Bit Of A Strange One

[Fat-Ferret 857]

I have 8 jills together and two Hobs live with them during the winter - A few of them are quite old, two of the eldest are 8 & 9.

 

Anyway, the very old one was going downhill over the last week, she was loosing fur and weight and I decided I would have her put to sleep this week. I fed them yesterday morning and checked them first thing this morning to find only the head and skin of the old one - It seems she died and the others ate her...I have never saw this before, has anyone else?

 

 

[neil b 2,264]

Must be hungry if there eating there own

[CraignTod 278]

I have 8 jills together and two Hobs live with them during the winter - A few of them are quite old, two of the eldest are 8 & 9.

 

Anyway, the very old one was going downhill over the last week, she was loosing fur and weight and I decided I would have her put to sleep this week. I fed them yesterday morning and checked them first thing this morning to find only the head and skin of the old one - It seems she died and the others ate her...I have never saw this before, has anyone else?

 

 

Sh17 me lol sorry but thats shocked me

[Micheala Robinson 400]

Hope she was dead before they started tucking in ?

Edited November 15, 2016 by Micheala Robinson

[The one 8,397]

Might of pick up she was weak and killed her , but last week was really cold i upped my feeding amount i put in i would sooner waste some meat than under feed them in these conditions

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Seen the odd baby go missing, but never seen a grown one eaten – mine always have more than they can eat, and their diet is mainly fresh meat (whole rabbit) and once a week I cook mice, with petvite and egg

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Thats why its strange, there was still rabbit in the run from monday morning, they get more than enough feeding - They are well kept and in good nick.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

I could understand if they got all dry food and felt like a change, that is weird, it might be more common than we think, I just havnt seen it happen, someone on here might have seen it ??

[ferret1988 20]

I've heard of this before on more then one occasion and does seem to be when the older ones on the way out, ive had the same this week a couple of the gills attacking the old gill for no reason I I've removed her but cant see her lasting long as all her teeth have now dropped out (through old age) she still eating but she seems to be getting less and less interested in getting up and struggles to her feet it may be her time unfortunately

Edited November 16, 2016 by ferret1988

[bhawk 64]

I've seen it once, it was my old bosses ferrets, all that was left was a strip of skin, nothing else. And they were fat ass hell too, no reasons I could think of