should i seperate ferrets?

[jf1970 328]

i have 2 9 mth old hobs,for the past few days the larger one is grabing the other by the scruff and simulating mating,they are brothers and are kept in same hutch,is this them reaching maturity and should i seperate them or will i just leave as they are?there is no fighting between them.

[auld salmon 28]

i would just keep them together unless the start fighting for real then it would be advisable to seperate them then

[paddy polecat 129]

i would just keep them together unless the start fighting for real then it would be advisable to seperate them then

 

Yeah mate they are just reaching maturity, but keep a good eye on them to make sure they dont get too rough with each other.

[stubby 175]

if they are not drawing blood from each other, leave them be

I have two 3yr old hob brothers, that have never been seperated, apart from when servicing jills, having hobs that live together can be handly if ferreting in summer, as normally hobs would fight

 

as another note, I have eleven ferts sharing a court at the moment, and seven of them are hobs, all get on brilliantly

[birkychrissy 3]

sounds like the biger ones just showin whos boss

[jf1970 328]

sounds like the biger ones just showin whos boss

the bigger one may be boss but smaller one is def better worker.

[The one 8,397]

Unless there cutting or marking each other up i'd leave them and see if they settle down

[dpb82uk 138]

i split mi hob and jills up weeks ago but both jills look like the hobs allredy had them so i will be out hunting up as much food as i can get

[Jamie m 668]

i split mi hob and jills up weeks ago but both jills look like the hobs allredy had them so i will be out hunting up as much food as i can get

i didnt know it was possible for them to get it on before the jills fully inseason any comments

[stubby 175]

i split mi hob and jills up weeks ago but both jills look like the hobs allredy had them so i will be out hunting up as much food as i can get

i didnt know it was possible for them to get it on before the jills fully inseason any comments

 

your right, unles the jills are in season at time of mating, a roughed up neck is not a gurantee'd mating

[Jamie m 668]

i split mi hob and jills up weeks ago but both jills look like the hobs allredy had them so i will be out hunting up as much food as i can get

i didnt know it was possible for them to get it on before the jills fully inseason any comments

 

your right, unles the jills are in season at time of mating, a roughed up neck is not a gurantee'd mating

thought as much i took my jills out a few weeks ago due to neck scaring .