young ferrets didnt bolt ?

[bazwidajimny 0]

hi lads took my young ferrets out sunday tryed 6 diffrent burys didnt bolt any rabbits thear was fresh droping about and holes looked well used and have seen rabbits thear ferrets wear down a good 5 to 8 mins but nuthing do you think thear was just nuffin home or was the ferrits just messing about down thear or thay just not working down deep anuff to get to the rabbits thay bin fed on rabbits iv shot so thay no thay are food and should go down after them whot can i do to get em working better ?iv had em from 12 weeks old thay about 4 5 mouths old now the polecat is mint do any thing with him he dont bite ony in play but my albno is mental bite any chance he gets and i handled him the same as the polecat whot can i do to stop him biteing thay are both hobs and live apart only 2 gether when out in the run once a day

[stealthy1 3,964]

At 4 or 5 months they may be just a bit young, but more than likely there's nothing in the warrens, droppings and activity are not garenteed signs that the warren is inhabited, try your ferrets on a warren that you see rabbits going into next time you take them out

[bazwidajimny 0]

thanks ill try it iv had ferrets as pets for years all from workimg stock these 2 are the ony ones ive tried to work iv beem out feeriting a few times when i was young iv never had a ferrit as mad as this albino iv all ways tamed em down this 1 is nuts how do i stop him biteing evry tim i pick him up

[bazwidajimny 0]

sorry guys i just been informed by the missus that my ferrets are 8 months old, so i guess they are old enough for working. =)

[grdavison 0]

alrite.try them down with a working ferret mate

[bazwidajimny 0]

thanks ill try that to have to find some one to go out with

[8shot 191]

the amount of times ive done burrys with rabbit raisens all around

and have drawn a blank

 

just keep trying and ull get there

[j davies 8]

thanks ill try that to have to find some one to go out with

 

were are you mate you can come with me for the day my ferrets want leave nothing in the holes. and like stelth said if there is nothing in there how do you no they are no good.

 

this is were a good dog comes in, with your ferrets been down that long to me they are trying for you most ferrets that are not made out for working only stay in for not evan a min so your on a good thing there and dont forget they only young mate you got 8 years to go yet with them

[fensaluki 35]

even at eight months mate they are still young and trying to learn their trade and if they are going to ground for decent amounts of time and are showing at most if not all holes then they are sure to be doing their best for you.

Stick with it mate it will all come right in the end

[theferreter 311]

8 months there def old enough for ferreting just give them time pal they will come good plus there prop wasent any fing in the setts if nafin bolted

[bazwidajimny 0]

thanks for all your help and advice, ill deffinately stick at it. guess ill have to put up with my albeeno bighting-he seems to work ok

thanks j davies, i live in south wales (maesteg) i could travel up for a day out if theres anybody else near to me wouldnt mind me tagging along for a day out-i'd pay my own way-and might even buy u a bacon butty in a burger van bazz.

[andy s410c 59]

Don't always bank on well used,dropping covered sets to produce rabbits it's not the first & last time it'll happen to us & our ferts.If you have a marking dog the job's sorted if you don't(like me) it's something you'll have to just get on with.

Soon as the youngsters get into the thick of it with bugs,they'll shift them...show patience with them & they'll come good.

Failing that knock them on the head & get a couple of 100% guaranteed workers off some bloke in a pub for a few quid each

[billy_wizz 2]

Don't worry to much there still young i kept a jill and a hob out off 2 litters i've bred the jills started to work seriously at bout 8-9 months the hobs took till 12-13 months! It might be that hobs take longer to take the work seriously or it might just be a quirk of my litters im sure someone with more experience would know!

[jamie g 17]

i wouldnt worry to much. it prob is there wasnt anything down there. depends on how many ferrets you put down if the bury is very big. the rabbits dont allways bolt there give it the runabout if you only have a couple of ferrets in a massive bury.

 

one of our ferrets is very good and if he is down for a couple of mins you no he is on to something. othertimes he comes up right away which tells me there isnt anything down there.

[The one 8,460]

There still young mate and for the first season i try a experanced jill down the burrows to see how the youngsters are coping