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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2016 10:10:36 GMT -5
So I've got my cage, now all I need is the supplies to fill it and the ferrets! I've considered rescue and, in three months time, if there are 2 or 3 suitable ferrets I will take on rescues but in the meantime would like to look for a breeder that I can talk to about taking on some of theirs.
I'm in Salisbury, Wiltshire which is right in the middle of the South West and South East meaning London is too far but so is Glastonbury, I'm sure there are plenty of working breeders but I'm after pets, not workers. There is Avon Valley but as far as I can tell they don't breed anymore, just race and work.
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Post by Heather on Dec 26, 2016 12:48:33 GMT -5
Don't knock working ferrets. My 'binos are all working stock and the most loving adorable wee brats they are too. They're one of the few ferrets I trust with my wee granddaughter (18 months). No, not alone and never unsupervised but the boys would never dream of harming her. A bit too smart but that's the fun of it. I don't refer to them as the B&E twins for nothing. This is the wrong time of year to be looking for kits. Breeders won't be having kits until the spring. As most breeders in the UK keep their wee ones outdoors, it will be April/May time frame before they get kits, though they might have retired breeders or last years kept to see mature and were then removed from the breeding list. ciao
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Post by crazylady on Dec 26, 2016 14:17:24 GMT -5
Heather is correct in all she is saying workers are pets in the right hands an owner of working ferrets has to know them inside and out and also have complete trust in them as they have to give there owner there trust too my guys are all from working stock and many a time I have had to place my hand down a rabbit burrow to retrieve them and its only rarely I get the odd nip ( its a case of hey thats my bunny get off lol) most uk ferrets evolve from working stock its only in the last 10 or 15 years they have become so called pets at one time no one would even think of housing a ferret indoors or keep it as a pet it was regarded as a working mans tool for pest control if you do get a kit my advice is handle handle and handle its the only way you can bond and set down the trust that is needed good luck take care bye for now Bev
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2016 14:31:34 GMT -5
Oh cool! I was under the assumption there was a difference, my bad!.
I won't actually be adopting/buying until March anyways (thought I'd added that, oops) I think I've found a breeder an have fallen in love with their ferrets but it looks like they're high demand.
I've left a few messages with quite a few rescues too but they're closed until January.
They'd be kept in my bedroom too so no worries about handling!
Thank you both!
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Post by crazylady on Dec 27, 2016 14:34:18 GMT -5
not a problem a ferret only becomes a fully fledged working ferret if it taken working lol it may come from working bloodlines but that does not mean it will be a nasty biting thing ( all ferrets have the urge to hunt thats one thing no one can breed out chasing a toy to them is hunting lol) what makes a big difference is how you handle it from being a baby if its good praise and reward if its bad then put it in its cage and show it bad manners gets you a time out and no fun lol they soon learn mine prefer a nice extra piece of meat than being scolded lol all it takes is time and patience and plenty of love take care bye for now Bev
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