I understand, though I am no veterinarian, that it s important for a bitch ferret to ovulate. Of course the true test of a ferret s mettle is work, and I do try to work my three bitch ferrets as often as possible. Some of the toughest work for a ferret is in dry stone walls, piles of rubble, or deep scree or boulder chalks, such as those found in old quarries. For a start it takes a particularly courageous ferret to negotiate some of the drops and climbs found in all types of stone work. Mind you, that said, if you own a ferret that will descend to a depth of eight or ten feet in a warren, you have a very special little animal.
Old warrens tend to be multi-layered.
On more than one occasion I have watched young or inexperienced ferrets skirt around on the top couple of layers, not daring to go deep into the warren to find a rabbit. Eventually, this type of ferret, perhaps through lack of experience, ends up hunting on top of the warren. The ferret is a marvellous little animal which, if looked after well, will give many years of faithful service. The lot of the ferret has improved immeasurably over the last few years. If I could wave a magic wand and make a wish, it would be for more ferret enthusiasts to use a vasectomised dog ferret instead of breeding each year.