Sharon maybe you could put down that river side vet's also have a place in bathgate and that rhona also works there as some people might not know livingston that well.Wullie
Oh no looks like the Bots have been busy again.Wullie
By usual ones I meant red, blue, green, yellow etc. Here's a link with colours and sizes http://jerzees-eu.com/mod_1/pages/mod_1.4/pages/mod_1.4.11/pages/index.php?productID=Zt180&deptID=1.4.1 Sharon
What colours are the usual ones? I've only seen them in blue. We may be interested, I'll ask around.
Show results and a few pics now in the events section. If you want me to add any pics you have or pics we may have taken of you let me know. Sharon
Hello Everyone I'm about to do a T-shirt order. If anyone would like one please let me know. T-Shirts cost £12 inc. p&p and are available in all the usual colours. If you'd like one please email me ASAP. Sharon newsteam@scottishferrets.co.uk
Hi Olivia, Are Stevie and Sally neutered? If not it might be best to separate them unless you want lots of baby ferrets! Ferrets also smell a lot less if you get them neutered and also depending on what they sleep in. If you give them old jumpers and things you can wash them to reduce the smell, mine smell like Daz for days after changing their bedding! Sharon
hello im 12 years old and i hvent got a clue what to put here.....um....well i have 2 ferrets sally and steevey steeveys a albino and sallys a polecat they fight alot ive had steevey for 4 months now hes used to other ferrets but sallys not so he tries to curl up with her and she bites him and she ends up worse. they live in a hutch in the garage because my mum says they smell to but but i havent noticed all well gotta go olivia
I have now taken down my old ferret pen so there is a lot of wire and a long bit of drainage pipe if any one wants it. call me. 07796391652. Sandra.
We bought Ferrets for Dummies and read it cover to cover before getting any ferrets. It was great for first time owners as well as being a great reference book. It also gets across well that keeping ferrets is fun! Cameron
I've got ferrets for dummies, its very comprehensive, best book Davies bought so far. Out on loan at the moment. mandy
Wullie, I have never read it but I know a lot of people swear by it. Helena
i have got the book your out of control ferret and it is well worth any ferret owner having it coz it make's interesting reading.has anyone read ferrets for dummies thought about getting that one some feed back on it would be nice.wullie
Thanks. Helena
The book was called "Your Outta Control Ferret" A familiar theme I'd imagine! Got it at Pets at Home but It's probably cheaper on the net. Sharon
Sharon what was the name of that book that was to be prize? It looked quite interesting. Helena
hi folks, well davy and i had a great time, ferret agility was fun, but think we had all better get practicing for the next time, think sausage turned out to be the best bait! lol mandy
Hi everyone, we had a brilliant day. We were all shattered (even the fuzzies) by the end of the day though. Sharon mine were really hyper today as well. Maybe they wanted to go again (wouldn't surprise me). It was my first ever show and I am so glad we came. Even my daughter Steph had a great time and can't wait till Scone. I think I may have recovered by then. Thanks everyone for making it a great day. Helena
I don't know about the rest of you but I was totally shattered last night and today! Strangely my ferrets were up to high doh as although they were at the show they weren't out much as Roddy and I were so busy with other stuff. Poor things! I hope you all had a good time and that it was worth your while coming. Had a nice phonecall tonight from someone (Roddy forgot the name) saying that it was wonderful and everyone made them feel so welcome, which is really what it was all about:- getting together and meeting other ferret owners. Again, I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, I will try and get some photos and the results posted as soon as I can. Sharon
Well i feel the show went real good on sunday and hope that everyone had a good day out come 8pm i was shattered with the running about as for buzz and ghost they had somthing to eat and drink then of for a well deserved sleep lets hear some feed back on how you thought the show went good and bad point's.Wullie
Lynda, I don't talk like that in real life it is just an easier way of saying I find something funny. FFR is short for Fife Ferret Rescue. Helena
Hello everyone, Just though we'd say thanks for a great day out at East Calder. It was good to be able to put faces to the names from here. We've got three content but exhausted babies and we can't stop beaming at our ribbons. Hope to see you all soon again! Claire, Arleen and the 3 Zzzing ferts
Hope you all had a great time at the show, we would have loved to come along, but it is too far away for us. Helena, I think you speak a whole different language to me, what does FFR mean?
Just back from the show at East Calder. Thanks to everyone it was our first time at a show. The whole family had a great time and our youngest boy got a third for his Albino Hob. Great to see so many different ferrets in all sizes and colours. If there had been a prize for the fattest our big poley Paddy might have had a chance! Cameron
Oh and Linda, Rab has a great sense of humour, it took me a minute to figure out what he was on about. Helena
LInda lmao id just Laughing My Ass Off. Do I talk like what??? Not sure what you mean sorry. Helena FFR
Thanks Anna, so what does lmao mean? Does Helena really speak like that??!!!!! No.Lynda
Lynda - RollOnFloorLaughingMyAssOff! Ann x
Helena, what does ROFLMAO mean? lynda.
Helena and Sharon, thanks for your help, sorry about my huaband joking about yesterday! I'm lynda, and my husband is Rab, we are members of the ferret club. I've read about you both in the mags. I'm going to completely clear out and scrub everything, and change things about, and let the new one investigate first, then put him in a hutch inside the run, then put the others in one at a time. I don't like the idea of castrating him, I think i'd rather give him to someone without any other pets before i'd do that,he is a very good house pet,has been treated like a baby! I'll give it a try, anyway, and go from there, thanks girls-lynda
any silver jills or possibly a hob out there looking for a 1st class home??????? tel 07734917107
ROFLMAO. I had to think there. I'm thinking "when did I say put diesel in ferret's ears" duh. Heavy oil, hehe. I'm a trainee mechanic. Rab I bet he has lower fuel emmisions too. hehe Just for the record though incase someone doesn't know. Don't really put diesel or engine oil or even gearbox oil into fuzzie ears. lmao
hi HELENA TOOK YOUR ADVICE PUT DIESEL IN MY FERRETS EARS HE RAN UP ROAD 25 YARDS AND JUST DROPPED RAB O
3 for us Claire
Introducing ferrets to an already established group can be incredibly difficult. If you are planning on neutering him do so and leave it a month til his hormones have calmed down. During this time swap their bedding, their poo, even their accomodation. I put our existing ferrets in the cage and let the new ones have the run of the room and kept swapping them over. Try introducing them on neutral ground and if that's not possible move stuff about so the territory has changed. Try introducing the meekest ferret first then add more as things settle down. HTH Sharon
Sorry I don't know your name. Is he grabbing them by the scruff on the back of the neck (and is this what he was doing to the other male he was originaly with)? Had he always been housed with this other male or was he a new edition? Your problem could just be hormones. It may be solved by simply castrating him then trying him again in about a month once the hormones have died down. Helena
Helena, the other ferrets I have, are all silver mitt ferrets except for a male polecat, two of the silvers are female,one of which is imprinted. They are usually very accepting of other ferrets/people, but the new one's fear making it attack, and then it's getting into severe fights. left them together for about 10 minutes, but was obviously not going to settle down.
Helena, sorry, not at all well, throat and ear infection,can't phone you just now. I'll just keep typing. Yes, he's an entire hob, last year's young, silver mitt x silver/polecat. He is not as big as the massive male silvers I already have, but is quite big. I don't want you to take him or anything, I just need to decide whether or not it would be better for HIM to be in a single ferret family, or integrated with his fellow ferrets. If it is possible to happily integrate him, I'm sure I'll manage to do it, just don't know if it would be in his favour or not to put him through it.
Hi Sharon, I would think at least a hundred, I will be bringing my motley crew so thats another 9, think their will be a lot of interest, I hope anyway. Mandy
Hi Sharon i know of atleast 8 ferrets that will be at the show on sun if you cant make poster's for other shows maybe about 100 i would think, Wullie
I though he was a jill. Now I have loads of questions. How old is he? Is he still entire? etc etc I would quite happily take him (even short term) if you wanted to get his confidence up with other fuzzies or give me a call and you could tell me a bit more about all your fuzzies (personalities, energy levels, etc) and work out how best to introduce him to you lot. Helena
Sorry, Helena I forgot to say, I'm on the West Coast of Scotland. I can phone anyone in the UK for free with my internet deal, as long as it's not a mobile phone.
Helena,he is VERY TAME, just not with other ferrets. I don't know whether I should persevere with introducing them slowly, or find it a home where it will be an only ferret. If I thought it would be happier in the long run, I would work hard at introducing it to the five others I have, maybe one at a time. All of the others are happy to be together, and tame with me, but live in a large run outside.
Where are you based? I may be able to help you but after typing loads I thought it would be easier to help you over the phone. As I have a tiny wee silver mitt jill who was very badly treated and was literally scared of her own shadow. She was terrified of people and animals equally (if I went near her cage she flew across the cage AT me). Now she is lovely and sweet, I would quite happily let her near my face now. Helena 01592 564453
Last night I got a phonecall from a little girl asking if I would take her little sister's ferret, because it was beating up her male ferret, and had bitten a child; I took it immediately, and when I tried to introduce it to my other ferrets, I realised it is not a bully, just terrified! It is terrribly tame to hold, used to living indoors, and terrified of other ferrets. What chance have I got of integrating it with the others? It seems only to speak human! I thought of putting it in a cage inside the run so it gets used to the others, but I think it's so scared, even this would be too much for it.
Thanks to Helena and Sharon for the advice on worming and earmite, I might try the Stronghold droppers. Lynda
Also I forgot to say below, For earmites if your fuzzie has them you could use WARM oil in ears to loosen wax and help to clear dead mites(put a couple of drops into ear, then give a gentle rub to help it go down to the bottom of ear canal, clean any wax deposits you can see with a tissue. NEVER INSERT ANYTHING INTO FERRETS EAR). You still need to use Stronghold or some other earmite treatment as well. Helena FFR
Sharon, can't you do one that will be able to be used for other shows so it wouldn't matter. I think I may have 5 or maybe slightly more. Helena
Ear mites and worming a ferret. I used to use worm paste and canural. Nightmare trying to do ears on a ferret twice a day for a week. Now I use Stronghold droppers from vets. The one for puppys and kittens. 1 whole dropper on the back of the necks between the shoulder blades. It treats worms, earmites, fleas, in fact everything. It covers them for a month. Greatest thing ever. It costs about £15 for a box of 3 though. Hope this helps. Helena
How Many Ferrets......do you think will be entered at the show???? I have been organising this and don't have a clue how many forms to print off. If I do loads, they're sure to get wasted, if I do a few we'll be innundated! Sharon
We have used Canural in the past, available from the vet. It's a bit fiddly as it needs to be applied twice daily and if you have a lot of ferrets they all need done at once. I have also used frontline but have since found out that this is very controversial and is not advocated by the manufacturers. I have wormed my ferrets once, but again it was an injection from the vet. I'm sure Helena will know as she does this regularly with incoming ferrets to the rescue. Sharon
does anyone know how to get rid of ear mite in ferrets, and how to worm a ferret? lyndalala64@aol.com
We are looking for a visectomised hob, we are on the west coast of scotland, and would like to hear from anyone who could help. Of course if we knew of a good ferret vet near by, we would have one of our own hobbs visectomised! Maybe someone knows of a good ferret vet in ARGYL, OR INVERCLYDE AREA robertowens06@aol.com
Got an interesting link for a ferret site today... http://www.situations-vacant.com/ strange address but a very good idea. Sharon
so does anyone know of any angora ferret breeders? if so email royeldonn@hotmail.com or call 07734917107. also should anyone be interested in a stunning silver hob for stud let me know. also polecat hob and vas hob if needed. keeps the boys busy haha
You could try doing a search here http://ankhet.demonweb.co.uk/fin/html/ferret_rescues.html just type in the nearest town or the county
Hi folks does anybody know of a rescue centre in the borders i've a couple o gills and looking for a vas.or cast.hob. I've got one on loan just now and he is so huge I'll have to re do the layout in my hutch if i'm to get one to keep, unless there are any smallish guys out there?? coming up to the show on sunday see yous there Nod frae Hawick
Thanks for the reply Helena I live in Comrie, Fife. I don't have a problem traveling though, let me know how we'd be able to firm up arrangements. Thanks Derek
I've been asked to remind folk that the AGM is for PAID UP members only (if you still haven't sent in your renewal we can take it on the day) and is taking place between 10am and 12 o'clock. Registration for the show, which is open to all starts at 12 and closes at 1pm. Sharon
I will be there with erm...... some of my motley crew. Helena FFR
I got my self another ferret after bonnie had to get put to sleep it is a rescue ferret from fife ferret rescue it is a dew jill (spayed) approx 4 years if anyone is thinking of getting a ferret/new ferret please try a resuce as they tend to start getting busy at this time of year her name is Bella butwont be at the show only buzz and ghost are going maybe fifi not to sure yet.so let's know who is going to turn up on sunday.Wullie
Derek where are you based? I may have a couple for you. Helena
Folks, I'm looking for a couple of ferrets. They are for my dayghter, she's 12 and we have prepared a good quality hutch for them. We've done the research, read the books, visited countless web sites. The only thing missing is the ferrets. Can anybody help???? We do plan to go to the show on Sunday at East Calder. Please email me if you can help Derekhwebb@btinternet.com
Hee Hee. Guess what guys?........ I think I have got a babysitter for the AGM/Show on Sunday. So I should have a stress free day and more room in the car=more space for cages so I can bring more fuzzies. Hee Hee. Don't know what I'll come back to though but I will worry about that on the drive home. Helena
Hi Sharon, Yes, June and Jeff do get younger ferrets sometimes and do rehome some, though you are right, they do have a large complement of oldies and problems. But they will rescue ferrets that are in need. Paddy
Hi all. If anyone wants me to add them, (or you can do it yourself if you like), to rescues part on FFR send me an e mail with whatever you would like to add ie name, phone number, area you cover and a wee bit about thing like do you take boarders or have a vas hob and web link if you have one. Thanks Helena helenamccluskey@hotmail.com or www.fifeferretrescue.co.uk
Hi Paddy Didn't realise that June & Jeff had ferrets for rehoming. I thought that they mostly had ferrets with long term problems who couldn't be rehomed. I think we need a new page for all these rescues...Sharon
Re ferret rescues, don't forget June McNicholas and Jeff Lewis over in Wester Ross, they always have 40+ ferrets (they judge the ferrets at the SFC ferret show at Scone). Paddy
msn for me too! mandy
MSN groups are better for my PC than Yahoo ones - they don't crash the PC as often as Yahoo, or refuse to recognise me!!So a vote for MSN from me! It may be better for rehoming/showing off your ferts etc, seeing as there's no picture-posting option here yet....and it'd save you guys a lot of time & give you more to develop this site as you're planning to do! Annx
Here we go...have a look and let me know if you think it's workable. Sharon http://groups.msn.com/ScottishFerrets/messages.msnw
Hi Guys Deleted the bots for today but they will be back. Has anyine got any ideas how to get 'round this? Looking into free guestbooks but most of them have ads or pop-ups which are just as bad and may still be targetted by the bots. Roddy suggested a msn group or yahoo group but that may put off people who just want to leave a message on ferrets available and don't want to come back. Let me know what you think?
Hi Helena, fine by me to put my info on the site. Mandy
Wullie, Mandy and anyone else who could be called a rescue. Can I add your details to Rescue Forum on FFR site? Helena FFR
Thankyou all for the info hellena if you have any let me know,and thanks to all for the advice.
The bots have been busy wee beavers today. lol. Like you Wullie I don't spay or castrate but I have 2 vas hobs so I willingly take jills back for a "holiday" but I will only spey if it is for medical reasons I just couldn't afford it otherwise and I would hate for a fuzzie to need vet care and not have the funds. That way I can keep a bit just for urgent vet bills. Helena FFR
there's eBay as well - almost scary, the amount some will be happy to paypal you for absolute junk!!! Most rescues I've read about on the Internet charge a fee for rehoming to cover basic costs - the SSPCA does for sure, but it's disguised as a minimum goodwill donation..... that way, any cost dissuades those on a whim & you don't end up with the same poor confused fuzz back on your doorstep a couple of weeks later! If you can find a local fuzz-knowledgable vet who can do basic ops, you should be able to keep charges to a minimum, up to a point. One SFC non-Internet member I know uses the vet in Brook Street, Broughty Ferry - may be worth you ringing round the local surgeries? Annx
Hi i run a rescue in bathgate and i knew it would cost so i wondered how i could raise money and guess what i looked around the house and gathered up all the things i never used ie 200 videos and sold them at a car boot sale first time is the worst and i made a good amount to help my little friend's also i ask for a donation i dont take them to get spayed /dressed as the budget just wouldnt cover this as some time's you may only get £5 for a ferret and it costs in the region of £40 for the operation so you would be well out of pocket now just waiting for the summer to come in as got more stuff from family /friends to do another car boot sale.Wullie
Do yourself a favour though. Take donations, even ask for them if you have to. Unfortunately every penny counts, it's not just food, bedding, toys etc. You could end up with vet bills or even things like flea, mite and worm control. It all adds up. I sometimes wonder how I manage to find the money as whatever donations don't cover has to come out of my pocket. So far I have more it has worked out about 1/3rd donations 2/3rds my pocket. Apart from the finances it is very rewarding. Good luck. Helena FFR
Steve I could even give you your first couple if you like.(',) hee hee. Helena
Ask Helena (she the one who appear here sometimes who's taken over Fife FR from Dawn) she'll give you good pointers and possibly you'll get some who would have been dumped on FFR and share the burden ...good luck! Ann
hi guys i have set up a dundee and angus ferret rescue 01241410431 or stephen.goligher@blueyonder.co.uk plenty room at the inn
thankyou sharon can you give me any info on how to set up ferret rescue it will be called dundee and angus ferret rescue, have kept ferrets for over 20 years thanks steve
Bots is short for WEB-BOTS, annoying liitle programs that trawl through the internet looking for web page guest books like this one. They find it then repeatedly enter messages advertising poker, viagra and the like. Most annoying! Sharon
A small light coloured poley jill has been lost in Stirling. She is friendly and went missing about a week ago. Much loved pet. Owner is worried sick about her. If you have found this ferret or know what may have happened to her please get in touch with Fife Ferret Rescue. 01592 564453
can you explain what the bots are please
I know, I noticed they were back. Does anyone know how to get user authentication to work on Blueyonder? I tried but get stuck when I try to change the server permissions. If it gets really bad I'll move again. Sharon
looks like the bots are back again thought this problem was going to get fixed.wullie
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I have some indoor hutches, loads of wire mesh some plastic roofing and drainage pipes for anyone who can take it away. Give me a call on 07796391652. Sandra
Steve - email me nearer the time, please!! wolfrat@blueyonder.co.uk Had a word with the muck monitors at work, so long as you don't clog the sewers with bedding & litter that'll break the Hatton filters, you should be OK!! :0)
"Robbie i didnt think there was such a job as a full time plonker......" Love the fact you (whoever you may be) were man (or indeed woman) enough to not mention your name ;) Anyways, for the attention of all who care I've recieved and replied to an email from Sharon. Things with this site update that many found so terribly insulting will be sorted out very soon :P
will do ann and yes that would be good more the me better will send drainage planes
Steve - would you be open to the occasional volunteer visit when you get in the swing? B*gger all good buses to Scone from Dundee, plenty to Carnoustie! Ann PS make sure you send your drainage plans to me to record at work!!!
attention all im going to start a angus ferret rescue centre this has been on the cards ive got all runs built and it will hold around 50 ferrets and it is like the hilton,with heating and sewage , STAY TUNED steve carnoustie.
she will be still, Wullie - with old friends and new :0)
Thanks all for alll your kind words and thoughts. im sure bonnie will be enjoying herself bolting rabbits in her new life as she used to love going hunting.Wullie
Robbie i didnt think there was such a job as a full time plonker......
And i work full time ;O (mentioning back to the day jobs post)
LOL, I like this site, just i felt it should be modernised ^^ Ment no ill feeling off it.
Robbie - any ideas re; site could well be being stored for future reference, for all we know - patience, laddie!!! Ann
So sorry to hear about Bonnie, Wullie - happy hunting in the Fields, little one xxx Ann
Robbie I think you are the only one who appears to have a problem with the site. I don't mind it the way it is. If you don't like it then maybe you should start your own site. The most important thing is the visitors are their ferrets. Not what a site layout is like. Helena FFR
Wullie, So sorry to hear about Bonnie. Our thoughts are with you. Helena and the mob.
Wullie, sorry to hear about bonnie. our condolances. hope to have a chat at the agm. Mandy and davy
Robbie Some of us have day jobs you know!!! I haven't heard from Stuart since before Xmas. I'm sure it wouldn't take him long to do but I aint going to keep bugging him. He's offered to do the work, I'm sure it will get done. Hopefully he will be at the AGM and I can sort it out then. Sharon
Hi Wullie Sorry to hear about Bonnie. Such a shame in a youngster. Better to let her go now than watch her suffer just to save yourself a hard descision. As for your suggestion about a section for remembering lost pets that wouldn't be hard to do but for the moment messages will have to suffice. All the best Sharon & Roddy
Hi Just to let you know My Jill (bonnie) went to the vets today and it turned out to be cancer and after much thought i decided it best for her to be put to sleep rather than have to go through pain of operations which i know somtimes dont work it was cancer of the thyriod gland so she wouldnt eat or what she did eat passed straight through her its a sad day for anyone to loose a pet but i came straight home and spend over four hours in the hut with my other 3 ferrets who will be at the show.Wullie
Hi Just to let you know My Jill (bonnie) went to the vets today and it turned out to be cancer and after much thought i decided it best for her to be put to sleep rather than have to go through pain of operations which i know somtimes dont work it was cancer of the thyriod gland so she wouldnt eat or what she did eat passed straight through her its a sad day for anyone to loose a pet but i came straight home and spend over four hours in the hut with my other 3 ferrets who will be at the show.Wullie
Wullie, One of our polecat jills had a large lump on the side of her neck. We took her to the vet and he thought that it was a tumour and we decided to leave her be as long as she was happy. A few months later this 'tumour' burst turns out it was only an infection so she got a course of antibiotics and is still doing fine. Jenn
Hay Wullie, It's Robbie. Just mentioning back to your post on 17 Jan 2006, I offered to remodel the site a while back. Just wondering if anyone had news on its revamp, as it has taken quite some time and any web designer takes less than 2 days to remodel a small site such as this.
sorry to hear that Willie, hope it's not anything nasty. fingers crossed. Mandy
Hi all well its only just over 3 weeks to the show at east calder and i get hit wih bad news my polecat female which i was going to take to the show is off to the vets tomorrow not sure what the outcome will be she has what i suspect is a cancer lump in the side of her neck i have only had her just over 1 year and got her from balerno rescue centre think she is last year's young but she is such a little fluff ball with her winter coat i couldnt even see the lump i could only feel it so will let you know what happens when i get home from the vet's Wullie ps Buzz and Ghost will still be at the show.
Hi Sharon, Yes, use the story - do you want me to write it up better? Maybe you could start a column of working ferret stories, I'm sure people must have some great ones, and I'd love to hear them. The old ferreter whose jill is in my story ferrets along my strath almost full time. He will get 100+ rabbits off my place in a week and then a few weeks later he'll come back and get nearly the same again! He probably has lots of stories... only problem is he is a solitary old fellow and doesn't like being approached when he is working so it's hard to get a blather with him. Paddy
Hi Paddy What a great wee story! Can I use it in the newsletter as a lot of members don't have access to the internet? Thanks for sharing. Sharon
Wullie asked for some topics to be got going to make the site more interesting - I'd like to hear some stories about working ferrets, especially escapees and their return etc. I recently went to open my shed with my ferret runs and a strange ferret popped its head up out one of my ferret boxes stored in there! I live in a remote strath in Sutherland, no nearby neighbours. I caught her and caged her and discovered later that she was a working ferret who had stuck down a hole about half a mile from my place three weeks earlier. The ferreter was delighted to have her back, she was his best worker. It turns out that this ferret tends to do this but stays around the same area and her owner keeps returning to the place until he gets her again days or even weeks later. Just over a year ago she did this and was on the loose for several days before being caught again, and in due course she produced a litter of kits! He has no hob. There must have been a wild ferret in the area where she was on the loose! Nice kits, and he is now working some of them! Further to this story a neighbour of mine lost a big poley hob, Donnie, while ferreting some years back and he has been sighted in our glen many times since then. Then one night about a year ago she heard a lot of noise from the shed and went in and there was Donnie, going at the ducks. He was very wild, and not being one for sentimentality she shot him! She lives just along from where the jill was lost that got mated by the wild hob so it was very likely Donnie who sired the kits. Anyone with other stories? Paddy
further to previous message a very large albino hob might be of interest but nature is important. must be friendly with people and other ferrets. nice big sable male for use also vasectomised male. i'm stopping breeding but will keep males as pet or stud. 07734 917107
i'm looking for a black eyed white hob. must be friendly. age unimportant also doesn't matter if he's neutered or not. also got a cracking big silver hob if anyone need to use as i wouldn't part with him for love nor money. anyone that can help re dew hob call 07734 917107. glenrothes
Thanks mandy for the ofer but if i dont get a dew hob or a silver then i have a friend who has a cracking silver mit hob that was one of my young from buzz before i got him a vass so id prob put her with him thanks for your help.Wullie
Hi willie, I think u have the sister of my jill, sired by our poor departed bear DEW. If we have no luck on a dew hob i have bears son Digger who is silver mit u might want to give him a try. would prefer to have a complete outcross for my girl though, as her perents were brother sister (only got history after deed done) Mandy
Hi Mandy if you find anyone with a dew hob let me know please as i also have a dew jill and looking for a dew hob or if cant get that then a silver hob would do. wullie
Hi Mandy if you find anyone with a dew hob let me know please as i also have a dew jill and looking for a dew hob or if cant get that then a silver hob would do. wullie
Anyone got a black eyed white hob? would like to put him over my BEW jill. would need to know some of his breeding history to avoid inbreeding as my jill is fairly well inbread. Mandy
what can we do to make the site more interesting to use as it seem very quiet these days lets get some more of you ferret owners using it more often and start some topics. wullie
I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble. Why can't you get in via your bookmarks? Is it taking you to a dead link? I did a quick search on Yahoo and google and we came out in the top 5 on both. Just typing in ferret club came up 7th! I realise there is an extra click to get into the message page now but surely that won't put people off? I can't find any dead links and either www.scottishferrets.co.uk or my pwp page at blueyonder gets me into the site. Is there some compatibility problem with your browsers? I thought taking the java out would help as a lot of people wouldn't use this. Seems to have gone horribly wrong somewhere. Again, I can't find any probs, all searches and links bring me to the right place. Sharon
I think the site is not getting used because it's harder to find where if you just typed in ferret club there was more chance of people seeing it but now with you having to go through links or type www.scottishferrets.co.uk it hardly getting used what is the chance of getting it sorted so that we can once again have people using it.graham
Hi everyone, I've been having problems with my internet but it is all sorted now so I'm back. It has been pretty quiet here, I thought I would have missed loads. Helena.
we're all lurking!! :-) Mandy
That's great news about the show let's just hope all who said that they would come do, so that it can be a great day out and not a flop and then maybe we could make a point of having a winter show every year to show the ferret's at there best. Wullie. Ps site is very quiet where have you all gone......
Hi Guys, finally got the go ahead for the AGM and Show ! AGM will be held between 10am and 12 on Sunday Feb 19th in East Calder Bowling Club. Show is open to members and general public alike. Please see http://www.fishnferrets.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ScottishFerrets/scottish_ferret_club_upcoming_events.htm for details. Hope to see you all there..Sharon
Hi I've got two jills (last year's kits) who will need to be dressed pretty soon. Our vet is pretty good at mosty things but not too happy with ferrets. Does anyone know a ferret friendly vet in or around Balfron/Fintry. If so, leave a message here or you can e-mail me at m.hordern@gspc.co.uk Mark
Lee there is a guy in livinstone selling his ferrets he has male and females here is his number 07092 462651.wullie
Hi all well it wont be long now before the jill's come into season so can i please ask for all to think twice before you decide to breed them as i take in unwanted ferrets for rehoming i know only too well that it wont be long before the first of this year's young come to my door there is a few ways to deal with your jill there is the jill jab or get her dressed Rhona or Graham at riverside vet's are able to do this for you or you can put her with a vacetomised hob who will bring her out of season if anyone need's a vacetomised hob i have one that can be used. Wullie
wanted 2x sandy or albino hobs 1 to 2yrs old for working enviroment willing to pay acceptable fee.ferret club member contact lee hunt bathgate 01506 67671 after 6pm or mobile 078541193429
Hay ALL! I've not been on in ages, I missed this whole bot trouble you've been having aswell. Anyhoo, I'm off ferreting tomorrow, my two hobs first time. They had better be worth my while lol. Anyways, whats been up? ~ Robbie, Edinburgh.
Hi Everyone I have lost the last few weeks messages while trying to stop the bots. Still not got it working right. Watch this space! Sharon
many thanks for the great info given, i will def take it all on board,i have contacted a guy in irvine who had posted a notice of having 4 hobs all sandy col. i am just waiting for info back. to be honest i wasnt the biggest fan of ferrets( my partner is the expert ) but after the castle event , i can see why you guy's just love them, as i said this is primeraly for the other half ( an old poacher! in his day, and a very succesfull one if all the story's are true! mmmm well you know what poachers are like!!!) so i know that he knows, maybe not everything ( as im sure you are always learning where animals are concerened! ) but enough to be a confident owner. the thing is he is unawear that i am getting them for him, as i said i would never let him have them ever!, and i know he will be so overjoyed if i can locate 1 or better 2 for him. any way fingers crossed thanks again fiona x
Hi Fiona We stay in Glasgow and built up our ferret family this year. We have 3 hobs all from different places. One was from Bathgate from working stock, one from Port Glasgow from a pet breeder and the last from the SSPCA at Cardonald (History unknown). They are all characters (none have bitten or even nipped)and I wouldn't recommend one source over the others. My one comment is that as a relatively novice owner I felt I knew more about ferrets than the staff at Cardonald who told me they had a neutered male that (even to my inexperienced eyes) was obviously a baby who hadn't matured. They also gave him to me stating that he was a biter who needed handling with leather gloves. He isn't and doesn't. I don't think that they actually get many ferrets in (hence their apparent limited knowledge)but it would be worthwhile speaking to them as they may have another gem(s) like our one. ps try and get confident with handling ferrets before you take the plunge as I think that this will go a long way to getting off to the right start with any new family members
Fiona How about these ones looking for a good home: hi, i have 2 polecat hobs for rehoming, they are both this years kits and are from pets/working stock, i would prefer if they went together. I am in south west scotland and could maybe deliver to dumfries area, and of course good homes only!! juliebaird75@aol.com Otherwise, try your local SSPCA and free ads paper. Very difficult to get ferrets at this time of year. Sharon
can any one give me information on a reputable breeder in the glasgow area. I am looking for 2 jills for my partner who used to breed ferrets for hunting when he was younger,and after seeing them at the glamis castle event he has talked of nothing else but!,i have a large cage etc waiting to house them,any friendly information would be appreciated,many thanks fiona
Caroline - I got a book or two cheap from Amazon, got online & researhed aa lot, managed to meet a mob of pet ferrets to see if I was the right person for them (not the other way round - the animals' welfare is more important than mine!)then got Ollie when he was 3 months old & well-handled by his humans. Luckily, I was off work for a while, so had time to sit & handle him & play with him a lot. Now, he's a beautiful cuddly fuzzy ambassador - but like Helena said, it took time & persistence & research - plus a frendly helpful voice on the phone if anything made me panic!! There's lots of sites listed here that will tell you just about anything you need to know before committing to being responsible for an animal that can live around ten years http://www.excite.co.uk/directory/Recreation/Pets/Ferrets The best page on the list I've read so far is this one http://home.wanadoo.nl/defret/ Happy reading!! Ann, Ollie & Buddy x
Caroline, like Robbie said "THEY BITE" it takes a lot of proper time and good handling to turn them into they lovely friendly things you might see people with. This is the image us responsible ferret keepers want to promote and we work hard to get them like that. They need good handling and care EVERY DAY. They need to be taught how to behave. In the wrong hands they are viscious and smelly little monsters. Even a young baby can give a really sore bite. Could you imagine an big adult biting a not letting go. I think they are wonderful pets and would never be without them but you will need to do a LOT of research before you even think about getting one. You will need to find out all about the potential problems with hobs and jills, ie. Jills seasons and the health problems it can cause. Then you will need to ask yourself "can I give a ferret the time, care and attention it needs?" not "do I still want one?" with ferrets you really need to be 100% sure you can see to all it's needs. I am sorry if it seems like I am trying to put you of, I'm not, I just want you to make sure you know what you are taking on first. Then if you decide to get a ferret you can enjoy you pet instead of regretting getting one and trying to find a new home for an anti-social ferret. Good luck. If you have any other questions just ask us but do some research first and you will get a much better response. Helena
Hi i was wondering if anyone has any land that we could ferret on willing to pay small fee just looking for a days hunting or more if poss finding it hard to get anywhere near me i live in bathgate but willing to travel. Wullie
caroline. Just from your post i would suggest you look for something else. CLEARLY you have not researched anything of ferrets. Costs are ranging but generally cheap. The number of ferrets will determine how much space they need. I actually am not going to write any more. You need to do your own research. But put it this way. THEY BITE. They will bite you if you have little knowledge of there needs. ~ Robbie
i want to get a ferret how mush money would it be about and wont are the go thing and bad thing about them how mush space will they need what do they eat plz help me caroline
hi not a nice day for hunting
Hi Robbie. Maybe if you signed your posts we wouldn't need special forms!!! lol. Seriously though I have someone working on the site atm. Show is likely to be held in West Lothian. Will be an open show but there will not be general public unless they are there to enter the show. More of a winter ferret get together rather than the PR events that we do in the summer. Sharon.
Hay, I'm the one who is interested but put off by distance. I'm Robbie. Been posting on here for a while. To the admin, maybe a nicename system ( in a form setup) would be a good html/php feature. I'm just outside Edinburgh. When asked would i be interested would that entail PR work with ferrets hands on? I could make an exception interms of distance in that case lol.
We three would love to be there too ..... but no transport & short of pocketmoney means a "no", sadly .... still, good luck to all who manage! Ann Ollie & Buddy xxx
who is the person who whould be up for the winter show but worried it might be a bit far where do you come from?
I'd be up for a winter event, thought it might be a problem if its a wee bit far. Hmm.
A winter show is a great idea. Count me in. Sandra
I'd love to show off my weasels at their cutest!
is there anyone interested in a winter show out there if so leave some feed back please. Wullie
Looking for a dark eyed white hob or one to breed with my jill in the spring anyone out there that can help. wullie
Ment to say: Anyone else?
>.> The board has been dead for about a week now, whats happening people? Make some random topic and I'm sure everyone will have a say :) OK I'll post. ANYONE
I have permission in the farm woods outside Bonnyrigg. My granddad knows the farmer and land owner. My family have an estate in Dumfries, and occasionally I get given permission from the Pentlands commission if there is abundance.
Robbie where do you go ferreting about cant think there would be a lot of places in edinburgh.
LOL, I'm going to go prepair the pegs for the ferret nets. I'll let the little rats run around my room instead of just letting them wander about. Bear chased my neighbours grandkid last week and I'm no longer in her good books =D See ya'll around. ~ Robbie.
Putting your name to your msg is up to you but lets people know who you are and if it's just one person or more using the site
Hay Wullie. I'm sort of new to this forum, should i have a name at the end of every post? Also does this forum take CSS/HTML? I've been keeping ferrets since i was 5. I'm 18 now. YEAH, great pets. I've had just about every kind of pet under the sun and Ferrets have to be top if not a close second.
Hi its wullie, so the guy sho is not american how many ferrets do you have?and have you been a ferret keeper long dont they just make the best pets even better than a dog.
LOL, Wullie is it yes? I'm in Edinburgh, NO I'm not an American. My mother is scared of any animal that moves faster than her LOL, she's scared of dogs, terribly scared.
Who is the person who had a ferret that had bitten his mother. do you stay local? also are you american? wullie
Hay all. Sorry, yet again i seem to have neglected to come on here and post afew things. I was the one who posted about my 2 4 monthers and Evil biting me hehe. No, no blood or anything, just holding on for dear life. My mother got bitten in the thumb though by him. STUPIDLY she tried to feed him corned beaf at the same time as stroking him. Silly woman. About a show or two through the winter. Sounds a good idea. I'd be glad to come along and cheer ^^ I could even bring my two. Both seem very well on the lead now. Anyways, I'll visit more often. See ya'll.
Wullie, is that you that's volunteering to help organise a show??? Can you email me at fishnferrets@blueyonder.co.uk to discuss. Sharon
Wullie - thanks for the reassurance - I am learning, albeit slowly, the wonders of being owned by my two :0) ....plus, came in tonight to clouds of castings from Ollie, so hopefully he'll be beautifully hairy soon! Ann
We could try book the Bathgate sports centre and advetise in the paper and on real radio with ferrets becomming more poular i think we would get a good turn out i would seem a real pity if we couldnt get a show organized over the winter months to show people these animals in there bestcoats.if help needed then im up to the chalange lets hope more members could help out.
Dont think you have anything to worry about with your ferret not yet having his winter coat i have four ferrets kept outside and only two have there winter coats bit dont think it will be long now. Wullie
Excellent - thanks for sharing!! On the winter coat subject - Ollie still hasn't grown his yet - is that because he's a house-ferret, or should I be looking for some underlying cause?! There's no bald spots, just thin summer fur all over.....He looks tiny & half-bald beside furry hulky Buddy now! Cheers!! Ann
I had the Edinburgh Evening News round last week and they did an article on ferrets as the perfect pets. Hope you like it...Sharon http://news.scotsman.com/archive.cfm?id=2173482005
Know what you mean, mine are just putting on their new coats and they are beautiful. There is no good reason not to have a winter show other than 1, we don't have a venue, 2, we would need prizes, 3, would people travel just to a ferret show as opposed to a game fair and 4 we would need a judge. Any suggestions on how to organise the above greatly appreciated. Sharon
Is there any other shows due to come up. seems a shame only to have them in the summer when ferrets are at there best in the winter with there winter coats on.
Hi its wullie here i havent been on the site for a while due to my computer packing in.so since the last time i was on i got myself a nice dark eyed white but have a problem trying to get her to take to my other females yet when i got her she shared a hut with four other females and all got on great she will only get on with my hob i have tried for about two months now to get her used to my females but she plays with them for all of five minutes then starts to fight with them has anyone got any ideas on how i could over come this
Hello, My name is Jeudi Hathaway and i hail from Comrie in Perthshire. I would like to post the availability of some kits. Currently they are 16 weeks old and are all very healthy and happy. We keep the mother and father as pets, (Basil and Orchid) but both parents come for working stock. As Orchid is an albino and Basil is fairly light coloured the babies are also lightly coloured. (3 albino and 5 light carmel coloured) There are 3 jills and 5 hobs. If anyone is interested in them please feel free to email me at the following address: Caltuinn@yahoo.com thanks very much jeudi
Thanks everyone for your support. i don't know when but even if he doesn't win as far as i'm concerned he is the best.
Congratulations to Paddy!! I bet you feel as chuffed with that as I did when Ollie surprised me at the show :0) Paws crossed that the cat & dog aren't as cute as him for the Big One...when will you know?! Good luck!! Ann
Hi George Paddy won his category in the Pet Idol Competition. He is now up against the best dog and cat for overall winner! Finlay
Hi Finlay, Good luck with the competition. George
In response to the anonymous post of 13 September: >Not been on here for ages but pfft. Same old >layout i see. Why don't you offer some constructive suggestions if the current format doesn't suit you? >Takes me hours to get him back into his hutch and >when i do its my fingers that get the brunt of it >all :P How on earth can it take hours to get a little ferret back into it's hutch? Are you kidding about your fingers getting the brunt of it? I wouldn't expect a 4 month old kit to be doing any serious biting. George
just like to leave a note a number of ferret thefts in the wishaw area my own ferret and a friends hutch have been broken open so keep an eye out
Hi My name is Finlay The Evening Times in Glasgow are running a Pet Idol Competition. There are only 3 ferrets entered. I have entered one of mine. Paddy a Polecat. I think it would be great if a ferret done won so people can find out what great pets they are. It would be great if ferret lovers everywhere could vote for one of the ferrets (especially mine!) To see the pictures go to www.eveningtimes.co.uk and click on the link for Pet Idol. All of the ferrets are in supplement one. Thanks Finlay ps Great web site and I am going to speak to my dad about joining the club
Young polecat hob (possibly neutered) found Thursday am. Now at Cardonald SSPCA. Very friendly, obviously well handled.
If you have any ideas or suggestions for the site please let me know. email newsteam@scottishferrets.co.uk It's not as if web design is my day job. Sharon
Hullo again. Not been on here for ages but pfft. Same old layout i see. OHH i got two new ferrets. Grim and Evil are probably hitting 4 months now. Grim being a complete tan sandy and Evil a silver mitt with one hell of a personality. Takes me hours to get him back into his hutch and when i do its my fingers that get the brunt of it all :P
A wee story found online that may give some of you here ideas....but don't let the fuzzies read it, if you don't deliver they may get miffed with you!! :0) http://www.leamingtonspatoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=691&ArticleID=1127851
Didn't get the DEW jills I was after (sob, sob) but a late litter, in Durham, may come up trumps. Hobs were available but sadly no Jills. Graham
Anyone wanting to help out at Glamis this weekend please let me know. We only have a few volunteers who will probably be run off their feet. Any help would be appreciated. Ferret PR and hands-on only, no racing at this event. Contact Sharon on 01506 490549 or newsteam@scottishferrets.co.uk
Two albino kit ferrets found just west of Newbridge, near Broxburn, on 14 August. One hob, one jill, about 10 weeks old. Now at SSPCA, Balerno, phone 0131 449 3979.
Thanks, Sharon - Ollie's looking forward to it! ;0) Are there going to be any pics from Scone included?
Sorry, newsletter should be on it's way in the next few days. Problems at the printers (me, George & George!) Sharon
When is the next issue of the ferret new's letter due out.
Two albino hobs lost in Drumshoreland Place, Pumpherston (by Livingston) area Saturday 6 August. If found please contact George on 07821 377181, thanks.
Hi, I forgot the name of the chappie who was taking pics at this years game fair I was supposed to email him and ask for the photo/photos of "oor boy" India (poley) Are the pics getting put on the site? If so I can just aquire it that way :o) Cheers in adavance Claire, Arleen, Russell and the fab 4 (petalluk@yahoo.com)
hi just got my male hob a vasectomey from thee ves in bathgate so if anyone looking to bring there females out of season he available mid august for a small fee must bring female to him call wullie on 01506 651445 or on 07821201037 bathgate
Looking for some hard working ferrets and onwners to clear some land in Forfar, Angus area from End of July. Phone Bruce on 01307 468310
HI THERE TO ALL IN THE CLUB, IT'S TRISH HERE FROM DRUMMOND CASTLE. THE DATE OF THE OPEN DAY IS SUNDAY THE 7TH AND NOT SATRUDAY THE 6TH FROM 1PM TILL 5PM. HOPE YOU CAN STILL ALL ARRANGE TO COME ALONG - I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE.
Sharon, I had a look at your vet's site - good idea. Interesting to see that one vial can do 4 ferrets. Makes me wonder if all those other vets who do 1 per ferret are just ripping folk off or if they are overdosing the ferrets through ignorance? Helena, I sent you an email re: Silvers a couple of nights ago, wondered if you got it? Regards, George
Cheers Sharon, Thanks for that. I will have to get onto my vet about this. They told me it was one per ferret. But then they would wouldn't they. More vials = more £££££. I will also keep a note of the site. Thank you very very much. Helena and 19 fuzzies at the nut house.
How cool is this? My local vet has an internet forum. I asked them about the distemper vaccination and here's his reply http://www.rsvets.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=others;action=display;num=1120860975 Sharon
Sharon/George. Your local vet can tell you if your area is a "non endemic area" ie distemper free, in these areas boosters only needed every 3yrs for ferrets. It is supposedly mainly the west coast that has distemper due to less dogs being vaccinated. It was my vet who showed me all this with info sheets they had received. I think the same applies as for dogs with the boosters though. I will probably only get mine the first ones so they have some immunity, even though I get my dogs done every year. Helena.
I will be at the Dornoch Agricultural Show on July 23rd helping with ferret PR. Looking forward to meeting ferret owners from that area. George S.
Helena/Sharon There is a school of thought among the veterinary profession promoting the idea that dogs do not require distemper boosters and that the initial vaccination seems to provide sufficient protection, presumably by kick-starting their immune system to produce their own antibodies. I wonder if this would apply to ferrets? Might be worth looking into. I don't know how you would find out which areas are affected by the distemper virus but I would assume that areas which are frequented by stray dogs could be considered suspect. George
Hi Helena/George I used to get my ferrets vaccinated but have to admit none have been done for 2 years now. Helena, you mentioned that it was only required evry 3 years do you have a source for this? George, any ideas where to find out areas affected with the virus to help make a more informed descision? I have to say other than the ferret club outings our ferrets rarely come into contact with dogs and I'd imagine most of the pooches at the game fair were vaccinated seeing as most are very valuable dogs. Sharon
I can see the logic in your thinking and in the circumstances probably safer. George
Hi George, The main reason I want to get them done is I sometimes take them out to places where dogs go. With it coming up to holiday season as well there is more chance of dogs from distemper areas having been there. It always seems like a good idea at the time but then I worry incase I have brought anything back and I would hate to lose all my fuzzies when a simple jag could have covered them. Helena
Helena, Unless you are in the habit of exposing your ferrets to the distemper virus, whether it be via dogs with distemper or places where distemper carrying dogs have visited, why have your ferrets vaccinated? To be honest, I haven't met anyone who does have their ferrets vaccinated against distemper. That's not to say there aren't people who do have it done but I'm willing to bet there aren't many. George
Scone Fair - Thanks to all volunteers who helped out and attended Scone this year, you made this an event to remember and did great things to enhance the profile of ferrets. Sheila Crompton of Bolton Ferret Welfare also contributed a lot and was an inspiration to all of us. I'm pleased to report that we have a new 'Champion Ferret' in our midst, but still the same old 'Ferret Champion'! See the Show results shortly! Cheers, George Campbell
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Does anyone know of a vet in Fife who does the single Distemper vaccination as my vet only has the multi one for dogs with parvo etc. He assures me it is safe but l would rather not put more chemicals into my fuzzies than is needed if possible. Also does anyone have any idea of the price as l have 17 fuzzies all to be done soon. Cheers Helena