The one 8,493 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 vasectomise your hob for next year and get him a jill to play with then you don't have to worry about separation.. happy hunting One jill might no be enough if he keeps forcing himself on the jill he could mark her or cut her and you still have to separate them How bad can the injuries get from the biting when the hob starts humping the jill? surely its just a small graze? No it can be really messy had them scabbed about the size of a fifty pence piece on the neck , as usual young hobs are the worse and need watching Quote Link to post
lurcher2020 285 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 A lad I know had a Jill killed by a hob shame she was a better worker than the hob Quote Link to post
GreyRake 108 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Keeps them busy having a play mate, less bar biting and being destructive. Quote Link to post
The one 8,493 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Better a snipped hob with two or three jills then you can work most places and the hobs no humping the same jill seven days a week Quote Link to post
alan81 110 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 sound lads thanks for all your replies just one more thing the hob I got is fine when in the hutch or in the garden but I brought him out today just to see what he would do and I brought a glove just in case and it was lucky I did because every time I picked him up he tried to take my finger of. he is six months old now and I don't fancy putting my finger down his neck at that age. is it to late to stop him biting and will I always need a glove now? he was used for rats a few times before I got him today was his firs time on rabbits and he bolted two Quote Link to post
GreyRake 108 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Theres always a risk of my ferrets biting someone other than me. He's new to you and may take some time to trust you, some will just chance their luck and test new people to see what they can get away with. What method was the previous keeper using to train him not to bite? Also you might find he only bit because of the glove, to him he's not doing anything wrong, it wasn't skin after all. Got a young jill here just now, she doesn't bite my skin but my feet are still taking a few nips through my socks haha. What age was he when used for rats? Quote Link to post
The one 8,493 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Unless your going to work him with gloves on your going to need to handle him , First stupid point are you picking him up correctly ?> feed him then handle him if he bites offer him a clenched knuckle its all bone and doesn't hurt so much if he bites it then if he does push into his mouth dont pull . And lastly what clown enters a ferret thats no even six month's old to rats ? Quote Link to post
alan81 110 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 i think I am picking him up properly I pick him up behind the front legs. the lad said he was put to a few rats under the chicken house twice. ill try next time without the glove maybe it was just the glove and him still getting to know me. thanks lads. Quote Link to post
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