Ferrets As Pets/workers

[rabbit demon 301]

I'd never put a hutch where they live straight on the ground it will get damp and the ferrets will get sick, I'd have legs on it and have it at least a foot off the ground.

[pie-eater 377]

If youre after a pair of ferrets 2 jills is probably the best option. As you know youl have to get them bought out of season probably twice a year. The other option that might be worth considering is 2 castrated hobs. Of course this will be more expensive in the short term.

[nothernlite 18,023]

You get two jills your aware they will come into season each year and stay in season till you do something about it ?.

your joking lol had ferrets for alot of years got a snipped hob in me other hutch use to just have a litter from them most years and leave them together with the two jills together never had alot of kits think they use eat most of them which was handy lol

[Meeks 153]

Need to watch when feeding eggs.people think because wild polecats etc eat eggs in the wild its acceptable to feed eggs all the time to there working ferrets,when infact wild ones only have access to eggs at one time of the year so don't eat that much of them,hence over feeding eggs isn't good for them.whole rabbit carcasses all the time if you have them you can't go wrong

[WhiteRabbit 112]

I'd have their run on the concrete too, for the same reason but also to get the claws down. Otherwise it will be a bugger to cut them manually.

 

White

[Foxi_Roxi 21]

thanks for all the replies. the hutch will be off the floor and on legs, having other animals (rabbits and guinea pigs, years ago mind!) i know to keep them off the floor. the run im going to have will be moveable so they can have a bit of time on grass and concrete. Certainly alot to think of. If i had a jill spayed does that affect their working ability? (sorry if that sounds stupid!)

[The one 8,395]

It wont affect her working ability but what happens if she turns out to be a cracking worker , you cant breed from her to keep your line going , and its a big operation for a small animal snipping a hob is much easier

[Foxi_Roxi 21]

It wont affect her working ability but what happens if she turns out to be a cracking worker , you cant breed from her to keep your line going , and its a big operation for a small animal snipping a hob is much easier

ahh right.. can you keep two hobs together or not?

[WhiteRabbit 112]

 

It wont affect her working ability but what happens if she turns out to be a cracking worker , you cant breed from her to keep your line going , and its a big operation for a small animal snipping a hob is much easier

 

ahh right.. can you keep two hobs together or not?

Of course you can pal, they do play fight a lot - sometimes to get too carried away though but they'll be fine.

Probably no,different to the Jill's really.

 

White

[The one 8,395]

 

It wont affect her working ability but what happens if she turns out to be a cracking worker , you cant breed from her to keep your line going , and its a big operation for a small animal snipping a hob is much easier

ahh right.. can you keep two hobs together or not?

 

Aye if you get them castrated or they will hump each other