tiercel Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Saw an add in the Ad Trader yesterday. "3 Jill ferrets £10 each. Working stock well handled" Thought, that a must as I am looking for ferrets. Phoned up, they were 30 miles away. But only one Jill 2 Hobs. Still no problem can get another Jill asap and will be sorted. "Well Handled" So far the Bitch has had me 3 times Once she would not let go and had to pull her off. :blink: Wondering now how much work the stock has had. Time will tell. She is a bit thin for this time of year, but that is probebly down to not being able to compete with the hobs for food. And being fed on dried food. Tiercel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Congrats TC, I know you have been looking for awhile now :blink: Get her in shape and working.....January is a possible NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 You will be fine old man :blink: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 Iv heard dead rats from places that sell snake food, are good to put weight on ferts? Good luck with them. :blink: Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 If the ferret has bitten you 3 times hard, not a play bite, it hasnt been Well handled, lol. Try feeding them all meat, like a whole rabbit then she can eat all she wants, i dont find that my hobs eat all the food so the others dont get any, if not buy a couple more bowls, so each can have their own so they all get a share. :blink: Unsure whether rats will put weight on a ferret, would of thought that fatty meats and duck soup will put it on them,,, oh and goats milk, but in moderation. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestbry Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 TC u still after a white young jill? if you are i got 3 here i won't need 3 so if you want 1 of them shes yours very very handable DON'T BITE lol never been worked Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 TC u still after a white young jill? if you are i got 3 here i won't need 3 so if you want 1 of them shes yours very very handable DON'T BITE lol never been worked Bry Bry you have a pm. Tiercel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestbry Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 TC u still after a white young jill? if you are i got 3 here i won't need 3 so if you want 1 of them shes yours very very handable DON'T BITE lol never been worked Bry Bry you have a pm. Tiercel. PM returned mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreg Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 I got one of mine at about 3 or 4 months old and it was just the same! really liked to gnaw on my wrists and thumb though i didnt get the feeling it was play biting, i knew it could do a lot worse, and not let go, but it didnt. got the impression it hadnt been handled much, all mine were handled since a couple of weeks old, or bought at 7 or 8 and they never bite me. try not to resort to givin it a crack, i found chucking it back in the cage and taking its food for an hour did the trick, soft as owt now;) as for food i think the dry stuff is really good, 40% protein, 40% fat, you dont find that in meat! though i think a mix is better. good luck with it anyway mate Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I got one of mine at about 3 or 4 months old and it was just the same! really liked to gnaw on my wrists and thumb though i didnt get the feeling it was play biting, i knew it could do a lot worse, and not let go, but it didnt. got the impression it hadnt been handled much, all mine were handled since a couple of weeks old, or bought at 7 or 8 and they never bite me. try not to resort to givin it a crack, i found chucking it back in the cage and taking its food for an hour did the trick, soft as owt now;) as for food i think the dry stuff is really good, 40% protein, 40% fat, you dont find that in meat! though i think a mix is better. good luck with it anyway mate :( Greg after reading the post left about feeding dead rat, which I had never heard off, I did some research, it seems its the norm in the USA, heres a bit I copied an pasted quote;They also feed a mostly prey diet instead of a dry ferret or kitten food. The nutrients of a rat carcass are 55% protein, 38% fat, 9% carbohydrates, 1.2% fibre, (moisture content 64%). Thus they feed a high protein, high fat, and very low carbohydrate diet. I think that is why they have less Insulinoma problems. maybe its just a brit thing, but I'd never feed a dead rat to my fert, but on reading other articles on feeding it seems that better results(longer living ferts) are gained from feeding whole carcasses, rather than dry mix only hopefully Im giving my ferts the best of both worlds, dry mix available all the time, with a weekly addition of meat/bone being rabbit/pigeon etc and a weekly treat of an egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Stubby, my point exactly. :( I got some frozen domestic rats from a pet shop, that sells snake food and the ferts seem to thrive on it. You get them in different sizes, i went for the huge ones and they are big, i can tell you Along with rabbits, odd pheasent, hare, they are very healthy. I ony give them the dry ferret food, very ocasinally, when i run out of whole carcasse food and that is not often. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 what happened to green tripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Saying that i bet frozen rats are expensive, and id never feed them a wild one!! Alex Hot bovril, gravy, or marmite are good as a warming treat for frets"" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Your right alex, they are a wee bit expensive 2 Euro each , over here , that works out around a £1 each roughly over their. But, they are very good for them I would NEVER, feed wild rats, too risky. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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