TWO QUESTIONS

[Aaron_butcher 17]

Firstly, one of my ferrets has patches of orange rusty looking stuff on the skin on his tail, any idea what that might be?

And secondly, my pup is fine with the ferrets and plays with them but should i get him to take no notice of the ferret like stock breaking or when he matures will he just leave the ferret alone when working.

Thanks alot, Aaron.

[jenksi87 3]

sounds like your ferrets got mites pal. has it started losing hair?

keep the dog and ferts so they can see each other regularly, get them out to play together and keep the pup in check if it gets too giddy and they will be fine after a while

[diggermad 154]

hi mate the orange on the tail is wood shavings dust no need to worry mine has it second if your dog is ok with the ferrets now keep introducing them together the more the better then hopefully in the field they should get on fine put them both on the floor before you enter the ferret in to the warren if the dog keeps going to play with the ferret keep saying no he will get the idea ok mate hope that helps cheers DM

[Aaron_butcher 17]

cheers lads, he has lost some hair on his tail but i put that down to the hot weathr as its growing back now. out of interest, if my ferret did have mites can u spot them?

[diggermad 154]

dont know much about mites but im sure they are under the skin i maybe wrong DM

[Ideation 8,216]

The orange rust can be a sign of mange, you will not see the mites as they are under the skin, and even with a skin sample you will not always see them. If they continue to lose hair but more importantly begin to scratch and raise scabs on their body then it's mange. Treated with two drop on doses two weeks apart (product and quantity dependant on weight of ferret)

[stubby 175]

take a picture of his tail, but it sounds more like rat tail to me, is he albino by any chance, they tend to get it the most,

[sikastag_1 689]

Get a picture up , it could be harvest mites if it is their hArmless we can get them aswell they go away after a short time but put a pic up incase it's not.

[The one 8,463]

Spot treat your ferret for fleas etc it will do it no harm ,

If your pups fine with the ferret just now your half way there when your working him with the ferret .You just got to watch when a rabbit bolts the mist dont desend and he accidently grips the ferret . We start off by saying NO FERRET ,Same with nets, NO NETS and after a few outings you see a big differnce in the pup and you can relax a bit

[Aaron_butcher 17]

he is a polecat, ill get a picture up tonight.

Cheers boys.