2 years ago we had pole cats in the garden (in Stockport of all places!) and they were crazy things, and the strongest scrappiest things you'll see - my tough old cat was terrified.
They ripped everything up looking for bedding material and food,m and they didn't care whether they were out day or night.
The pest guy caged them, and after confirming they were not ferret/polecat crossed (which could have been exterminated - not that I wanted that) he moved them to a Cheshire plain. They went nuts in the cage, and managed to turn a big metal cage on it's side.
Apparently ferrets can escape and become ferral in a few days also, and this is pretty common.
Doesn't explain the missing water though - although I think that ferrets like to play in water. And it has been quite hot lately so some might be lost by evaporation?
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Could it be stone martens? We had stone martens who used to go mad in the garden at night and literally crash their way through the plants crushing everything. They are a real pest here and particularly like to chew cables and rubber fittings under car bonnets, in fact car insurance covers marten damage.
Otter? or even Mink. We have had mink in the garden and they are the worst possible thing. They dug under and into our Quail run and killed them all, without even eating more than one or two.
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If it was birds they'd have to be the size of an ostrich! I grew up on a farm, I know what pigeons can do - they can't do that!
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I know this sounds odd but bear with me.
2 years ago we had pole cats in the garden (in Stockport of all places!) and they were crazy things, and the strongest scrappiest things you'll see - my tough old cat was terrified.
They ripped everything up looking for bedding material and food,m and they didn't care whether they were out day or night.
The pest guy caged them, and after confirming they were not ferret/polecat crossed (which could have been exterminated - not that I wanted that) he moved them to a Cheshire plain. They went nuts in the cage, and managed to turn a big metal cage on it's side.
Apparently ferrets can escape and become ferral in a few days also, and this is pretty common.
Just a thought!
Hadn't thought of that - have a look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kmKKVayWbE what do you think?
Doesn't explain the missing water though - although I think that ferrets like to play in water. And it has been quite hot lately so some might be lost by evaporation?
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It is funny isn't it?
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Do you have racoons?
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Could it be stone martens? We had stone martens who used to go mad in the garden at night and literally crash their way through the plants crushing everything. They are a real pest here and particularly like to chew cables and rubber fittings under car bonnets, in fact car insurance covers marten damage.
I don't think there are many, and of the few we have, they're normally dumped ones by idiots that think they're great pets.
They're only really wild in Northern America, although I'm sure they'd do fine here too.
They seem to be like mental polecats. And they're mental enough.
Otter? or even Mink. We have had mink in the garden and they are the worst possible thing. They dug under and into our Quail run and killed them all, without even eating more than one or two.
I wondered about otter, but can't imagine what they'd be after
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