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the good old lick and nip, I had a hob do this never knew why, he was fully hand tame, but if he licked you abouth the rist or got both paws on you he'd sink his teeth in. He was nevr agressive in any other way, and was even handled under superviton by desabled pepoe and children.

 

The other thing is how hot has it beeen where you are, been baking here that can also get some fe4rrets grumpy.

 

As for the water thing, I been told this method by alot of people seems the thing to do round here.

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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 :thumbs:

 

John

Thanks John :clapper::clapper: ,I havent laughed so much for a long time

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The other thing is how hot has it beeen where you are, been baking here that can also get some fe4rrets grumpy.

 

 

just found this out myself.. went in to give them a spray of cool water as ive not yet built the outside run yet so there in the shed and its freekin hot.. went to pick one of them up to give a spray and he wasnt pleased about being handled..

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When i get bit by a ferret, i usually just beat them with my cock, they usually let go pretty quick.

 

your micro or greyhound cock :whistling:

 

They cant bite and laugh at the same time whistling.gif

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f mac' timestamp='1309192105' post='2127810']

Ideation' timestamp='1309126675' post='2126990']

When i get bit by a ferret, i usually just beat them with my cock, they usually let go pretty quick.

 

your micro or greyhound cock :whistling:

 

They cant bite and laugh at the same time whistling.gif

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

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f mac' timestamp='1309192105' post='2127810']

Ideation' timestamp='1309126675' post='2126990']

When i get bit by a ferret, i usually just beat them with my cock, they usually let go pretty quick.

 

your micro or greyhound cock :whistling:

 

They cant bite and laugh at the same time whistling.gif

 

 

Got it in one :thumbs::tongue2:

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Bit of an update.....

 

she's really lost the plot now..... I've had to separate them as she was dragging the other jill all over the place. I cant go near the cage without her darting to the front, hissing and trying to get through the mesh and actually latching onto the mesh at times. I managed to get handle her and she again latched onto my arm with a hissing/chattering sound.....any more suggestions??

 

Darryl

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