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Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 12:32 pm Post subject: How much for a ferret?
A work colleague wants a ferret. He seems to have been offered one for £5, which he reckons sounds a bit cheap. Anyone know what the going price for a ferret is? (I can't really believe that I'm typing this, but, hey ho ), Peter.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 12:58 pm Post subject:
Pete A fiver is about the going rate. I've seen them even cheaper than that this year.

Northern_Lad

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 12:59 pm Post subject:
Try to get one from a rescue centre first though.

Bodger

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:09 pm Post subject:
Ferrets are always born in the summer at virtually the same time, so there's always a glut of unwanted young ferrets. Try and buy one in the late Autumn or the Winter when the rabbitting season is in full swing and the price will have gone up. A good ferret is almost worth its weight in gold .

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:11 pm Post subject:
They're about £5- £15 I thought. Smelly beasts. Gervase wants one, but I said no

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:17 pm Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Try to get one from a rescue centre first though.

He said that he tried this, but there weren't any there when he went,

Peter.

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:17 pm Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

They're about £5- £15 I thought.

Smelly beasts. Gervase wants one, but I said no

Thats that then.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:18 pm Post subject: Ferrets
Dont be mean ! Let him have one, I've kept them for most of my life. It could be the making of the man

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets

bodger wrote:

Dont be mean ! Let him have one, I've kept them for most of my life. It could be the making of the man

Why does one want to keep a ferret? I presume that the answer is "rabbitting"? Can anyone tell me how that works?

Suburban Innocent.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:32 pm Post subject:
My son just loves ferrets - He desperately wants some and intends to call it Cheese!!! (don't ask its a long and very random story) but until we get a small holding he aint getting any of the smelly little creatures

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets

bodger wrote:

Dont be mean ! Let him have one, I've kept them for most of my life. It could be the making of the man

Oh don't you start whining as well.

We have 35 sheep, 4 (rescue) cats and a very smelly dog. Enough animals already.

Bodger

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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets

Mary-Jane wrote:

Oh don't you start whining as well.

We have 35 sheep, 4 (rescue) cats and a very smelly dog. Enough animals already.

What no ferret ?

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets
Gervase is quite hairy and smelly enough without a ferret in tow thank you...

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets

Mary-Jane wrote:

Gervase is quite hairy and smelly enough without a ferret in tow thank you...

Yes but can you squeeze him down a rabbit hole? and now I am sorry I asked that.

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 06 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrets

madmonk wrote:

Mary-Jane wrote:

Gervase is quite hairy and smelly enough without a ferret in tow thank you...

Yes but can you squeeze him down a rabbit hole? and now I am sorry I asked that.

Hmmmm. We have a small Jack Russell and an even smaller hunting cat for that sort of thing thank you.

And in any case, if either of them fail I get out one of our guns and do it myself...

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