INFORMATION ON KEEPING FERRETS

saz · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: INFORMATION ON KEEPING FERRETS

BEST AGE TO GET A FERRET : -

THIS DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU HAVE KEPT THEM BEFORE AND HOW USED TO THEM YOU ARE. MOST PEOPLE WANT KITS COZ THEY LOOK CUTER BUT IF YOUVE NEVER KEPT THEM BEFORE YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITH A SLIGHTLY OLDER ONE . AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS OLD . THEN THEY WILL HAVE LESS ENERGY , GENERALLY BE ALOT CALMER AND WILL NOT NIP LIKE KITS DO .

HOUSING ?

I WOULDNT RECOMEND KEEPING THEM INDOORS !!! I NO THAT SOUNDS WEIRD BUT I DO ACTUALLY KNOW A LASS THAT DOES. ITS NOT NICE !! LOL
HOUSING FERRETS IS SIMPLE A SIMPLE RABBIT HUTCH WOULD DO THE TRICK . SO LONG AS THEY HAVE PLENTY OF RM TO PLAY AND STRETCH THEIR LEGS . PRETTY MUCH SAME AS ALL CAGED ANIMALS . THEY NEED A HUTCH WHICH HAS SEPERATE BED AND RUNS . SO THEY CAN PICK A CORNER IN THE RUN FOR "LITTER" . SO THEN THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR BUSINESS IN THEIR BEDS .
FERRETS LOVE TUBES TO RUN THROUGHT AND PLAY IN . THEY ARE VERY PLAYFULL BY NATURE . IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FUNDS THEY LOVE HUTCHES WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR THEM TO EXPLORE BUT THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL .
WOTEVA KIND OF HUTCH YOU DECIDE TO HOUSE THEM IN MAKE SURE IT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR THE NUMBER OF FERRETS YOU HAVE .

SMELL ??
I WILL ADMIT THAT FERRETS DO HAVE THEIR OWN SMELL . IT ISNT THAT BAD ITS JUST SLIGHTLY MUSKY . CASTRATED AND SPAYED FERRETS DONT SMELL AS MUCH . BUT PROVIDING YOU CLEAN THEM OUT REGUARLY YOU SHOULDN'T NOTICE IT ANYWAY .
ALTOUGH I WOULD RECCOMEND WEARING AN OLD JUMPER OR SOMETHING WHILST HANDLING THEM .

GENERAL HUSBANDRY
FERRETS WILL LITTER IN A CERTAIN CORNER THIS MUST BE CLEANED OUT DAILY .THEN YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO CLEAN THEIR WHOLE HUTCH OUT EVERY COUPLE OF WKS . TRY TO LEAVE SOME OLD SAWDUST IN THEIR BED IN ORDER TO LEAVE SOME OF THEIR SCENT .
MAKE SURE YOU HANDLE THEM DAILY IN ORDER TO HELP BOND WITH THEM AND STOP THEM BECOMING WILD AND BITING MORE .

FEEDING
THEIR ARE PLENTY OF COMPLETE DRY FERRET FOODS AVALIABLE ON THE MARKET . THESE WILL DO AS THEY ARE COMPLETE AND THEY WILL GIVE YOUR FERRET EVERYTHING IT NEEDS . BUT I ALSO GIVE MINE A RABBIT OR 2 AS A TREAT FOR THEM .

JILLS
JILLS (FEMALES) HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO BE MATED IF THEY ARE NOT SPAYED.
BASICALLY THEY WILL COME INTO SEASON IN EARLY SPRING. THE WAY TO SEE THIS IS THAT THE VULVA WILL BE SWOLLEN . ONCE SHES IN HEAT SHE WONT GO OUT OF IT UNTIL THE END OF THE BREEDING SEASON UNLESS SHE IS MATED . IF YOU DONT WANT KITS WAYS AROUND THIS ARE TO MATE HER WITH A VASECTOMISED HOB OR TO TAKE HER TO THE VETS AND THEY WILL GIVE HER A HORMONE INJECTION. IF YOU DONT DO ANYTHING AND LEAVE HER TILL THE END OF THE SEASON SHE COULD BECOME VERY ILL DEVELOPING SOMETHING CALLED APLASTIC ANAEMIA. THIS COULD POSSIBLY KILL HER.
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craigmosley · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

Where would i get one from?

Iv never seen one in a petshop ? Very Happy

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saz · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

lol i knew i would of missed something lol

look in pet shop windows !! theres normally a few people advertising them in their . also search the net . thats easiest way Smile

anything else ???
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craigmosley · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

Which is the most aggresive........male or female?.......

Sorry..........i know nothing !! Embarassed

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saz · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

lol its fine .

ive never really had much of a problem with either . unless the jill has kits obviously then she is slightly more aggressive . but you shoudlt be going nr the kits anyway lol
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craigmosley · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

ERM............ Embarassed

Last one............. Rolling Eyes

So its ok to have just one?..................say a male? (they seem to be less hasstle...like all males !!)

and .............do 2 males get on together?

Bet your glad you invited me on here now !!ha ha Rolling Eyes

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saz · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

it can be ok to jus have one but they do prefer to live in groups . some people say that males dont get along but thats another thing ive neva had a problem with . if they were to fight siple answer aplit em up .

its all about learning as you go along with ferrets lol
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craigmosley · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject:

And most important....................KEEP AWAY FROM THE END THAT HAS THE TEETH !!

Laughing

Thanx for that...........sorry to be a pest but i dont want to go into something half heartedly
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saz · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

no it good u take the time to find out all this first Smile

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