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Posted on behalf of Emma semple at furry friends rescue.
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Posted on behalf of Emma semple at furry friends rescue.
Contact
07973569371
02084071080]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20235 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:31:19 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20235
1 - The Mother ( Pepsi ) with her 4 jills and 2 hobs

2 - The Aunty ( Coke )

3 - The rescue ( Blondie )

There is also the daddy who is happy to go between Pepsi & her lot and coke

However, I have tried and tried to reintroduce coke to the rest of the crew and it has failed miserably. I have come to the conclusion, that they will NEVER get to play together, even though Pepsi and Coke are sisters and before they had kits, they were inseperable.

Recently I took in a recycled jill, only a young lass, who was given to a dog to "dispose" of ( twisted ) and she ais a darling and full of fun, she used to be a very aggresive biter and now she is lovely and wsweet and her hips are now ppurely playful and not hurting in any way.

However...

Coke wants to kill her, and the other lot.
The other lot want to kill her and coke
Shandy ( who we assumed would be the most likely to be chilled out with her actually is the quickest to draw blood )
She is now terrified of all the others.

I have them all now in the same room in the house, each in their own cages of course, but they can all sniff around each other, I have been trying to introduce them a little by little but its simply not working.... Its not even giving us the tionyest hint that maybe one day it just might, its only gettign worse.

For example, Hercules ( Male hob - the largest and fattest lazyest sod we have ) I put him next to Blondies open door, and I put some pork in for him.. He went for the pork as expected and weas busy eating the pork when blondie sneaked up to him to have a sniff... I then got a few drops of Ferretone onto her neck, and soem on his too, and a few secodns later Hercules was licking at the ferretone, but in about 2 seconds flat, he started to cluck and then she screamed and at that moment, he flew into a frienzy.

I tried to wait to see if anything was going to happen, but it just got louder and more agressive.

Today, I got Twisty, the most pleasant and sweetest jill kit we have, I put some ferretone onto them both and I let them sniff each others neck, Twisty started to kick and I went to put them down when blondie screamed and this sent twisty into a frienzy just like Hercules and she attacked Blondie like a nutter.

Of course I am only giving you small examples of the sort of hassle that they are putting me through but its really gone beyond fun now.

Can anyone suggest anything to help me introduce blondie to either COKE or to the other lot.

I have a habit of waffling so Im trying to keep this short and so I will leave it there.

Thanks in advance]]>
1 - The Mother ( Pepsi ) with her 4 jills and 2 hobs

2 - The Aunty ( Coke )

3 - The rescue ( Blondie )

There is also the daddy who is happy to go between Pepsi & her lot and coke

However, I have tried and tried to reintroduce coke to the rest of the crew and it has failed miserably. I have come to the conclusion, that they will NEVER get to play together, even though Pepsi and Coke are sisters and before they had kits, they were inseperable.

Recently I took in a recycled jill, only a young lass, who was given to a dog to "dispose" of ( twisted ) and she ais a darling and full of fun, she used to be a very aggresive biter and now she is lovely and wsweet and her hips are now ppurely playful and not hurting in any way.

However...

Coke wants to kill her, and the other lot.
The other lot want to kill her and coke
Shandy ( who we assumed would be the most likely to be chilled out with her actually is the quickest to draw blood )
She is now terrified of all the others.

I have them all now in the same room in the house, each in their own cages of course, but they can all sniff around each other, I have been trying to introduce them a little by little but its simply not working.... Its not even giving us the tionyest hint that maybe one day it just might, its only gettign worse.

For example, Hercules ( Male hob - the largest and fattest lazyest sod we have ) I put him next to Blondies open door, and I put some pork in for him.. He went for the pork as expected and weas busy eating the pork when blondie sneaked up to him to have a sniff... I then got a few drops of Ferretone onto her neck, and soem on his too, and a few secodns later Hercules was licking at the ferretone, but in about 2 seconds flat, he started to cluck and then she screamed and at that moment, he flew into a frienzy.

I tried to wait to see if anything was going to happen, but it just got louder and more agressive.

Today, I got Twisty, the most pleasant and sweetest jill kit we have, I put some ferretone onto them both and I let them sniff each others neck, Twisty started to kick and I went to put them down when blondie screamed and this sent twisty into a frienzy just like Hercules and she attacked Blondie like a nutter.

Of course I am only giving you small examples of the sort of hassle that they are putting me through but its really gone beyond fun now.

Can anyone suggest anything to help me introduce blondie to either COKE or to the other lot.

I have a habit of waffling so Im trying to keep this short and so I will leave it there.

Thanks in advance]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20234 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:57:42 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20234 She is healthy other than that.
Any ideas, I had a male ferret about 20 years ago, and he never lost hair in patches.
Also, I have tried feeding her raw chicken wings ( my dogs love these) she wont eat them, even cut off some of the meat, the dog went in the next day and ate it, also tried buying her fish today, a big no no, and she was not very keen on minced beef, seems to prefer complete dry food. will eat that likes there's no tomorrow lol Should I give her anything extra if she wont eat BARF?
All my dogs love the barf diet. I might try tripe tomorrow
Nicky]]> She is healthy other than that.
Any ideas, I had a male ferret about 20 years ago, and he never lost hair in patches.
Also, I have tried feeding her raw chicken wings ( my dogs love these) she wont eat them, even cut off some of the meat, the dog went in the next day and ate it, also tried buying her fish today, a big no no, and she was not very keen on minced beef, seems to prefer complete dry food. will eat that likes there's no tomorrow lol Should I give her anything extra if she wont eat BARF?
All my dogs love the barf diet. I might try tripe tomorrow
Nicky]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20233 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:54:10 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20233 also there seems to be less poo but what there is is quite runny, i even heard muraco make a little fart noise which i've never heard before!
so, not sure if they've picked something up (maybe at the ferret show on sun?) and thats putting them off their food, or if i've just tried them with too much different stuff at once and them not eating the dried food has affected there poo.

thinking of giving them extra egg and cat milk, ok it wont make the poo more pleasant but it'll make sure they're eating something... any suggestions?
however they're just as energetic and excitable as always, they dont seem too bothered by it if they are ill!]]> also there seems to be less poo but what there is is quite runny, i even heard muraco make a little fart noise which i've never heard before!
so, not sure if they've picked something up (maybe at the ferret show on sun?) and thats putting them off their food, or if i've just tried them with too much different stuff at once and them not eating the dried food has affected there poo.

thinking of giving them extra egg and cat milk, ok it wont make the poo more pleasant but it'll make sure they're eating something... any suggestions?
however they're just as energetic and excitable as always, they dont seem too bothered by it if they are ill!]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20232 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:49:21 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20232
i just watched a video on youtube of someone feeding some ferrets live mice in a bath tub, i admit that doing it in a bath tub is a bit odd cos theres not really much hunting involved so they might as well be dead in the first place but i suppose its easy to clean.

just wondering what people think of it, theres loads of comments saying that its horrific, sick, twisted... etc... personally i dont think its that bad, i wouldnt do it myself but its not like they were letting ferrets loose on a toddler or anything...

anyway heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZG0Mouxe...re=related

thanks]]>
i just watched a video on youtube of someone feeding some ferrets live mice in a bath tub, i admit that doing it in a bath tub is a bit odd cos theres not really much hunting involved so they might as well be dead in the first place but i suppose its easy to clean.

just wondering what people think of it, theres loads of comments saying that its horrific, sick, twisted... etc... personally i dont think its that bad, i wouldnt do it myself but its not like they were letting ferrets loose on a toddler or anything...

anyway heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZG0Mouxe...re=related

thanks]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20230 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:06 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20230 We only have 1 ferret at the moment, so would be something we would maybe do next year, but this season would love to go out with someone and learn how its done.
My Husband has been out shooting rabbits with his friend and his lurchers in Wales, but we have no lurchers lol, so would love to get advise about netting please.
Nicky]]> We only have 1 ferret at the moment, so would be something we would maybe do next year, but this season would love to go out with someone and learn how its done.
My Husband has been out shooting rabbits with his friend and his lurchers in Wales, but we have no lurchers lol, so would love to get advise about netting please.
Nicky]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20229 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:32:30 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20229 She hasn’t had any stability in her life so obviously she’s going to be scared of me and I knew that. I hoped that by showing her kindness and working with her she would start trusting me and learning not to attack me

It had been going really well and after working with her I really thought that it was working and that she didn’t hate me any more - the way I went about it for people who haven’t seen it
http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/show...?tid=20168

Over the last few days though, it’s all gone downhill.
I’ve been getting her out of the cage at least 4 times a day to let her run around and work with the building trust stuff and it was all great she had stopped biting and I stopped being so scared of her.

Every time I’ve got her out over the last couple of days though, she has gone straight for the attack. I’m covered in cuts on my hands, arms, legs and feet from where she is constantly breaking the skin and drawing blood. This morning she even bit down to the bone on my finger. No matter what I do, she doesn’t seem to care, she’s more interested in attacking. I make sure I only get her out when she is fully fed etc but nothing is working.

I really don’t know what to do any more. I so wanted her to have a forever home with me because of everything she has gone through , but I can’t keep doing this. I am so so scared of her and the fear must be translating to her, because the more afraid I become the worse she attacks me. I am seriously considering giving her to someone who is more experienced with training bitey ferrets. I don’t want to have to rehome her (after this being at least her third home so far) but it seems like the only option]]> She hasn’t had any stability in her life so obviously she’s going to be scared of me and I knew that. I hoped that by showing her kindness and working with her she would start trusting me and learning not to attack me

It had been going really well and after working with her I really thought that it was working and that she didn’t hate me any more - the way I went about it for people who haven’t seen it
http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/show...?tid=20168

Over the last few days though, it’s all gone downhill.
I’ve been getting her out of the cage at least 4 times a day to let her run around and work with the building trust stuff and it was all great she had stopped biting and I stopped being so scared of her.

Every time I’ve got her out over the last couple of days though, she has gone straight for the attack. I’m covered in cuts on my hands, arms, legs and feet from where she is constantly breaking the skin and drawing blood. This morning she even bit down to the bone on my finger. No matter what I do, she doesn’t seem to care, she’s more interested in attacking. I make sure I only get her out when she is fully fed etc but nothing is working.

I really don’t know what to do any more. I so wanted her to have a forever home with me because of everything she has gone through , but I can’t keep doing this. I am so so scared of her and the fear must be translating to her, because the more afraid I become the worse she attacks me. I am seriously considering giving her to someone who is more experienced with training bitey ferrets. I don’t want to have to rehome her (after this being at least her third home so far) but it seems like the only option]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20228 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:11:16 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20228 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...nnies.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...death.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...stice.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...-lead.html

warning on this one
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...nnies.html]]> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...nnies.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...death.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...stice.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...-lead.html

warning on this one
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...nnies.html]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20227 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:31 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20227
We took him to the vets at 9 this morning, he couldn't hear anything wrong with his chest or heart so thinks its his throat. He gave him an injection of antibitotics and antiinflamitiries.

when we got home I took his dry food out so it wouldnt hurt his throat and but soup and some fresh cooked chicken in.

about an hour ago he was sick.



Louie is booked back in for Friday but obviousbly if he gets worse or anything I'll make sure we take him in before then.



Has anyone had any experience of anything simular? I nearly had a heart attack when i heard him choking (he wasn't actually choking tho)]]>
We took him to the vets at 9 this morning, he couldn't hear anything wrong with his chest or heart so thinks its his throat. He gave him an injection of antibitotics and antiinflamitiries.

when we got home I took his dry food out so it wouldnt hurt his throat and but soup and some fresh cooked chicken in.

about an hour ago he was sick.



Louie is booked back in for Friday but obviousbly if he gets worse or anything I'll make sure we take him in before then.



Has anyone had any experience of anything simular? I nearly had a heart attack when i heard him choking (he wasn't actually choking tho)]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20226 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:44:58 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20226
i got some intresting bits on town today and i just wanted to make sure my boys can eat them ok

iv got big fat pig tails and some tripe !!

my boys norm have mince (lamb,beef,chicken) . chicken wings . the odd bit of liver or heart (not to keen) lots of bones from the butcher and kibble .

thankyou

joanne fred and george]]>
i got some intresting bits on town today and i just wanted to make sure my boys can eat them ok

iv got big fat pig tails and some tripe !!

my boys norm have mince (lamb,beef,chicken) . chicken wings . the odd bit of liver or heart (not to keen) lots of bones from the butcher and kibble .

thankyou

joanne fred and george]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20225 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:49:12 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20225 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20224 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:10:19 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20224 Nicky ]]> Nicky ]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20223 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:42:30 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20223 hieght back 36" front 40" depth 24", length 72" this is a two floor hutch with a 24"x 24" bedroom on each level, Ramp between levels with a connected 4'x4'run. Main carcase 2"x2" par timber Cladding 12mm marine ply to be treated outside varnished inside with polycarbonate sheeting on the inside with lino flooring securely fixed in place, door frame timber 1 1/4" x1/2" par,
3" overhang all round on solid ply roof outer covered in bitumen sealant before roofing felt inner varnished with hammock hooks, small gutter at back straight to drain to prevent too much water going under house & causing damp. Top floor mesh access door to be covered in winter with plexiglass sheeting to keep out wind & rain but still allow ventilation by use of slightly offset bracket's, same on roof & sides of run]]> hieght back 36" front 40" depth 24", length 72" this is a two floor hutch with a 24"x 24" bedroom on each level, Ramp between levels with a connected 4'x4'run. Main carcase 2"x2" par timber Cladding 12mm marine ply to be treated outside varnished inside with polycarbonate sheeting on the inside with lino flooring securely fixed in place, door frame timber 1 1/4" x1/2" par,
3" overhang all round on solid ply roof outer covered in bitumen sealant before roofing felt inner varnished with hammock hooks, small gutter at back straight to drain to prevent too much water going under house & causing damp. Top floor mesh access door to be covered in winter with plexiglass sheeting to keep out wind & rain but still allow ventilation by use of slightly offset bracket's, same on roof & sides of run]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20222 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:39:53 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20222

Ernie climbing up on the table


The kits first egg-sperience - They tried to stash it!!!

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Ernie climbing up on the table


The kits first egg-sperience - They tried to stash it!!!

]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20221 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:21:47 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20221 Dusty in his favoret sleeping spot




I woke him up lol


The girls are now 6 months now, and Foxy and Farrow are doing great, we had a little scare that they may declan but it only lasted 24 hours so came to the conclution one was in heat and not happy about it, As you can see from the pics they love sleeping together in there tunnels.






Lastly I was very naulty yesterday, I spotted a lovely looking young lad in the Pets At Home adoption centre, I must admit I said I would never get one from there but being this little last was another pet shop retect and a loner he plus having Cy PTS as well ment he had to come home.
Meet Ash




Its the name they gave him not shore if I will keep it, but I do like it.

So there you go my little ones]]> Dusty in his favoret sleeping spot




I woke him up lol


The girls are now 6 months now, and Foxy and Farrow are doing great, we had a little scare that they may declan but it only lasted 24 hours so came to the conclution one was in heat and not happy about it, As you can see from the pics they love sleeping together in there tunnels.






Lastly I was very naulty yesterday, I spotted a lovely looking young lad in the Pets At Home adoption centre, I must admit I said I would never get one from there but being this little last was another pet shop retect and a loner he plus having Cy PTS as well ment he had to come home.
Meet Ash




Its the name they gave him not shore if I will keep it, but I do like it.

So there you go my little ones]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20220 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:41:32 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20220
A really great show which is well attended every year (last year went on until about 7pm as the kit class was so large).

All the usual colour classes. Dog show alongside. Brilliant atmosphere and refreshments as well ]]>
A really great show which is well attended every year (last year went on until about 7pm as the kit class was so large).

All the usual colour classes. Dog show alongside. Brilliant atmosphere and refreshments as well ]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20219 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:29:32 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20219 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20218 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:27:58 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20218 I took the paper out to change and noticed i couldnt get a fresh bit back. I then to my horror saw it was his legs!! He was dangeling down squahed and trapped between the wall and the cage. I got him out but he had gone and was so flat. I cant get it out my head and feel so so guilty and upset. He was so lovely and just like his dad. Licker was his nick name as he just used to love to cuddle up to me and my chap and lick us. I really cant get over it as its truly horific how he dies and never ever should of happend. Snowball was bad enough and now this! Im panicking constantly now checking all the time. Ive moved the cage away from the wall. He must of slipped or something i dont know. I cant help feeling he was trapped while i was so close but dodnt hear a thing!!! He must of suffocated.
The othere night beofre bed i went back about 20times!! in the end my chap had to drag me in. Ive kinda developed a obsessive comulsive disorder as am so paranoid now and upset. I just dont know what to do and am scared to death another of my family will die. I could accept it more if it was old age or a illness as hard and upsetting as it still woild be but this!!! I never ever dreamed any of them would get down there!!!]]> I took the paper out to change and noticed i couldnt get a fresh bit back. I then to my horror saw it was his legs!! He was dangeling down squahed and trapped between the wall and the cage. I got him out but he had gone and was so flat. I cant get it out my head and feel so so guilty and upset. He was so lovely and just like his dad. Licker was his nick name as he just used to love to cuddle up to me and my chap and lick us. I really cant get over it as its truly horific how he dies and never ever should of happend. Snowball was bad enough and now this! Im panicking constantly now checking all the time. Ive moved the cage away from the wall. He must of slipped or something i dont know. I cant help feeling he was trapped while i was so close but dodnt hear a thing!!! He must of suffocated.
The othere night beofre bed i went back about 20times!! in the end my chap had to drag me in. Ive kinda developed a obsessive comulsive disorder as am so paranoid now and upset. I just dont know what to do and am scared to death another of my family will die. I could accept it more if it was old age or a illness as hard and upsetting as it still woild be but this!!! I never ever dreamed any of them would get down there!!!]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20217 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:47:34 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20217
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liq3jFJewlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX9G-bNvEUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvqKk4lrZfw]]>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liq3jFJewlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX9G-bNvEUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvqKk4lrZfw]]> http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20216 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:24 +0100 http://www.ferretsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=20216 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQUUQZr1...re=related
Looks like a interesting video howether i couldnt understand a bloody word!
Shame he dont give them a decent diet and trim the nails etc.]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQUUQZr1...re=related
Looks like a interesting video howether i couldnt understand a bloody word!
Shame he dont give them a decent diet and trim the nails etc.]]>