Guest bodgerbear Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Well just won a Deben Mark 2 ferret finder with collar for £100 of flebay (think I got a good deal, comes with all new batterys). I can start working my ferrets at work after the 1st of November. I will try and get one of the lads to bring his camera and see how my guys get on with there first day out. I have also just finished making my own purse nets and hope to buggery they don't let me down. Anything I need to be careful of (this will my first time out with my ferrets). Cheers Rob P.S Please be gentle with me Quote Link to post
dj.chapman 0 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 make sure you put the collar on tight enough. that could be the most important thing to do mate also try putting it on your ferret every now and then cause they cant half wiggle about the first few times it goes on. also im sure you would have done this the first day your finder arrived but get someone to hide the collar and try to find it just so you can get use to it. best of luck to ya mate Quote Link to post
willow 53 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 change the collour to a leather one they fall off lost one fell off at 7 ft in sand bank Quote Link to post
Wanna be farmer 0 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Deben have had alot of trouble with the MK2s. Quote Link to post
comanche 3,109 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 make sure you put the collar on tight enough. that could be the most important thing to do mate also try putting it on your ferret every now and then cause they cant half wiggle about the first few times it goes on. also im sure you would have done this the first day your finder arrived but get someone to hide the collar and try to find it just so you can get use to it. best of luck to ya mate Can't fault the advice above about practicing with the locator because if it is a mk2 you will need some practice to interperet the signals . As above also;get your ferret used to wearing the collar while it is still in the cage and make any extra holes in the collar for tightening NOW not when you are in the field ! That's why collars get lost. Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 mark 2s are the worst ferret finder out there useless all the best anyway mate on ur first outing Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Just enjoy your first ferreting experience, your animals will do the rest Quote Link to post
The one 8,529 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Good luck mate enjoy yourself but doesn't the mk2 eat the battery juice ?? Quote Link to post
Guest bodgerbear Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thank you for the responses, I will be doing all that was said. Will practice with the finder before I go out. I will give the MK2 a try to see how I get on( couldn't quite stretch to a MK3 this close to Xmas). Im not sure if its overkill but i will buy some more batterys and make sure everything works. Am really looking forward to this. Once again cheers Quote Link to post
ferretfatcamp 21 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thank you for the responses, I will be doing all that was said. Will practice with the finder before I go out. I will give the MK2 a try to see how I get on( couldn't quite stretch to a MK3 this close to Xmas). Im not sure if its overkill but i will buy some more batterys and make sure everything works. Am really looking forward to this. Once again cheers mark 3 are the best mark 2 was a bit of a trial effort but should be ok agree with others make sure its tight enough good look Quote Link to post
Guest lavyheed Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Just enjoy your first ferreting experience, your animals will do the rest Agreed. Quote Link to post
Guest bodgerbear Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Ok so now im feeling like a bit of a plum again, could someone please tell me if this is a mark 1 or 2 ferret finder. It said mark 2 on the ebay listing but its not the same as the mark 2 pictured in this thread. Hoping I haven't just wasted £100 but I was told I needed a 15ft finder? Quote Link to post
Chid 6,645 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Ok so now im feeling like a bit of a plum again, could someone please tell me if this is a mark 1 or 2 ferret finder. It said mark 2 on the ebay listing but its not the same as the mark 2 pictured in this thread. Hoping I haven't just wasted £100 but I was told I needed a 15ft finder? its a mark 1 ....... tons better than the mark 2 and 3 imo Quote Link to post
masmiffy 82 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 change the collour to a leather one they fall off lost one fell off at 7 ft in sand bank Yep second that we lost one at 5'. Last 18" of which was flint Quote Link to post
The one 8,529 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Thatsd a mk1 one apperntly theres 11 versions of the mk1 made Quote Link to post
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