was bleeding from one of his eyes and had a cut on his ear. his eye was weeping for the rest of yesterday. he seemed very stressed and ran to me everytime I put him down with the older kit! don't want to put him at risk so I am thinking its best to wait till he's a few weeks older.
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    Young kit looks better now but I am with them when their together. the older one is huge for his age and is only interested in treating the younger kit like one of cat toys lol
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    Took advice for second meeting and I put them together in large hutch and wasn't so much rough and tumble but more 14 week old kit dragging 9 week old around. normal one might say but then left them alone for 5 mins after supervising and it then became nasty. younger kit was screaming and has a blood shot eye and bad bruising. Shouldn't have been so hasty and I should listen to gut instinct and stick to supervised meetings. always wait until the younger animal is 11 weeks at least.
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    Was told that Jeyes fluid is dangerous for ferrets by some people on here. Can't seem to get hold of scented bleach in the supermarket but I use a pet safe disinfectant, washing up liquid or a mild floor cleaner. I used to use bleach but realized that the hutches can't be that dirty!
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    Beautiful kits mate
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    Just want some advice. I have two kits I bought one is now 13.5 weeks and the other is 8 weeks. The older one is much much larger and hyper active and my question is that is it safe to let them play together unsupervised? I've let em sniff each other and no animosity its just the size difference that worries me if the bigger one plays roughly, could he do some damage? Any advice/comments are welcome! Cheers
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    At what point did I say I didn't buy from the vets??! I get my flea products from there, problem is, that they are out of stock a lot of the time so I have to look elsewhere, usually pet shops. Some of the many brands I've used and still use is Advocate, from my vet and is £15 for two spot on pipettes. Can't buy this brand online as you need a prescription. When I found that the small animal spot on made for ferrets and rodents works just as well, I began using that instead as its £££'s cheaper and readily available from several pet shops. P.S. there's a reason they make out that cat and f
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