Do ferrets need a drink of water while working?

Ferrets
EDWARD COOK
I make sure my ferrets always have access to plenty of fresh water in their hutches and I also make a point of taking a bottle of fresh water with me if we?re ferreting in hot weather.

In conditions like this your ferrets deserve a drink and they will work all the better for it ? just think about how dehydrated and lethargic you get when the temperature rises and you?re not able to get a cooling drink!

Commonsense should tell you that on a hot, sunny, day you should place the ferret box in the shade and that you keep a close eye on how they?re working.

If, for instance, a ferret keeps turning towards a nearby puddle or stream then it?s obviously telling you something!

About the author

Edward Cook

A professional rabbit catcher and ferreting expert, he served for many years on the Shooting Times question-and-answer panels, answering readers on ferret feeding, welfare and working, and wrote features on rabbit control, including shooting alongside the combine harvester.

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