We have two kits left both hobs one is a light sandy color the other is sable. Contact us today if you are interested this will be out last litter. They were born June 3,2010. Mom is very sweet and dad is a real teddy bear they should be some real love bugs.

The lighter boy

Here at ferrets of new england we are proud of our facility. All of our ferrets are members of the family.

All of our hobs are housed singly in 21/2ft x 3ft bi-level cages with solid plastic bottoms. They have plenty of space for there food, water, litter box, hammocks, sleep sacks, and toys. They enjoy time out of there cages every day in our play pens and we place tubes, dig boxes and other fun items in the play pen to keep them physically and mentally stimulated. We rotate the toys in the play pen on a regular basis to try and prevent boredom. All breeding hobs must be housed separately because they will fight and can injury themselves or other ferrets. Keeping them apart is the only way to ensure there safety and well being.

Our jills are housed in several very large multi leveled cages. This allows them more freedom to choose where to sleep and who to play with. They have access to a multitude of toys, games, sleeping hammocks, cubes, tubes, etc.. We rotate the toys in the cages weekly to try to stave off boredom. We match our jills’ personality to the group that they will be kept with. The jills get out every day to run in my kitchen and eating area. This space has been ferret proofed and they can play to there hearts content. This is our favorite time of day; playing with our furry family. It is not only fun but relaxing to watch their silly antics and funny ways; it makes all the hard work worth it.

Our breeding pairs are carefully picked to improve conformation, health and personality. Once a Jill is pregnant she is given a supplementary jill mash and weighed regularly. About 2 weeks before the due date she is moved into a birthing cage, she is provided with clean water, dry food, mash, litter box and a nest box or mommy sack. At this time she still gets a chance to run in one of the play pens every day. We place a baby monitor near the cage in case of a night birth. Not all births require our assistance, but it is important to monitor the jills progress to be able to determine if medical intervention is needed. The Jills and kits will stay in that cage until about 8-9 weeks. The jill and kits continue to get there mash and once they become mobile and there eyes open, lots of hands on love from us. Towards the end of this time they all get some time out of the cage in one of our kit play pens.

All of our ferrets have access to clean food and water. Their litter boxes are scooped daily and completely changed weekly. We handle our ferrets daily this allows us to check for any possible medical problems and evaluate overall health. We are a small breeder and enjoy getting our hands on them every chance we get and give them love, kisses and treats of course.

We encourage anyone who may be interested in getting one of our kits to make an appointment to come and visit our facility. Playing with them and seeing the care involved in owning a ferret will help you decide if this is the right pet for you.

They are looking around and things are getting very exciting now.

The kits are eating solids well and  now that there eyes are open we are handling them more. They are so cute.  We still have a jill available from this litter if you think you are interest now is the time to set up an appointment to see them, they are placing quickly.

On another note we no longer have retired breeders available for placement.  They have all been placed in loving homes and are doing well.  Congratulation’s to the the new parents of our dooking boys.

For all that did not know my email was down for months so I am sorry for all the emails that did not get responses or were lost in the repair. We are up and running again, Ya hoo!

The new kits are now 3 weeks old and I am taking deposits on them.  It is a $50.00 nonrefundable deposit. Cash, money order or pay pal only.  For those that are coming for a visit you will get a chance to see these little sweeties.  They will not be ready to go until they are 10-14 weeks old. Our older retired breeders are almost completely placed out so if you are interested in one of these hobs you will need to email me now. Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays are the best time for visits just call or email to set one up an appointment and we will be happy to show you our cute and fuzzy babies.

On another note Mocha just gave birth today.  Things went well and mom and babies are quietly sleeping.  Due to this recent birth visits in the ferret room will be limited until the kits are older.  We are still happy to bring out our adults and older kits to be seen we just will be asking to keep the noise down.  I am very proud of Mocha she is a great mom and always had stunning kits.

We are now offering Ferrets of New England .com food mix for sale

$10.00 for a 2lb bag of food mix

shipping charges are

$5.50 for one bag $8.50 for two bags

CASH , OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY

What food do you feed? This is a question I would dance around like a teen ager on prom night. The food debate has been raging for a long time. Feed raw or dry mix; which dry mixes are the best; what about kitten food, etc. Many people feel very strongly about this and will publicly go after someone for having a different views. I know I am not the first breeder that has not wanted to align myself publicly with one side or the other. Anyway the answer is not what you might think. I do some of almost everything.

When acquiring my ferrets from England I had to promise the breeders that I would feed them a raw diet in accordance with their views. Other breeders have asked for a ferret dry mix only diet. I have done my best to stay within keeping of our agreements. Many breeders overseas believe that some raw food keeps the ferrets healthy and adds years to their lives. This can come in the form of rabbit, chicken, pheasant, etc.. As I spoke with different breeders, I learned that quite a few add fresh meat to their ferrets dry mix diet; but few would publicly admit to it. I can understand why.

I do always provide my ferrets with a constantly available dry mix. I mix 4 or 5 kinds of high quality ferret foods with a good kitten food(this food also changes). I do keep changing what is in my mix with the newest information. Only maybe a fourth or less is kitten food. I have had ferrets imprint on a single kind of food and this can be a big problem if your ferret ever gets loose or you have to give it up. You never know if the brand of food you are using will be pulled from the shelves. With a food mix your ferret can easily adapt to the change. This also allows you to take advantage of sales on different brands of foods. As every one knows the same brand of food is rarely on sale every time you go to refill the lockers. This is why I do strongly advocate mixing food.

Many people do not mix their foods because they only have 1-3 ferrets and worry it will go bad before using it. You can try to get trail size bags will help with amount but is not as cost effective This is why I am now offering my mix for sale.

When bringing home a new member of the family, it is important to remember that you may be in love with your new kit but preexisting animals my not. It is not uncommon for an animal to exhibit jealousy over the time you are devoting to this intruder. Hopefully this will give you some ideas what to watch out for and how to deal with issues if they come up.

Most owners seem very sensitive to whether their dog or cat may have issues with the new ferret and often ask for ways to introduce them. I think most people understand that a dog or cat could hurt a ferret and that they should never be left alone together. What I wish to address is how your other ferret(s) will deal with a new member.

We all know how much ferrets love to have one or more playmates and really seem to need the company. Often when a playmate dies the owner rushes out to find their sad buddy a new friend. Younger ferrets 2 years old and under general seem less bothered by the addition of new ferrets than older animals. This is very true in the case of a pair of ferrets and one dies. Often they are older and a concerned owner runs out to find a replacement after reading about how ferrets can die of loneliness. Unfortunately this does not always go well. The owner may be taken with their new kit but often times the older ferret is not. Sometimes every thing goes as planned and they get along great; but if you do have trouble here are some tips.

Do not expect everyone to sleep together and share a cage. Your older ferret may have only had to share their stuff with one other ferret and may not enjoy having a stranger just moved into there home. Remember when you bring your kit home they may never get along well enough to share a cage there are no guarantees that their personalitaes will mesh. Most of the time it works out just fine but have a secondary cage ready for you new kit just in case.

Start the introductions by just letting them sniff each other. If that goes well let them meet in a neutral are like a play pen. They will get excited jump around and get crazy. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether they are getting along. Look at the tail; if the hair is standing straight out like a bottle brush then they are nervous, scared and not relaxed. As long as they are not hurting each other, drawing blood or locking onto each other and not letting go, then give them time to figure things out on their own. If they seem to want to get away from the other ferret, give them some separate time in their own cages. You can always try again later.

I have seen this process take a matter of minutess (instant best friends) or months and permanent separate cages. Every ferret is different you can not force them to like each other but they should be able to tolerate being out at play time together. Take your time and if they do not get along like best buddies think of how you would feel if some one just dumped a stranger on you and said, now play nice.

Luckily ferrets typically get along really well together. They do so well that we tend to forget that this could happen and are very surprised and sometimes at a loss of what to do. Hopefully this will help.

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These food bowls lock to the side of the cage or play pen making them impossible to tip and spill.  They come in 2 sizes which is great. I like the smaller one for my travel cages and play pens and use the bigger version for my regular cages. They come in a clear plastic that allows me to see how much food the ferrets have at a glance. I always have more that one food bowl on group cages so no one ferret can dominate it. The best part is they are dish washer safe and should be run through about once a week.

I just want to let everyone know that my email was freezing for the past couple of months.  I just got it fixed but lost allot of old emails in the process. I am sorry if your emails have gone unanswered.

We have just had a litter born about a week ago so if you have been waiting for kits now is the time to contacted me.  We will not be having as many litters as last year, things are just to crazy this year.  I will try my best to get kits to the people who have been waiting the longest first. Hopefully this wont be a problem.   The current litter is from a silver hob and a champagne mom they look to be sable but can lighten to silver.  It is wonderful to have the sounds of meeping  in the ferret room again.

We just got back from Hedgehog Fest 2008 and we even won best in show!!! A big congrats to Kelly of Hamor Hollow Hedgehogs.com, it was great show.  They had a petting zoo, face painting, crafts and games it was a blast. We had a great time.

I want to thank our good friend Tammy for the ferret hammocks the fuzzys love anything new.

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We have many of these tunnels and my ferrets just love them.  They work allot better for us  in the play pens than the hard plastic tunnels.  We have had more than one ferret figure out  that they can push the hard plastic ones next to the play pens side panels and use them high tail it right over. Plus they are wonderfully soft and they really seen to enjoy napping in them.  You can join them together and make new configurations for your ferrets to enjoy. Our kits do take a pleasure in chewing on them though but they will often chew on anything.

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We love this design. All of my ferrets seem to enjoy the cube sleeping hammocks. Many of them prefer this style over the more common open hammock options.  I have spoken with at least one ferret owner who claims there ferrets wont even go near it never mind sleep in it.  Even so, my fuzz heads have all loved it.  If your ferret has never seen one before just go slow and give them a couple of weeks to get use to it before  pulling it from the cage.  All ferrets enjoy change just some more than others.