Jills In Season

[redpat1 225]

I am keeping a couple of Hobs from recent litters, one will stay in tact for future breeding and the other is going to get the snip. It is around £50 for the op and as I keep six Jills he will earn his keep and save me money from spending out on Jill jabs next season alone. Then I should be able to get years of service from him saving me a fortune over his lifetime. Also, bringing them out of season means the Jills can be handled year round by my kids and I without the worry of body fluids staining our clothes and me getting an earful over it.

Edited August 12, 2013 by redpat1

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I am keeping a couple of Hobs from recent litters, one will stay in tact for future breeding and the other is going to get the snip. It is around £50 for the op and as I keep six Jills he will earn his keep and save me money from spending out on Jill jabs next season alone. Then I should be able to get years of service from him saving me a fortune over his lifetime. Also, bringing them out of season means the Jills can be handled year round by my kids and I without the worry of body fluids staining our clothes and me getting an earful over it.

[pie-eater 377]

 

 

Theres risks to every methord the last three hobs ive had snipped have all died of testicular cancer

Ive hear it can cause problems.. At what age did these ferrets die?

 

Any where between six and ten years

 

Not to bad then. Seems theres no perfect method but snipped hob still sounds best to me. I never liked the jill jab.

[onthehunt 40]

 

I am keeping a couple of Hobs from recent litters, one will stay in tact for future breeding and the other is going to get the snip. It is around £50 for the op and as I keep six Jills he will earn his keep and save me money from spending out on Jill jabs next season alone. Then I should be able to get years of service from him saving me a fortune over his lifetime. Also, bringing them out of season means the Jills can be handled year round by my kids and I without the worry of body fluids staining our clothes and me getting an earful over it.

 

Lol I think he meant the oils and urine from the coat cos hobs in season tend to roll around in their own pee

[pie-eater 377]

 

 

I am keeping a couple of Hobs from recent litters, one will stay in tact for future breeding and the other is going to get the snip. It is around £50 for the op and as I keep six Jills he will earn his keep and save me money from spending out on Jill jabs next season alone. Then I should be able to get years of service from him saving me a fortune over his lifetime. Also, bringing them out of season means the Jills can be handled year round by my kids and I without the worry of body fluids staining our clothes and me getting an earful over it.

 

Lol I think he meant the oils and urine from the coat cos hobs in season tend to roll around in their own pee

 

Do they? Not seen either of mine do that would explain the smell though lol.

[tote 870]

 

 

I am keeping a couple of Hobs from recent litters, one will stay in tact for future breeding and the other is going to get the snip. It is around £50 for the op and as I keep six Jills he will earn his keep and save me money from spending out on Jill jabs next season alone. Then I should be able to get years of service from him saving me a fortune over his lifetime. Also, bringing them out of season means the Jills can be handled year round by my kids and I without the worry of body fluids staining our clothes and me getting an earful over it.

 

Lol I think he meant the oils and urine from the coat cos hobs in season tend to roll around in their own pee

 

Doesn't read that way mate as he's talking about handling the jills.

[redpat1 225]

Cheers onthehunt, yeah they roll in their p*ss areas but not just hobs I have had the Jills doing it also unless that is the hobs rolling about with them and rubbing up on them, I imagine to make their scent strongest! When you pick them up and handle them they can leave a greasy stain which is slightly off colour and the musk is really hard to wash off.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Cheers onthehunt, yeah they roll in their p*ss areas but not just hobs I have had the Jills doing it also unless that is the hobs rolling about with them and rubbing up on them, I imagine to make their scent strongest! When you pick them up and handle them they can leave a greasy stain which is slightly off colour and the musk is really hard to wash off.

 

Never had that

[redpat1 225]

Also, the Hob we had here last year (now returned) was fine until in full season mode and I was the only one to be able to handle him comfortably. Do you fellas find that your Hobs are far more aggressive in the summer months?

[The one 8,594]

 

Cheers onthehunt, yeah they roll in their p*ss areas but not just hobs I have had the Jills doing it also unless that is the hobs rolling about with them and rubbing up on them, I imagine to make their scent strongest! When you pick them up and handle them they can leave a greasy stain which is slightly off colour and the musk is really hard to wash off.

 

Never had that

 

Same here never had that my mind was racing ahead though

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I think a lot of people are confusing the hunting life with the fluffy ferret forum !!

[redpat1 225]

 

 

Cheers onthehunt, yeah they roll in their p*ss areas but not just hobs I have had the Jills doing it also unless that is the hobs rolling about with them and rubbing up on them, I imagine to make their scent strongest! When you pick them up and handle them they can leave a greasy stain which is slightly off colour and the musk is really hard to wash off.

 

Never had that

 

Same here never had that my mind was racing ahead though

 

Sorry chaps, I didn't write it correctly at all. I was running out the door to the gym when I spotted the thread and didn't read my post back to myself before I posted it. lol

[The one 8,594]

I think a lot of people are confusing the hunting life with the fluffy ferret forum !!

No its just the school holidays

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I think a lot of people are confusing the hunting life with the fluffy ferret forum !!

 

 

The more I read on here the more I realise how little I know about ferret welfare.

[redpat1 225]

I was hoping this thread would disappear as I think I may have got a little bit mixed up I was asking my wife about the marks on the kids clothes and she looked at me like I was mental, although she remembers moaning about their scent being really strong on us when in season earlier in the year. She said the staining on their clothes was nothing to do with the ferrets if we are talking about the same thing, I have got it mixed up with another incident not ferret related at all. A lot of the reason they were extra smelly and oily though was probably down to me supplementing their diet with the fish (mostly mackerel) caught on the beach from earlier in the season as my stinkers love it when I have it and we think they probably started smelling better when my supply ran dry.

My apologies for talking absolute sh*t, those of you that know me will not be surprised at all . I am big enough to admit I may have got my wires well and truly crossed.

 

Pat