age to star working ferrets?

[alexcjacko 1]

what age would you first start working your ferrets?

[ferretertom 7]

When you think there phisicly and mentaly ready useally 6 months or over.

[Big-Dave 0]

me and my old man use to use them after 10 weeks after birth i believe the younger the better

[The one 8,483]

Nice and slow 6/8 months and then you should get a good few years graft from them

[Ideation 8,216]

me and my old man use to use them after 10 weeks after birth i believe the younger the better

 

 

O aye

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I'll start introducing them to burrows around november/december time that would make them around 5/6 months old.Nice little 1-2 holers first then as their confidence and experience grows try them on the bigger burrows,as with all animals some are quicker than others at learning the job

 

John

[The one 8,483]

what age would you first start working your ferrets?

 

Althought your not going to be working them in the field start putting them in pipes in your garden it gets them used to burrows and moving about picking them up putting them down .And it saves a lot of time the first time your out as they shouldn't be all excited and playing in the burrow

[Coneytrappr 30]

Six months here.

[theferreter 311]

6 till 7 months d start working mine but there always put in with an expierenced ferret

[pegstaff 9]

i have only had one ferret that worked good at 6 month. the rest have messed around and been better the 2nd year.

[Coneytrappr 30]

i have only had one ferret that worked good at 6 month. the rest have messed around and been better the 2nd year.

 

I have found the same thing mate- I expect very little from a ferret in it's first year.

That being said, some of my slowest starters have turned out to be the best.

[pegstaff 9]

i have only had one ferret that worked good at 6 month. the rest have messed around and been better the 2nd year.

 

I have found the same thing mate- I expect very little from a ferret in it's first year.

That being said, some of my slowest starters have turned out to be the best.

exactly the same here my albino jill was crap first year. thought she would never work and now shes my best.