is this a good idea

[woodchip 2]

Well as you may know or not charlie my ferret is doing well so far ,

he has yet to bolt a bunnie yet but from what you guys are saying to me im lucky to get him down a hole as he was brought as a pet, anyway ive been asked to ferret a golf course in september and i dont want to look like a twat with a ferret who is a bunnie virgin, im thinking of getting a pair a jill who have been working and know what there doing thought this may help charlie as well and hopefully bolt the bunnies on the course.

 

Is this a good idea?

 

Any ideas where i can get working ferrets from? in the south of england.

[Guest The Big Fish]

Patience young padawan, i for one will be breeing a litter this year, no doubt others will too.

 

There will be a plenty on offer come mid summer and time to try out young ferrets.

 

 

All the best from the deepest south

 

Edited to say: i also got a stack of brand new "hand knitted" 4 foot purse nets here too!

Edited February 8, 2007 by The Big Fish

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Hi mate you will struggle to buy a working ferret a good one anyway they are rare,its very rare that people with a good working ferret will ever sell it,there are many ferrets advitised as good workers but they have probably got some fault like skulking just inside the hole instead of coming to hand or they are biters.Imo stick with the ferret you have got and given time he will come good,don't be in a rush to get him working he will take to it in his own time, never force the ferret,you could buy some young ferrets this year and get them going in september,a ferret that you have bought up handled ever day so you know it won't bite or be shy to come to hand.Once ferrets have seen their first rabbit there is no holding them back.All the best mate

[martin 332]

You'll be fine mate........you don't need to train a ferret,it will learn itself.As said earlier as soon as it gets at one rabbit there will be no holding him.I would also rather start with a young one that you can handle well,so you know they won't worry about you picking them up,and that means you shouldn't get a skulker.Although in my experience skulking is usually a passing phase.Hope you get sorted and have a good time on the golf course(seems you fell on your feet there.

[Guest houndblair]

Good luck with the golf course mate I have rang about 5 in my area and ever single one was a no no

[Kay 3,709]

You wont look a twat if you persevere with this hob, you will however look a twat if you give him up at the first hurdle, just have faith in him & he will serve you well

 

He just needs a few outings under his belt , it must be a bit daunting for even a ferret to find themselves in all them dark places , so just give him a break & he will come round

[king 11,979]

Patience young padawan, i for one will be breeing a litter this year, no doubt others will too.

 

There will be a plenty on offer come mid summer and time to try out young ferrets.

 

 

All the best from the deepest south

 

Edited to say: i also got a stack of brand new "hand knitted" 4 foot purse nets here too!

just wondering are those 4ft net's 10oz by any chance and are they for sale

[Guest JRTman]

Over the years often on a young ferrets first few trips I've thought this uns no good then bang out comes a bunny with ferret in pursuit & the young un has gone zero to hero in a few seconds.Patience is the key,some young ferrets even some older ones benefit from having a bit of a walk out in an open field before work just to get rid of their initial excitement & then make them work more thoroughly.

[Guest The Big Fish]

just wondering are those 4ft net's 10oz by any chance and are they for sale

They are spun nylon, say about 6z in thickness, and may well be for sale, got a pile of them sat here, never used, surplus to requirements.

Edited February 10, 2007 by The Big Fish

[devvo 0]

ive been workin my youngest jill , (last years kit) and now after a few outings is working perfectly

let time do its job mate :thumbs-up:

 

cheers devvo