might be a daft question

[Bobba_fett 117]

have any of u seen or heard of anyone crossing say a mink or a stoat with a ferret? could it work?

or heard of any one ferreting with a tame stoat?

for either to have any chance of working u'd need to get the stoat/mink young i'd i'd imagine.

cheers, Tom

Edited April 9, 2009 by Bobba_fett

[lurchers 2,999]

they recon it cant be done mate but ya get people who cross canaries with wild finches and hybrid birds of prey so you neva no

[The one 8,598]

If you have desant working ferrets why bother????

[Bobba_fett 117]

If you have desant working ferrets why bother????

 

just wondered.

[Guest darlolad]

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ANIMAL DOGS DIFFRENT BREEDS SO RECKON YOU COULD ASLONGF AS THER ALL FROM THE SAME FAMLY JUST LIKE YOU COULD CROSS A FOX WITH A DOG WELL YOU PROBS COULD LOL

[patdahat 41]

maybe the same as crossing a lion with a greyhound i dont think so. the only 1 to tame a mink or stoat is bodygrip or finn.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Give it a go and let us know how you get on.

[Kay 3,709]

Stoats X mink is called a stink

[comanche 3,301]

Stoats X mink is called a stink

We get quite few of these crosses running round the base of Arundel and various other old castles in Sussex . The technical term for them is ,I believe ,a "moat". I am soooooo sorry !

Edited April 9, 2009 by comanche

[Quixote 9]

The wild polecat/ferret hybrid's quite common, but they're an absolute bitch to handle & tend to kill underground a lot more than purebred ferrets. I believe they're used a lot in Eastern Europe insead of purebreds. I'm assuming you guys already know that the fert commonly called a 'polecat' is actually a purebred fert that just retains the polecat markings though genetic selection? (sorry if that's teaching some of you to suck eggs)

 

I've never heard of a ferret/stoat or mink hybrid personally, but as they're all mustelids they share some common genes so a hybrid shouldn't be completely out of the question. I imagine the disparate habitats & behaviours would preclude interbreeding being very common though

 

(and the 'moat' reference is just unforgiveable )

Edited April 9, 2009 by Quixote

[Quixote 9]

Incidentally, the correct name for a ferret with polecat markings is a 'fitch'

[Kay 3,709]

Stoats X mink is called a stink

We get quite few of these crosses running round the base of Arundel and various other old castles in Sussex . The technical term for them is ,I believe ,a "moat". I am soooooo sorry !

 

Dont appologise its almost as bad as my stink

[Kay 3,709]

Incidentally, the correct name for a ferret with polecat markings is a 'fitch'

 

I thought the term ''fitch'' was just the name for the pelt regardless of the colour , you learn summat every day

[COMPO 54]

have any of u seen or heard of anyone crossing say a mink or a stoat with a ferret? could it work?

or heard of any one ferreting with a tame stoat?

for either to have any chance of working u'd need to get the stoat/mink young i'd i'd imagine.

cheers, Tom

 

 

No.

[j davies 8]

If you have desant working ferrets why bother????

 

just wondered.

its like crossing a dog and a cat mate want work