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Ferreting

My ferret is too fat!

A friend has given me an extremely fat ferret which hasn't been worked for several months. I read recently that I should put it on a cereal based diet. Do you agree? How can I get it back into working...

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Ferreting

What is a healthy diet for a ferret?

What, in your view, does a healthy diet consist of for a ferret? Do you feed it the same stuff each day or do you change it regularly? What do you give it to drink – water or milk, or both?

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Ferreting

Why are my ferrets are strange colours?

All the pictures I see of ferrets are either albinos or darker coloured hobs. I have just bought two jills and a hob from a friend and all three are almost black in colour. Have you come across such c...

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Ferreting

What’s the minimum number of ferrets for a day’s shooting?

Two friends and I plan to shoot rabbits over ferrets this year. What's the minimum number of ferrets we need for a day's shooting? We will be going no more than once a week.

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Ferreting

Can I domesticate a wild ferret?

I caught a feral ferret last Saturday and it's as wild as a hawk. Have I got any chance of domesticating it again? I've also been given a set of hemp purse nets but a lot of rabbits seem to be escapin...

By ShootingUK

Ferreting

When do you feed your ferrets?

How often, and at what times of the day do you feed your ferrets? One of my ferrets occasionally refuses to come out of a burrow and sometimes it can be underground for hours!

By ShootingUK