ticks

[Guest eddie willo]

my ferret has ticks and every time i pull them off i put him in his hutch the next time i handle him they are all over him again what ia the best way to make sure they are all dead. Does any one know any special treatments for fleas and ticks for ferrets?

eddie

[Guest wickidweasel]

Frontline spray works If your having a lot of trouble i would treat the housing with somthing aswell

[Guest craftycarper]

a dab of vaseline or surgical spirit on a ear bud then dab on the ticks body as it breaths through it's body, as long as it's not near the ferts eyes should do the job and they will fall off in a day or two. Are you feeding fresh rabbit etc, if so you could try freezing the rabbits to kill parasites etc then defrost & feed

[Guest chilli]

Frontline the ferret an get some duramitex mix it up an spray the hutch all over with it get in all the nooks an craineys . Leave it to dry before you put it back in , if you useing hay or straw for bedding get rid because they are the worst source of ticks goinging .

 

Get a shredder an use shredded paper an wood shavings or saw dust .

[Guest the poacher]

i used waterd down sheep dip on my dogs i dont know if u can put it on ferret but it done the trick

[Guest RobW71]

I spray a couple of pumps of Frontline onto a surgical glove then wipe the Ferrets over. I wouldn't bother with any Jills that are nursing.

 

Regards Rob

[ratcher 69]

duremitex waterd down and spray ferrets and hutches cover their eyes while spraying it

[foxlamper 5]

duramitex it works good theyl be gone in a night

 

 

 

 

foxlamper

[Guest holey]

I might get some stick for this.. .but all i do is give the ferrets a bath in weak jeyes fluid..it work's ok ..but it dont half honk abit.

Rambo

there is a lotion for humans when they have scabies i use it on my ferrets and dogs vet said to use it ,its called benzo benszate it really does work it burns ticks fleas and any other parasites try it just leave it on for 2 days then wash off with ferret shampoo or wotever you use to bath them make sure you wear plastic surgical gloves or marigolds coz it stinks all the best holey :thumbs-up:

[Guest Hedgehunter]

A drop of Teatree oil on each tick kills em.We get a lot of ticks in the Autumn as the first area we ferret is sheep country but this year we're going to use a Teatree shampoo/conditioner on em before as it works on the kids to stop headlice so in moderation may work and we got a bottle of the stuff.We have used Bob Martin spot on for dogs before & it has worked but have had ferrets licking it off each other & gagging,no lasting damage though.

[Guest eddie willo]

Thanks guys i used vaseline to get rid of them worked a treat happy hunting guys!

:)eddie

[SeanTheHawker 0]

dont forget to clean the bedding,

and never pull em off

if you know anyone with frontline, borrow a bit of it and it will work for 6 months

[Guest ferreting king]

hey....justa question, with ticks my friend has just bought TICK TWISTERS , they are a plastic stick with a twirly bit on the end and you slide the twisty bit under the ticks body, push up and twist and the ticks body and its head comes off aswell, i havent used this yet but have any of you

[SeanTheHawker 0]

i think paid has

[The Ferret Tamer 1]

hey....justa question, with ticks my friend has just bought TICK TWISTERS , they are a plastic stick with a twirly bit on the end and you slide the twisty bit under the ticks body, push up and twist and the ticks body and its head comes off aswell, i havent used this yet but have any of you

Hi i use one of these bits of kit with pretty good results, always take one with me when i am out ferreting just in case.

 

Regards FT