adult ferret required.

[mike1458 14]

Hi guys. I have lost all my working stock of ferrets over the last few weeks to some mystery disease, and I am only left with one retired hob and 2 jill kitts. I'm after a working adult within an hours drive from Gloucestershire. Money waiting. Any help appreciated.

 

Mike

[Ideation 8,217]

That really sucks mate. Out of interest what were the symptoms etc etc etc???

[mike1458 14]

No symptoms, one minute they was fine, next dead. No marks or anything. My theory is hedgehogs. A few days before they died, I started seeing hedgehogs in my garden and witnessed one going right up to the bottom cage. I didn't mind this as they keep my slugs and snails down. But 2 days later one of my ferret kitts (13ish weeks) died. Thought nothing of it, until 2 days later, my best worker died. The next day, I moved 4 baby hedgehogs and one ?mummy? to the local hedgehog sanctuary. That night I lost the brother of my good worker. Since then, which is 5 days, I have not lost any ferrets and none have signs. Unfortunately I now only have one retired and 2 kitts. So I am pretty certain the hedgehog was carrying something other than ticks and fleas and past it on. And like I said 5 days and all seems good.

 

Mike

[ferretertom 7]

hi mate i have a 2 year old small silver mitt jill you could have, she will only eat raw meat/or tinned as shes got an undershot jaw, not been worked but id imagain it would do because shes bred of my mates lines which are reliable.

Very tame doesnt bite.

[mike1458 14]

Bit too far really ferretertom. Thanks for the offer though. I appreciate it.

 

Mike

[rossi_j 99]

this is a proper blow to a ferreter at any time and even more so in the run up to the start of the season.

 

Those two brothers were held in very high regards as workers by mike and all his stock is very well looked after and cared for, feel for you mate!

 

 

Hope someone can help out!!

 

 

.atb. .ste.

Edited August 8, 2011 by rossi_j

[theferreter 311]

this is a proper blow in the run up to the start of the season.

 

Hope someone can help out!!

 

 

.atb. .ste.

shit one alrite espically with the new season starting shortly atb on getting sorted out with a new ferret

[Ideation 8,217]

Alright mate, not got a working ferret, but do have two well bred hobs off this years litter, if you get stuck and need to up your teams numbers. Like i said, not working ferrets, but will work well. Born 19th May.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

No symptoms, one minute they was fine, next dead. No marks or anything. My theory is hedgehogs. A few days before they died, I started seeing hedgehogs in my garden and witnessed one going right up to the bottom cage. I didn't mind this as they keep my slugs and snails down. But 2 days later one of my ferret kitts (13ish weeks) died. Thought nothing of it, until 2 days later, my best worker died. The next day, I moved 4 baby hedgehogs and one ?mummy? to the local hedgehog sanctuary. That night I lost the brother of my good worker. Since then, which is 5 days, I have not lost any ferrets and none have signs. Unfortunately I now only have one retired and 2 kitts. So I am pretty certain the hedgehog was carrying something other than ticks and fleas and past it on. And like I said 5 days and all seems good.

 

Mike

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[mike1458 14]

A big public thank you to Jonnyboy for letting me have one of his adult jills. I greatly appreciated. 100% top guy. Thanks once again Jon.

 

Mike

[johnny boy68 11,726]

A big public thank you to Jonnyboy for letting me have one of his adult jills. I greatly appreciated. 100% top guy. Thanks once again Jon.

 

Mike

Your welcome mate........wouldn't like to see anybody this close to the season without a ferret.