andy s410c 60 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Darryl,it,s just her hormones.One of my jill's does exactly the same.Hairy arms & hands must be kit like for some hormonal jills. Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 quickest way to get a ferret off your flesh when its hanging on for grim life is submerge it in water Bit drastic Kay! Quickest way to get a ferret off is to put your hand around it's neck, lift your thumb over the back of it's head and on to it's forehead with the tip of your thumb level with it's eyes. Grasp and pull back with your thumb. This puts pressure on the mandibular nerve system, which leaves the ferret with no option but to open it's mouth. The ferret suffers no stress and no damage. Once you have worked out how to do this, it's fast, easy and 100% effective. John Thats far better than 1/2 drowning it. Kay, I hope you were joking !!!!!!!! No I am deadly serious , the animal needed getting off my hand , i was here on my own & it was the only way i could get him to loose his grip . Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 try putting her down your trousers Daryl and then video that. it wont answer the question but its got to be better than saturday night TV definately looks hormonal to me she is very fixated, she isnt being vicious or aggressive as she would have had your fingers off and been moving quickly Quote Link to post
f mac 40 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 u mite be hurting her any signs of lumps/inrury ect is it only when u pick her up that's a good point,if she's in pain she would turn nasty so worth a look... hey f mac is "the band of idiots" official now? why u want to join Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Took her out of season with the Jill jab about 12-14 weeks ago and she's been fine... She's fine with the other one (her sister) too.... Only just started happening today Appreciate all the comments and advice guys cheers! Darryl She might well be coming back into season again Darryl. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Looks like she's trying to scruff you Jill jab does the same to one of mine mate, makes her think shes a mom all of a sudden She's forever dragging the other jills into the nest and alternates between trying to drag me in as well, and trying to see me off. Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Looks like she's trying to scruff you Jill jab does the same to one of mine mate, makes her think shes a mom all of a sudden She's forever dragging the other jills into the nest and alternates between trying to drag me in as well, and trying to see me off. Think that could be it mate..... Caught her trying to drag the other into the nest on lockup tonight.... Think you may have hit the nail on the head! Darryl Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Looks like she's trying to scruff you Jill jab does the same to one of mine mate, makes her think shes a mom all of a sudden She's forever dragging the other jills into the nest and alternates between trying to drag me in as well, and trying to see me off. Think that could be it mate..... Caught her trying to drag the other into the nest on lockup tonight.... Think you may have hit the nail on the head! Darryl Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 u mite be hurting her any signs of lumps/inrury ect is it only when u pick her up that's a good point,if she's in pain she would turn nasty so worth a look... hey f mac is "the band of idiots" official now? why u want to join don't think i qualify,my posts never get a reaction!maybe i'm too soft :whistling: Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 I'm with Ideation on this one. Why I opted to have my jills spayed, takes hormones out of the question along with other issues. Never heard of the trick with the Mandibular nerve system before, but it's great to learn something new. With bad biters I always carried a wee tub of vaseline in my pocket. When they latched on, covered their nose with it and they soon let go. Good luck with her. Quote Link to post
HUnter_zero 58 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 By far the best and most effective way of getting a ferret of .what would folk do out in a field with no water nearby ???> Not knocking Kay here ( I have a lot of respect for her when it comes to ferrets ) but I have seen many people try many ways to get a ferret to release. A good few years back I was ferreting a rather large warren. My mate wanted one particular bury all to himself which didn't bother me so I set my nets and ran a long next towards the back as it was thick with Alder bushes. I could just about see my mate, but it was one of them cold, dead, frosty mornings with little pockets of mist that seem to hang around all day. All of a sudden I heard the loudest scream of pain you could imagine as I looked across I could see my mate running towards me twirling a log with his arm outstretched if that makes sense. As he got closer I could see it wasn't a log but one of his hobs. I just stood there half shocked and half because I didn't want to leave my ferrets. I could see the pain on his face as he told me that the best way to get a ferret to 'let go' was to swing it in a clockwise motion, the ferret was supposed to get dizzy and release it's grip. At this point I sat down to watch the show, completely forgetting my guys. Two things happened that day, one my mate gave up ferreting and I inherited a whole load of nets for free. I never did put the guys in to the bury, we had to leave sooner rather than later as his hand was a little sore as it seemed that swinging the ferret actually meant he grasped a little harder and at the same time the bites increased in size some what. I think panic set in as I could see the blood draining away from my mates face, white as snow he was, I had to chuckle when I took the hob off him. The problem is that people take things for "fact". I owe my ferret ownership to one single man, a local farmer. Another one of my mates and I were mooching around for new permissions and we called in to this one small farm. The owner who we will call "H" said we could shoot as long as we got him a ferret. The search was on and a few days latter I had tracked a chap down who lived in a local housing estate, top floor flat in a block of six. Boy oh boy, when he opened the door to his flat, I was almost overwhelmed at the stench of ferret, the guy was aware of any stench but I swear I could smell it from down the street. Funny, I can not smell 'ferret smell' anymore, reminder to myself must get the Mrs mother up to the cottage to sniff around just to be on the safe side... anyway I hastily purchased a jill, small fierce little beast she was, latched on to my mate on the way home, these days I would call it a nip but back then it was worse than a dog bite and by the howling it sounded worse than a dog bite! Next day I took this bloodthirsty creature up to the farm and presented it to "H". Mighty proud of my achievement, I started to tell "H" about how the ferret was latching on to my mate on the way back. Well "H" being an old dab hand at ferret ownership explained that the one and only way to get a ferret to release it's deathly grip was to squeeze between it's rear toes with your nails as if he did! He reached down to show me exactly what to do and just as he had got between the Jills toes, she latched on good and hard. I swear there was tears in that mans eyes as I beat a hasty retreat not wanting to lose my new found shooting. There was another time too, recently in fact. I was enquiring about some ferrets in a pet shop, the owner was telling me how tame the ferret were, it's a long story but he ended up with a young hob attached to his chine. I did help and got the hob off him. For all the myths and magical way to get a ferret to release, I think I'll stick to my way, it works John Quote Link to post
jasperdog 98 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 had a jill with kits bit me left her alone until the kits were old enough to be taken away and she still tried to bite me, so took her ratting first few holes tried biting which did'nt bother me as it was my cousin who was handlling her. Bolted a few rats with her and then i picked her up she's been great eveer scince. i put it down to womens probs. Quote Link to post
MickyB 327 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) years ago when i first got into ferreting me and my mate had two albino hobs his was slightly younger and smaller anyway it ended latching onto his bottom lip probably the funniest ferreting incident i'l ever witness blood everywhere! Edited June 26, 2011 by MickyB Quote Link to post
spanj 11 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 How do folks.... Strangest thing happened to me today, my 2 1/2yr old albino ferret turned on me, latched on to my arm and I couldnt get her off. I had to more or less suffocate her before she let go. Put her back in the cage, went in with some food and she was eating it off my hand no problems but as soon as I try and pick her up she has a try. Any ideas??.....she's been very tame until now and it's the first time I've had one do this. cheers Darryl It must be contagious !!!!!! One of my jills just bit me on the chin !! tried to dunk her in a bucket of water but 1/2 drowned meself......... only kiddin Kay (about the bucket, not the bite) Quote Link to post
barry lurcher 27 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 is your cage outdoors if so could a cat have bin having a go at the ferret [bANNED TEXT] you picked him up them cats do sometimes strike at the mesh and worry them or a fox could have still been worked up if so shoot the fecking cat all the best Quote Link to post
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