should i give him away as a pet?

[ellir0305 9]

i have two hobs an albino and a polecat ferret, and after a few ferreting trips i have discovered that although bein sold to me several months back as previously worked by a guy off here that my albino is crap.

 

he wants to wander off instead of going down the hole despite lots of runnin g round in odd places, and when he does bugger off down hes straight out the next exit, and now to the biggest problem, he hates nets i have tried getting him used to pushing them out the way or going through which his larger counterpart manages ok but he just gets annoyed and starts flapping about and tangled up.

 

so after much wasted time and annoyance with him i have decided to give him one last chance to prove himself. so if he buggers up next time he is being offered on here FOC as a pet, and if i get no takers he is going to a ferret court in the sky and a new recruit will fill his boots

 

any advice or offers just incase?

 

thanks

 

rob

[ssssh1forthepot 0]

There are alot of people on here who would say just knock it on the head, But im sure you will be able to find it a pet home if you put it in the free adds which is alot better in my opinon.

[max abell 196]

Yeh try and find him a home as a pet mate he dont look like hes a rabbiter do he

[kayteetess 15]

There are alot of people on here who would say just knock it on the head, But im sure you will be able to find it a pet home if you put it in the free adds which is alot better in my opinon.

[Kay 3,709]

if you had worked him 2 seasons & he was still not getting on with the job then yes i would say find him a new home, give him a chance

[sikastag_1 689]

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Edited September 3, 2019 by grant_c

[driller killer 33]

ainmt being funny mate btu see the warrens hes walking out of are you bolting rabbits afterwards?

Good point, theres a good chance theres nothing down the holes and he knows it. I have had plenty of warrens with nothing in them.

As everyone else says failing that offer him free to good PET home, you should have no prob getting rid.

[jenksi87 3]

stick with it for a bit mate. my jill was exactly the same, she works fine now. patience is the key. i thought about giving her away and i'm really glad i didnt! she's got 2 of this years young to teach now, cant wait to get out with them.

if he's the same after this season finishes then think about giving him away as a pet.

good luck whatever you do

JENKS

[ellir0305 9]

stick with it for a bit mate. my jill was exactly the same, she works fine now. patience is the key. i thought about giving her away and i'm really glad i didnt! she's got 2 of this years young to teach now, cant wait to get out with them.

if he's the same after this season finishes then think about giving him away as a pet.

good luck whatever you do

JENKS

 

yes a couple of times i have bolted rabbits after he been through, with the other ferret but i will give it some more time

 

i have done a couple of burys with both which had fresh shit outside and in the entrances but rabbits bolted, is this common

 

any advice for the nets though because he is an absolute nightmare to work atm when he tries to get tangled

Edited September 11, 2009 by ellir0305

[stealthy1 3,964]

Give him this season to sort himself out, some times the slow starters turn out to be the best workers, and the net thing is just getting him used to not walking through them and getting him to walk under instead, he'll soon get bored getting tangled and then he'll crawl under, above all you need patience, and your animals will demand that by the bucket full

[jac 12]

don't kill it. send it in the post to me.

[ellir0305 9]

Give him this season to sort himself out, some times the slow starters turn out to be the best workers, and the net thing is just getting him used to not walking through them and getting him to walk under instead, he'll soon get bored getting tangled and then he'll crawl under, above all you need patience, and your animals will demand that by the bucket full

 

so how should i set the nets to allow the ferret to pass beneath but the rabbit not to miss it? and should i train them with this ?

 

also completely unrelated how do you work a bank which is one giant warren when you dont have enough nets. is it just a case of getting plenty of pairs of eyes and longnets and letting the stinkers run riot

 

thanks rob

[stealthy1 3,964]

Give him this season to sort himself out, some times the slow starters turn out to be the best workers, and the net thing is just getting him used to not walking through them and getting him to walk under instead, he'll soon get bored getting tangled and then he'll crawl under, above all you need patience, and your animals will demand that by the bucket full

 

so how should i set the nets to allow the ferret to pass beneath but the rabbit not to miss it? and should i train them with this ?

 

also completely unrelated how do you work a bank which is one giant warren when you dont have enough nets. is it just a case of getting plenty of pairs of eyes and longnets and letting the stinkers run riot

 

thanks rob

 

 

This is the fun of ferreting Some one will disagree with this, but what I did was, wait in front of the holes until you see your hob coming out, just lift the net a little to let him crawl under, after a while he will start to do it on his own, all ferrets tend to panic when they first come into contact with nets, some will snake through the mesh, others will go under, I have a rescue hob that just sits there until you lift the net With the bank, unless you can net all the exits or long net it, you'll just have to except that some will get away, you really need two to work a bank, and if the ferrets are working to far up you'll just have to follow them or box them up while you move your nets, just enjoy what you catch, as you gain experience you'll get better at working different places.

[longnetter 32]

It sounds like he hasn't worked before mate, so you've got to give it the benifit of the doubt .

If it's any consolation all my ferrets are rescues and some, most in fact come from pet homes some pick it up quicker than others...to be fair you've got to give it a season at least then if he still doesn't work give him to a pet home but all mine came round eventually.....it just drives you nuts getting there

 

Don't ever let yourself run out of nets even if you only keep one or two in your pocket...you can bet your life that while you're standing there untangling a net rabbits will stream out of the un-netted hole so always keep a spare or two in your pocket (even if they're those cheep old 4Z things!!)

Just block any hole you can't net, longnets often don't help at all because rabbits will tend to hop out of one hole straight down another on really large warrens so I'm afraid you'll have to learn to make them or just buy more atb

[Guest fence_hopper]

try him if he gets no better, i no what i'd do no point of being soft, you got to be cruel to be kind.