Ferret Friendly Garden

[billbroon 9]

Well guys, got 2 kits and decided to make my garden ferret friendly so they dont escape or that, as my gardens quite small, i didnt have much room to build a run so just converting the whole garden so they can get a good run around when am there. So far ive meshed all around the fence putting a 8 inch bit flat along the ground to try prevent digging under and about the same sticking out from top, which didnt work as my polecat BANDIT managed to work his way around lol. Got a hold of some 4 inch tubing which i decided to stick under ground for them tonight, its about 6ft long and it was dry when i started digging but started raining half way through so u could imagine the mud. Couldnt get a good pic of both kits so heres Bandit by himself and smokey the albino is in his bed

and heres some of the garden.

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Got some more tubing on way so have to dig some more.

atb billy.

p.s. hopfully get more pics soon.

[ellir0305 9]

Well guys, got 2 kits and decided to make my garden ferret friendly so they dont escape or that, as my gardens quite small, i didnt have much room to build a run so just converting the whole garden so they can get a good run around when am there. So far ive meshed all around the fence putting a 8 inch bit flat along the ground to try prevent digging under and about the same sticking out from top, which didnt work as my polecat BANDIT managed to work his way around lol. Got a hold of some 4 inch tubing which i decided to stick under ground for them tonight, its about 6ft long and it was dry when i started digging but started raining half way through so u could imagine the mud. Couldnt get a good pic of both kits so heres Bandit by himself and smokey the albino is in his bed

and heres some of the garden.

.

Got some more tubing on way so have to dig some more.

atb billy.

p.s. hopfully get more pics soon.

 

thats really cool the ferrets will climb that mesh easy though and id peg it down at the bottom, it would be nice to see how it gets on though good idea

[billbroon 9]

Yeh got a bag of tent pegs im going to use lol. A wouldnt leave them by there self anyways as ive already seen 1 of them climb up it. Should be ok once its done. thanks

[ellir0305 9]

Yeh got a bag of tent pegs im going to use lol. A wouldnt leave them by there self anyways as ive already seen 1 of them climb up it. Should be ok once its done. thanks

 

i want to get hold of some 1" mesh in reall heavy gauge so i can make a quick zip tied run like countryboyo

[joe14 98]

ide put some perspex up the rest of the fence so when they climb the mesh they cant grip onto anything.

[stealthy1 3,964]

We have mesh panels on our patio so the fezzers can grab some space in the Summer, and believe me, your ferrets will be over that mesh in a flash, ours do

[Kay 3,709]

Mine climbed on the shed roof they were only 10 weeks old as well

[ellir0305 9]

Mine climbed on the shed roof they were only 10 weeks old as well

 

does anyone know if there is a way of making a ferret proof fence that could be moved around etc so you coud put up a temporary enclosure?

[Kay 3,709]

only logical thing i can sugest is a run that bolts together rather than nailed

[mushroom 12,881]

The fence pannels that you can get from any where on one side they are overlapping upwards so they create a little ladder and the other downwards so the fezzers can't climb one side if you follow me. This is the side you want facing into the court. Warning all ferrets are houndinis this set up worked for me for ages (over two years) then one day my over a kilo and a half male decided to smash his way into nextdoors garden through the fence and then did the same to theirs and on to freedom. Gutted as I've never seen him since..

[Prince_Jimmy 0]

great ideas and good training for your ferret. good luck with him