Ferrets

[RatSnatcher 0]

I havn't kept ferrets for 25 years, when I was a lad I used to feed mine the odd bit of liver here and there chicken giblets, and any rabbits we caught or shot.

 

I am in hampshire and I am considering getting a couple of ferrets once again, but I have a few questions?

 

1. I feed my terrier raw minced chicken, rabbit, tripe, is it considered ok to feed ferrets the same gear as I feed my dog?

 

2. I plan to use these ferrets with my pest control job, rabbits and rats, for rats is a smaller ferret a better option as obviously the idea is to bolt the dirty fuggers?

 

3.should I make the final decision who's got some in Hampshire

 

cheers lads

 

Rats

[victor 10]

yes thay can neat pritty much what ever you give them, umm not 100% sure about ratting but id say that a skinny jill or a small hob would be best becasue of the size o the holes thay have to go down, and dont know anny thing about the last question. hope this helps a bit

Edited September 20, 2008 by victor

[stubby 175]

I have found the ferts will not eat tripe for my dogs, others may have different results, would be far better feed on rabbit, wood pidgeon etc

as for ratting with them, again, I wouldent but others do, what are you going to do with the flushed rats?, shoot or dogs

far better in my eyes to use a smoker and have the terriers waiting, than risk a badly wounded ferret

[ratman 1 0]

my ferrets donot like tripe it mite just be mine. But all good on the rest but do the dogs like ferret as a treet??

[Guest on the hill]

dowt youll find many people who will give you a ferret just so you can kill it (work rats with it) there are better and easyr ways of doing things, like a smoker allthough it costs

Edited September 20, 2008 by on the hill

[Coatesy900 0]

A big old hob can obviously take more abuse from a rat than a little jill could, but it depends on the size of the holes etc as to what you can use. If possible, avoid ratting with them as its pretty risky tbh.

 

Pretty much any meat (or tripe) is ok to feed 'em, as long as you know its safe (no infection/diseases etc. visable) but if you mean like canned dog food, then no. Its pretty bad for them altogether and doesnt give them the right nutrients.

[ratman 1 0]

do not work hobs on rats you might have a big hole to start but soon go to a small one

one morning my cat had a mole so i feed it to my ferrets they loved it

[sue 1]

firstly my ferrets wont eat tripe and i dont use them for ratting i wouldnt take the risk with my ferrets ,i always smoke them to my terriers

[victor 10]

maby it is only australian ferrets that will eat annything apart from me and fox lol.

[Guest on the hill]

one of my ferrets would eat anything you put infront of it but he is quite ferrel

[will.f11 24]

if you manage to find a good working line of ratters in your area then they should be the perfect size for what you need. And then I suppose that ferret will work fine on rabbit