Countrybumpkinboy Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi there I am thinking of getting a couple of ferrets but was wondering if either gender is better than the other. i know that a jill can get ill if not mated with during her season so would it be best to get a hob and a jill? I have had experiance working ferrets but ive never kept them before any guidance would be a great help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 get a hob ferret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Nice to see somebody thinking ahead ,Ferrets are social animals but if your just getting one go for a hob , a hob will come into season and all that will happen is his stones will drop out his body . A jill will swell up and if not given a jill jab or mated with a snipped hob will have to be kept really clean but even then i think repeated not mating a jill in season reduces her life span . And getting a snipped hob and jill you might still have to separate them as the hob can force himself on the jill repeatedly marking up her neck or even cutting her . I prefer running a snipped hob with 4/6 jills and unless he has a Favorite he shouldn't mark that many jills up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countrybumpkinboy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I was thinking of getting two will two hobs live together happily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I was thinking of getting two will two hobs live together happily? Mine do.They may squabble a bit at meal times but it's nothing to worry about. In another run I have a hob and jill living together in the winter months,which I separate as the nights grow lighter unless I want them to mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hi there I am thinking of getting a couple of ferrets but was wondering if either gender is better than the other. i know that a jill can get ill if not mated with during her season so would it be best to get a hob and a jill? I have had experiance working ferrets but ive never kept them before any guidance would be a great help I have 3 of each…and one of the hobs had the snip, so he takes the jill’s out of season. He does get a bit of stick when he is put back with the other 2, but that doesn’t last to long. Good cages, plenty of water, keep them out of the extreme cold and heat. I won’t get on what to feed them as the varied diet mine have of rabbit, hare, pigeon, pheasant and the occasional egg and milk works a treat for me. My ferreting partner Chris gets his ferrets from a rescue centre and they all come sniped in one form or another, they all work very well, he has taken one back as it started to pick on the smaller ones. So food for thought TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan gun Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 not my post but out of intrest how much are the jill jabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 not my post but out of intrest how much are the jill jabs last i heard they were about £30 each.........hence why i have a hob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 last i heard they were about £30 each.........hence why i have a hob It cost me £37 to have 3 jills jabbed last year, it all depends on where you go for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 hobs are more laid back, infact horizontal at times. my first was a white hob, fat as a pig and as gentle as a lamb. i kept jills mainly for ratting but always enjoyed rabbiting with a white plodding hob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I agree with washerboy. I have two jill and an 8 month old hob if I had too keep only one it would be jeff I just like his slower speed and nothing seems too phase him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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