ferret kit difference

[Ferretboy111]

This a picture of the difference in size between a resuced under poorly fed ferret kit, IE: dog food which is the albino hob on the right, and one of my 11 kits i raised which were fed on rabbit, pigeon breasts, ferret food biscuits and the occasional bowl of goats milk on the left. My kit in this picture actually is at the 8 week stage and the rescued one over 8 weeks.

 

Alex

 

Feed them right and they will grow up to be great workers aswell as pets.

[magman]

could just be down to the breed mate .

had a few very small albinos and they worked great .

always go for the small breeds not as much digging ?

 

both look in good nick to me

[Ferretboy111]

Well the mum of my kits was as small as you like, we get over 350 ferret kits/adults in the scoiety each year so we can generally tell the difference between a well fed ferret and a poor one, also one could tell from their temperments.

 

They will get strongly after a healthier/nutrient ferret diet.

Alex

[the pelt man]

Sorry but you just cant say that the size dif is down to the diet, Ferrets like people come in all dif shapes & sizes.

Even though i dont rescue Ferrets i have had a few over the years & they were all sizes at 8 weeks.

 

Yes give your kits a good diet, but please dont genralize they way you have.

 

PELT MAN

[Ferretboy111]

Yes you do get many shapes and sized ferrets, kits or adults!

 

However the main reason for this, bar the lineage, is because of their diet.

 

IE: u could get a ferret kit which is massive but one can see instantly whether or not its been fed on a good or poor diet from its general condition and vitality.

 

This rescue kit in picture, was fed on a poor diet and one could tell that it was from the experience ive had with the hundreds in. looking at the kits i thought that it was at the 6 weeks stage, however only after looking at its teeth could i see it wasnt.

 

[the pelt man]

one can see instantly whether or not its been fed on a good or poor diet from its general condition and vitality.

 

This rescue kit in picture, was fed on a poor diet and one could tell that it was from the experience ive had with the hundreds in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking at the kits i thought that it was at the 6 weeks stage,

 

 

however only after looking at its teeth could i see it wasnt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You seem to have contradicted yourself slightly

 

All i was trying to point out is that posting that picture & making your statement may misslead people who aren't as good at you when it comes to Ferrets, into thinking or telling others that they aren't feeding there kits right because they are small, which may not be the case.

 

I started my Kits on wet food just before there eyes opened, they are on dry food, Rabbit & Pigeon. These Kits are around the same size as the albino in your picture & are 6 weeks old.

 

My Gill who is 2 years old is around the same size as your Polecat Kit & i can tell you she has had a good diet from birth. So to the untrained eye small dosen't always mean bad Husbandry.

 

 

Regards

 

PELT MAN