Fully Grown

[billbroon 9]

Hi guys, At what age are ferrets/polecats fully grown and does a polecat tend to be a bit bigger than a ferret because ive been noticing between my 2 kits the polecat looks more filled out or u could say fatter than the ferret. THANKS

ATB BILLY

p.s. what age can u start taking them out ferreting mines are coming up for 4mnth old THANKS

[Kay 3,709]

Hi guys, At what age are ferrets/polecats fully grown and does a polecat tend to be a bit bigger than a ferret because ive been noticing between my 2 kits the polecat looks more filled out or u could say fatter than the ferret. THANKS

ATB BILLY

p.s. what age can u start taking them out ferreting mines are coming up for 4mnth old THANKS

 

 

I assume you mean a polecat coloured ferret ? there all very different shapes , sizes etc regardless of colour , roughly there fully grown around 4 months ish

[Leeview 791]

Skeletally there fully grown at 18wks,muscles will build and they'll put weight on during their first winter

Y.I.S Leeview

ps I introduce them to work around 20 weeks

[Coneytrappr 30]

I consider them to be fully grown once they reach sexual maturity, their first rut or heat.

 

Mine start work at 5-6 months

[ferret_man_09 0]

start mine LEARNING at 4 months they are sent down after an experianced ferret to get them used to things! as for fully mature or grown i have never known any of mine to grow anymore in length after 5 1/2 months but the muscle and body shape will continue to mature and grow in size until around 6- 6 1/2 months!!!