*** The Ferret Thread ***

[Nebbz]

Originally Posted by benjo

2 females or more, not sure on males but when they come into season they would need to be seperated.

a male and female pair could not live together as far as i know

they can provided you have them spayed/nurtured they live together just fine

[kizzy21_uk]

i have 2 boys together they are brothers tho.x

[gullywhippet]

dont matter that they are brothers,when they get to a certain age they will fight and i promise you there will be blood,get em both castrated

[Mulv]

Hi guys, I'm not normally found lurking in this section, but it's to help a friend out. Does anyone know of a vet that knows ferrets near Southampton?

[Bradders100]

Hello everyone

Just saw this thread and thought i'd have a nose as im a relatively new ferret owner!

My ferret is called Ferris and hes an amazing little munchkin!

Hes a little tiddler and tiny compared to his brothers and the others of his age he was being housed with but is coming along lovely

Having absolutely no issues with him what so ever

I dunno what i'd do without his cheekyness

[Kat91]

Missy our female kit - she's such a pain lol

The OH with Mir the boy kit:



Mir had a nasty fall and fractured his hip/leg socket and was taken in for surgery but the vet then decided he didn't need it as he seemed to be on the mend. He is now home and having lots of rest and painkillers and hopefully he will get better on his own. If not he will need the surgery and there is a high chance he won't make it

[SamRILEY]

just bringing this thread back to life

Has anyone got any new ferrets or any new kits they would like to share.

I havent got any ferrets but im working as a volunteer at my local ferret rescue

[zoe6660]

i did get a ferret after all bambo is 8 months old now maybe older but i had him from 6weeks old i know its young he is soo friendly he is on his own but he gets fuss from all my family and he is like a dog, he will come running in for his food and he will climb up my leg when he wants it and when i take it to his hutch he will run around nuts for it lol


not the best pictures but i got ones where he playing.

[SamRILEY]

Arwww, it would be nice to see some of him playing.

When im going tomorrow for the first time im helping out playing with all the rescues, first time going to hold a ferret !! i cant wait ill take some pictures wilst im there !!

[Shadowz]

Well I have something I would like to share.
I will call it the curse of being a ferret.

This is sprout the little christmas miracle.
Sprout came here to us just before christmas.
Sprout have been living "wild" with several people seeing him for 6 whole weeks - none of them fed him or tried to catch him until he was at collapsing point.
Several neighbours in the area had been seeing him for 6 plus weeks but none of them wanted to pick up or touch one of those horrid creatures.

This is sprout when he arrived - nothing but skin and bones and unable to eat and unable to walk anymore.





He had vet care within minutes of arriving but the next day he was even worse and I made the decision that maybe he was to far gone but we decided to spend another £100 and throw everything we could at him vet wise ( fluids , antibiotics , B12 injections etc etc )
Thankfully after 36hrs he was slightly more aware which meant we could start the long process of syringe feeding him.


We are now 3 weeks down the line and we have the most delightful little ferret still here with us ( ready to look for a home soon - hint hint LOL )
He is so so friendly and what started out looking like a little old man has actually turned out to be a young kit








I will never understand how people could watch him almost starve to death for 6 weeks thru the worst snow and ice seen in the UK in many many years without interfearing or at least calling someone to come get him.
People can be so cruel.