Bite'er

[jasper65 6]

Jasper after nearly pissing myself laughing reading your last post on the pirrana in fur that you have there...........maybe your better off with some hamsters or gerbils

 

You're right Gaz . If Gerbils or Hamsters bolted Rabbits I would have them everytime!! My two old Ferrets have never bit me, the one thats left is now 8 and been perfect but this one I'm gennuinly scared of picking up ....

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

[MikeTheDog 153]

Imo there are two types of aggressive ferets....Them that nip and them that maul you through fear... Nippers are easy to get round (It's got feck all to do with respect imo, I don't think ferrets apply rational thinking when it comes to fear biting). Them that bite through fear are a serious problem and have no place in my court. I took in a rescued youngster from a local keeper, found wondering the lane. Quarantined her for a few days and then put her in with my others, lots of patience and tlc was given to this ferret and it still hissed and attacked me. Like I say there is a difference twixt nipping and fear/aggressive biting, she was humanely dispatched. The problem is just a serious as an aggressive dog imo. Fortunately I've only come across one such beast in nigh on twenty years!

[Kay 3,709]

Imo there are two types of aggressive ferets....Them that nip and them that maul you through fear... Nippers are easy to get round (It's got feck all to do with respect imo, I don't think ferrets apply rational thinking when it comes to fear biting). Them that bite through fear are a serious problem and have no place in my court. I took in a rescued youngster from a local keeper, found wondering the lane. Quarantined her for a few days and then put her in with my others, lots of patience and tlc was given to this ferret and it still hissed and attacked me. Like I say there is a difference twixt nipping and fear/aggressive biting, she was humanely dispatched. The problem is just a serious as an aggressive dog imo. Fortunately I've only come across one such beast in nigh on twenty years!

 

yes i agree fear biters are hard work & sadly the majority dont come round

[stevoman 4]

i have had the same problem with the kit i have at the moment and the one i brought up through the summer. what i did was pick them up and everytime the nipped i made a hiss sound right in the face. this works excellent so it does as they identify the sound with something that doesnt like being bitten. it took it right out of them completly. also spit on the palm of your hand when you handle them and let them lick it off. i guarantee these two methods will work great, i have seen the results myself first hand.

Edited October 2, 2007 by stevoman

[greatwhitehunter 47]

if all else fails hold his head under water for a couple of seconds until he stops biting, thats what i did with my kits, just dont hold them under for too long

[springfield 20]

just force your knuckle into its mouth when it tries to bite, get it past the teeth though else he'll have it off. Worked for me every time.

spot on

[Guest little lurcher]

cheers all for the replies its much apreciated . I'm now giving up on this Monster!! I have been bringing him in the house in a large open topped box so he gets used to everything and now and again picking him up, everytime anyone picks the bloody thing up it throws a wobbly, it screams in temper the last few times and really goes for it.

 

A lad looked at it yesterday and told me its well over 3 months as its pretty much full grown!! I'm not saying I'm a mamby people but there is no way I'm letting this nut case bite me , its not like a ferret kit which I could probably put up with, this things about 5ft long , seriously though would anyone really let this nutter bite them? cause I value my fingers too much ....

 

I'm now pretty desperate for a couple of Ferrets now the birds going....

 

FERRETS, FERRETS, FERRETS, DESPERATLY WANTED NORFOLK/LINCOLSHIRE AREA, PLEASE CONTACT ME...

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

have pm`d you

[stubby 175]

QUOTE;I'm now pretty desperate for a couple of Ferrets now the birds going....

 

 

so what your saying is, the missus is leaving ya, and you wanna get a couple of bitches in

[islayhawk 0]

I asked an old Gamekeeper many years ago how to stop a ferret biting. "I found" he said jokingly -"if you cut off its tail, that will cure it - preferably from just behind the head"

 

I have recently just lost lost one off my jills and she never bit. The one I have left occasionally tries a nip but she has never caught me yet however it is only a matter of time. I am a believer in the knuckle in the mouth and have found this has worked in the past.

[scottish lurcher 185]

I picked a Hob up the other day to replace my old Pole cat that passed away, the guy had three in a run but looking at them none seemed to have been handled much, apparantly they're now about 3 months old and seemed fine when I first caught him up although he did Hiss a bit at me but now since he has been in his new Hutch he hasn't stopped biteing. he bit me this morning when I fed him! he bit the missus when she put her hand in and now he's bit my lad whole also tried to handle him, can anyone give me any advice please on how I can stop it or can it be stopped?

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

i have just bought a polecat jill she is about 4 months old and is a bit of a bite'er to due to lack of being handled when i frist got her she was very thin and could feel all her bones she would just come right up and bite and would hiss a lot i have been picking her up with gloves and when she bit i would nip her on back of her neck put her down then pick her up if she did it again then i would do same thing over and over several times a day started to stroker while she ate and seem to just ignore me and kept eating had her for a 3 weeks now and she will come when she is whisled on and take food from hand and will let u pick her up most time quite happy with out biting and hissing dont no if what iam doing is right but she seems to be getting better think it just takes time

[andy s410c 61]

QUOTE;I'm now pretty desperate for a couple of Ferrets now the birds going....

 

 

so what your saying is, the missus is leaving ya, and you wanna get a couple of bitches in

Down with the hood there Stubby, bling bling & all that..... :11: :11:

[stork 1]

I picked a Hob up the other day to replace my old Pole cat that passed away, the guy had three in a run but looking at them none seemed to have been handled much, apparantly they're now about 3 months old and seemed fine when I first caught him up although he did Hiss a bit at me but now since he has been in his new Hutch he hasn't stopped biteing. he bit me this morning when I fed him! he bit the missus when she put her hand in and now he's bit my lad whole also tried to handle him, can anyone give me any advice please on how I can stop it or can it be stopped?

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

I must have the same bloddy ferret mate im just getting mine to stop . ill tell you what i did...........1st i let him get out of the hutch himself then gentley pick him up aroun the neck and show him his food as you put it in i done this for 2 weeks then if he bit again i fliked his noes and picked him up then he started to calm down hes still a bit funny in the run now so i took him and me to a big field and played with him for hours if he bit i put him in his box and went home 2 weeks later he hasnt bit any one sinse if he dose its only when my jills are in season hope this helps

[fireman 10,945]

You still after a ferret or two?,am in norfolk near diss.(they don't bite,2 hobs)