Lost Collar

[goldfinger 135]

Had a six foot dig today. One of the ferrets worked its collar off, bloody hard graft.

It's amazing had difficult they are to retrieve when it's not attached to a ferret; must make sure it is better attached next time. This has happened to me before and I'm sure it was the same ferret. At £71 each you've got to get them back.

[pie-eater 377]

Are they £71 each now? That takes the piss. Anyway no Ive not had that happen yet and if it does I hope its in a shallow warren.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Happened to me last year on a sand quarry. Locator is bleeping saying 7 foot down and ferret pops out with no collar on.

 

Took hours to find it.

 

Partly why I like a big hob with a massive head. Collar is going nowhere. Lol.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Not too bad if its a straight, shallow dig. I had one come off under a massive beech tree at 4ft. They never slipped a collar since. Also worth putting a few extra holes in the leather.

[TOMO 26,413]

That's nothing,,,I lost the actual box last year,,,,,and it's still there somewhere searched for it a good few times

[foxtails 272]

iv had caps come off when i first started using collars, but since then, always tape them up nowa days, as have been said put extra holes in the collar and put it on tight but not too tight

[floe 5]

small mamnet tellescopic about 3ft long very handy

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

I lost a collar at 5 and a half foot, it spoiled the day and took over 2 hours to retrieve, lesson learned my collars now go on as tight as I dare the the ferrets go back in the box for 5 mins so I can check they don't turn blue, it's never happened since

Atb rc1

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

we lost a terrier collar in a artificial earth once...at 7 foot thru stone and all kinds of crap, we dug it into a farm tip with a 360 tracked digger the year before.....its still in their

 

oddly enught never lost a ferret collar thou

Edited December 12, 2013 by perthshire keeper

[Jamie m 668]

My mate lost one once I found it though it's a nightmare if there's a few tubes crossing above each other and loose dirt : / covering the collar .

[bobcullen79 1,495]

That's nothing,,,I lost the actual box last year,,,,,and it's still there somewhere searched for it a good few times

I lost a mk3m box and two collars the season before. Learning to fly a harris. Took off my bag in a busy tourist attraction car park to don the falconry gear, then walked off, bird in hand. Didnt realise till the day was over and I was 10 mile away back at home..

[sam007 34]

I have lost a collar and as all my work is in holly

or blackthorn hedges you can imagine the pain to

get it back.

I have been thinking about attaching a strap to it with velcro

that goes down the ferrets back and around him just behind the

front legs anybody tried some thing like it ????

Sam

[andy97 209]

the same happrnd to me had to dig 5ft though slak shit took hours after that bought some harnesses never lost one since only couple of quid aswell

[sam007 34]

Hi Andy

I looked at harnesses but I was concerned that they could

snag underground and trap the ferret thats why I was

thinking about velcro that could be pulled free

Sam

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Hi Andy

I looked at harnesses but I was concerned that they could

snag underground and trap the ferret thats why I was

thinking about velcro that could be pulled free

Sam

If its gonna come away when caught, you gonna lose it. More holes in the collar, tight fit. Job done. Never had a slip since adding more holes. The more stuff hanging off a ferret, the more chance its got of getting caught up or disturbing the nets.