Biters...

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

How common is it to get biting kits even when well handled?

 

All my kits are 6 weeks now and been handled daily since 3 weeks. Not one has nipped me and the lads who've had them have said how tame they are.

 

Is this due to the handling or have I been lucky?

 

Not had a litter before but I always read about biting kits and putting finger down their throat etc and any kits I've had have have always been nippy for a few weeks.

 

The Mother to the kits is a biter aswell, so expected the kits to be fiesty.

 

Cheers

 

Gaz

[The one 8,511]

You put the time in you get the results mate

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Surely all these biters you see advertise aren't purely due to lack of handling? Are they?

 

It's not hard handle a few kits for 10 minutes a day. And I've had 12 of the buggers

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Kitts are just like puppies for wanting to have a chew, it can get on your nerves getting nipped all the time but they soon get used to being handled, try some ferretone and then they'll associate hands with good times.

 

EDIT......Kids are always great for getting kitts manned up.

[The one 8,511]

Same here i let the kids loose on mine each night the folk that came for them where saying i suppose they nip they where shocked when i said no

[socks 32,253]

It's all down to handling ... Apart from handling a lot I also put my hands up inside their play tubes and pull them out and put them back in until they become real happy with it ... Invaluable when they have killed in and you need to shave your arm up to move them and retrieve a rabbit .......

[Malt 379]

As above, the more handling before they're ready to go the better.. Making sure you are going to have enough handling time with young should be a big factor too take into consideration before breeding a litter. IMO far too many people think that breeding ferrets is an easy way to make a few quid because they are cheap to buy and easy to put together. They just chuck two ferrets together, chuck the litter a bit of food now and again and that's it.

[gnipper 6,546]

Most ferrets are easily tamed but you do get the odd one which is mental and will never steady. They go to live with the vegetarian and claustrophobic ferrets.

[bigoy19706 276]

i have 2 kits here 1 of them is a right littla nipper but other is ok both been handle the same a mate got 2 from same litter and both his never niped him one's

[gnipper 6,546]

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[joe14 98]

what I think with a lot of people as well they seem to mistake a nip for a bite lol! I find if theyre full bellied, handle them everyday. I let kits nip/nibble my hand in play

as its their way of playing.

[B.P.R 2,798]

i hardly handled my kits this year....

 

but my lad...handled the life out of them

 

and at ferret promo events being handled by other people too....

 

 

 

[paulk73 151]

mine are 8 weeks old and been handled every day since 3 weeks old. mine are biting down quite hard and drawing blood. think im gonna have to try putting my finger in the mouth.

[Jamie m 668]

There just taking the piss out of you Paul : ) sounds like they've got the upper hand .

[willum 89]

I've got my first litter of kits at the moment that are just over 2 weeks I've been lucky I think as the mother is very friendly and I can give her a check and a scratch while in the nest I give her some chicken then handle the kits trying to get them used to my scent and picked ready for when there eyes open the gill doesn't mind me handling them either just hope this pays off when there a few weeks older