Crazy Ferrets

[Karl Daw 14]

Guys got 2 ferrets and they are only 4 months old ,they have been out rabbiting and they have worked well but it's come to a point o go down to pick them up from the hole and they just will not come out , they just keep running down the hole again , it's real annoying i was stood by a warren the other day for about 1.5 hours it was a joke you guys got any ideas,they always get handled and looked after real well the other i have is really good she is about 3 years old when she has worked the warren she comes out and waits to be picked up.

[pie-eater 377]

Sounds like theyre skulking? Do you let them get clear of the hole before you pick them up?

[Karl Daw 14]

Yes mate they run very fast back to the hole even if you slightly move your foot that's it there gone

[iana 25]

Try a dead rabbit as they come out mate. They should smell it and keep coming.

[pie-eater 377]

Maybe theyre a bit immature? Have you got any older ferrets you could work? Then you could try these again in 2 or 3 months.

[Karl Daw 14]

i have tried the dead rabbit and it works but i didn't have one the other day,sods law that's why i was waiting for ages , i think they will have to be brought out in a few months your right ,also i do have one jills who is great , great worker and she waits when she comes out ,i thin k you are right they are a bit immature at the moment .

Thanks for your help guys .

[albert64 1,882]

there just immature, i'd give them a couple of months mate

and let them run about in the shed when your in there to get them used to you moving about near them

[Karl Daw 14]

Thanks again for the good advise guys .

[darbo 4,776]

i got a few i bred same age as yours and there as mad as a box of frogs . they will calm down in time just be patient i have had a few like this while they are young. i let them runaround and play in the garage and pick them up gently walk around them etc. in a few months time you will see a difference.

[The one 8,482]

Any time you have a spare ten minutes etc run them threw a pipe in your garden ,make a bit of noise move your feet and only move slowly to pick them up when they are completely out the pipe, you keep snatching at them and teasing them out with a dead rabbit will just cause problems later mate

[Karl Daw 14]

Any time you have a spare ten minutes etc run them threw a pipe in your garden ,make a bit of noise move your feet and only move slowly to pick them up when they are completely out the pipe, you keep snatching at them and teasing them out with a dead rabbit will just cause problems later mate

Cheers for that mate

[hawkingyorkshire 6]

I personally think you started them to early mate, everyone starts them when they think they are ready some young, some old but i tend to wait till there about 7-8 month of age! from what you are saying they are playful (immature), or maybe scared, as i have came across this with some of my mates ferrets. try and approach the hole very slow, even get on your knees, try and pick them up slow aswell that might help! atb brad.

[GreyRake 108]

They would be having too much fun to risk being lifted haha. Also they can be skittish when out, especially kits, a sudden move can send them for the hole if they cant tell it's you. If mine are being funny I'll talk to them and move in slow so they know it's me then let them sniff my hand before trying to lift them.

[ferretfatcamp 21]

I had a silver job which was the same and his daughter was the same it's anoying but they do grow out of it

[NEWKID 27,182]

They're young mate as said... everytime you feed them, make the same noise I make a squeaking sound, handle them once theyve had a bit of feed making a sound, let them associate you and the sound plus food as all good things, when your out make the same sound and they will be less skitty, as they get older they will come to the sound which is useful on thick hedges if they're up on top