fit ferrets

[chrisnbish 0]

hi everyone

 

my dad is considering letting me get some ferrets

 

so before i buy them or enything like that i was wondering how long you need to handle them for per day

 

thanks

 

josh

[Ideation 8,216]

As much as you can mate, and i'd say as little as 10 mins or so when you are feeding them. As kits the really need as much as possible. But trust me, if you are half decent, you won't be able to keep away from them.

[rotton123 7]

Lots mate the more you hold um the less they bite are you going to work then?

[Ferret mad Dave 65]

I have mine out till they want too go too sleep they soon tell me when they start climbing the mesh on the hutch pop them back in and there asleep in seconds

[Jim2 0]

Handle handle as many times as possible and as long. dont not handle them as when they bite it hurt when there 16wks trust I just shot a nasty nasty hob jumped out the cage at me ment every bite bin like it for aweek. I got it last tuesday thourght i could handle it its stronger than my hand lol. I got 5 others which are great wont bit atall only get kits as young as poss never go older than an 12wk old.

 

jim

[stealthy1 3,964]

You have to feed them every day, so handle them every day, any amount of contact is good

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

For the first few weeks I handled my kits as much as possible, half hour in the morning, half hour when I got home and then an hour in the house playing at night.

 

Once they were 100% with being handled I dropped it off slightly, I now get them out for 5 mins in a morning when I feed them and then usually 10 mins to half hour at night, sometimes they come in the house for half hour and play with the dog.

 

I think once you've got the initial bond sorted then you only need brief regular handling to keep on top of it. But obviously the more you handle them the better.

 

Gaz

[theferreter 311]

as much as possible mate handle them every day if you can

[chrisnbish 0]

thanks for all the advise much aprecated i manley use my terrier with mt mates ferrets witch is a fuss to aorganise atleast now i can go when i want