should i give him away as a pet?

[jackson2kaii8 5]

This will probaly start something and people might tink its cruel but if hes not interested starve him and he wil go down the hole because he will no that there is rabbit down there to eat!!!

[stubby 175]

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.

 

 

how does knocking it on the head, become kind

yes, if it was in pain, dying, but becuase it aint going down holes

 

my best workers took until their second year to mature enough, seems people want it to bolt rabbits, knock them on the head, and gut and skin a rabbit in their first months of life, otherwise its a no good ferret

 

 

 

 

as for starving it, yeah that'll really work well wont it

[andy s410c 59]

This will probaly start something and people might tink its cruel but if hes not interested starve him and he wil go down the hole because he will no that there is rabbit down there to eat!!!

I always find that a starved fert,low on energy works better than a fed one......unfecking beliveable .So the first kill in,he'll have a good feed & you'll have a bit of a wait on your hands.

Don't know what some people want from their ferts on here....give the hob a chance,i have 2 hobs coming into the 2nd season,1 still needs bringing on a bit more but he's done ok last season..no world beater but has done his graft & as for knocking ferts on the head...just goes to show the calibre of the owner in my eyes

[noddy6560 0]

If the ferret doesn't come good, why not put him to a rescue, they will rehome him as a pet ?

[jackson2kaii8 5]

So how is it bad?i have done it and my ferret hasnt layed up!and if it did id have the ferret finder!trust me try dont feed him for a full day it wil be rareing to go out

[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

 

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

 

put your experienced ferret in first mate and enter the other straight behind. have patience though, it can take a while. i put my jill in when i knew there would be a good chance of young in. it soon sorted her out. as for the nets mate mine did exactly the same. its something they get used to after a while. i have found that my new spun poly nets are much better though so i would advise buying some of them rather than using nylon. doesn't tangle and due to the added weight the ferret doesnt knot up in it as easy. there a bit more expensive but worth every penny.

[philipmurray 0]

What are you feeding him and how often.......!

[The one 8,463]

This is why i would only take kitts from a proven working breeder

how old is your hob ?

How much work are you giving him?

Has he ever bolted a rabbit ?

If you pass him on he could be breed from and produce more non workers

Hob's will pull nets down to get out a burrow trhats why most folk use jills as being smaller they will pass threw the meshes on a net

[stealthy1 3,964]

This will probaly start something and people might tink its cruel but if hes not interested starve him and he wil go down the hole because he will no that there is rabbit down there to eat!!!

 

 

I think you'll find this will just train him to kill under and be a nightmare to pick up when dug to

[Kay 3,709]

I have never understood the logic of not feeding the animal the night before , i am grumpy & down right vicious if i am deprived my food , so i imagine the ferret also is

 

your ferrets wont give there best on an empty stomach if your cars low on fuel or completly empty it wont work , same for the ferret

[Marksman 934]

I have never understood the logic of not feeding the animal the night before , i am grumpy & down right vicious if i am deprived my food , so i imagine the ferret also is

 

your ferrets wont give there best on an empty stomach if your cars low on fuel or completly empty it wont work , same for the ferret

 

 

Yep...I concur.....

 

A well fed ferret is a better worker in my opinion like

[droid 11]

If you pass him on he could be breed from and produce more non workers

 

So following that 'logic' he was bred himself from a 'non-worker'?

[RaiderBoy 19]

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

 

I am a complete novice to ferreting and currently having the same problem with a gill just coming into her second season now she just wants play and nothing else as soon as you put her down into the entrance of the hole she runs out and does that stupid weasel war dance thing or sometimes she goes down properly and she stays down for about half an hour and wont come out she getting better SLOWLY you just got to have some patience and he will come on for you.

 

Richard

[tullfan 0]

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

 

last year we ferreted a bank with over 200 holes with only 50 nets and what we did was net the holes on the outer edges and entered the ferrets in the middle we lost a few but also backnetted a few.

 

i also wouldnt block up any holes as suggested before as i would rather lose a couple of rabbits rather than take the chance of the ferret laying up if you dont have a locator

 

as for the ferret keep trying and if he doesnt come good find him a pet home