does anyone keep ferrets

[vanreets]

hi guys

looking to get a ferret to keep the rats down as worked well last time does anyone keep ferrets etc and how much would i be willing to pay for one whats best girls or boys what size hutch do they need?

thanks very much

p.s i know this is a pigeon site but you guys may have a problem with rats and use ferrets

[Guest joshdonlan]

A few of us on here keep ferrets. They need plenty of handling and exercising. My hobs are very tame and do not bite me ever, but theyre good at their job.

 

Ive always found albinos to be more aggressive, anyone else found that?

 

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

hi guys

looking to get a ferret to keep the rats down as worked well last time does anyone keep ferrets etc and how much would i be willing to pay for one whats best girls or boys what size hutch do they need?

thanks very much

p.s i know this is a pigeon site but you guys may have a problem with rats and use ferrets

Where you from i know a guy comes down to our lofts with his ferrets.

 

 

[vanreets]

Where you from i know a guy comes down to our lofts with his ferrets.

 

 

dorset

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

Too far i'm about 500 miles away  ;D ;D

[vanreets]

Too far i'm about 500 miles away  ;D ;D

 

yeah its a little bike ride ;D ;D ;D i think i would be better buying one

[Guest W.A.C]

ferrets are great little ratters altho a descent sized rat will give your ferret a bonnie n sore face infact i have heard o rats killing ferrets and yep ive noticed the albinos are more aggressive i kept ferrets and runnin dogs all my life but due to keeping the doos i wouldnt even consider keeping ferrets at the mo,their great escape artists and id be devistated if they got into my birds, my advice would be to invite one o the boys round wit their ferrets im sure they would be glad o the sport  

[Guest spin cycle]

i used to keep ferrets for rabbits...i used to prefer gills. one thing i noticed is that they don't like to get hot. a nice dry/ draft free hutch...but in a shady spot. kept cool i found them tranquil , clean nice animals. but they're real escape artists and killers...if they get with your birds. weldmesh for hutch fronts mine would bite through chicken wire.

[Guest peter.j]

ferrets are great little ratters altho a descent sized rat will give your ferret a bonnie n sore face infact i have heard o rats killing ferrets and yep ive noticed the albinos are more aggressive i kept ferrets and runnin dogs all my life but due to keeping the doos i wouldnt even consider keeping ferrets at the mo,their great escape artists and id be devistated if they got into my birds, my advice would be to invite one o the boys round wit their ferrets im sure they would be glad o the sport  

 

been in to lurchers etc all my life also but if you have a loft a fitchet could enter id be worried as you can guarantee rats and mice can get in there also...y.i.s pete

[Guest W.A.C]

aye your right u cant beat a little gill for rabbits they tend to be too small to hold a rabbit therefore 9 times out o 10 the rabbit will bolt with gill attached great fun

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

Where you from i know a guy comes down to our lofts with his ferrets.

 

 

give him the address a bet he would walk down to dorset would take him months tho the amount of people he talks to on his travels

[vanreets]

 

give him the address a bet he would walk down to dorset would take him months tho the amount of people he talks to on his travels

 

no i am not that mean i will send a bike down lol ;D ;D ;D

[vanreets]

how much should i pay for one max

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

 

give him the address a bet he would walk down to dorset would take him months tho the amount of people he talks to on his travels

Aye probably would Greig he also smells worse than his ferrets  :X

 

 

[Guest W.A.C]

it all depends how deep your pockets are i wouldnt pay more than a tenner

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

it all depends how deep your pockets are i wouldnt pay more than a tenner

Aye but your an Aberdonian  ;D ;D

 

 

[sammy]

it all depends how deep your pockets are i wouldnt pay more than a tenner

 

thats robbery a fiver max and still getting done at that ;D ;D ;D ;Dused to get them for 50p many years ago

[p charlton]

the is loads of young about at this time of year they are giving them away

[celtic]

Try your local free ads paper, you'll pick one up for a fiver or so.

[vanreets]

ok i have got a plan if i buy one i will then use for a month or so intill rats are gone then sell it :-/

[Guest peter.j]

ok i have got a plan if i buy one i will then use for a month or so intill rats are gone then sell it :-/

 

borrow one to many animals being passed around

[Guest bakes]

 

borrow one to many animals being passed around

 

total agree i work my ferrets have since i was young on rabbits and rats wouldnt give a ferret to some one that will have it for a a small time then get rid off it find someone local who could come round and work his ferrets around where you keep your birds

[white logan]

how much should i pay for one max

 

there are that many being bred you will find one for free to a good home mate

[vanreets]

 

there are that many being bred you will find one for free to a good home mate

 

;) ;) ;)

[chickadee]

Try the ferret rescue centres  

 

http://www.ferrettrust.org/