Ferral Ferrets

[farmer-alex 0]

Hey there,

have just had to put down another one of my ferrets this morning due to it going ferral.

This is the second I have had to knock on the head.

Both these ferrets have been rescue ones, I recon that been the problem, 'cos my other 3 that i got from Kits are perfect, and very easy to handle.

Lovely things and great workers.

 

So I was just wondering, has anyone else had any ferrals ?

 

Cheers.

[richie 1]

no... but the last thing i would do is knock them on the head.

 

ive had some that were nippy, i just had patience. it took some 2 to 3 months to calm down, their some of my best workers now.

Edited November 11, 2007 by richie

[Kay 3,709]

Hey there,

have just had to put down another one of my ferrets this morning due to it going ferral.

This is the second I have had to knock on the head.

Both these ferrets have been rescue ones, I recon that been the problem, 'cos my other 3 that i got from Kits are perfect, and very easy to handle.

Lovely things and great workers.

 

So I was just wondering, has anyone else had any ferrals ?

 

Cheers.

 

What do you mean '' going feral''

[richie 1]

Hey there,

have just had to put down another one of my ferrets this morning due to it going ferral.

This is the second I have had to knock on the head.

Both these ferrets have been rescue ones, I recon that been the problem, 'cos my other 3 that i got from Kits are perfect, and very easy to handle.

Lovely things and great workers.

 

So I was just wondering, has anyone else had any ferrals ?

 

Cheers.

 

What do you mean '' going feral''

 

probably not handled enough...

[farmer-alex 0]

Ferral..

means went completely wild.

 

And they are all handled daily.

Edited November 11, 2007 by farmer-alex

[Kay 3,709]

Personally i think ferrets being rescued or breed by yourself makes no difference, Charley my kit was born here & handled daily , never been off the garden as yet but she is a class 1 cow when it comes to biting

[Kay 3,709]

Ferral..

means went completely wild.

 

And they are all handled daily.

 

when they have bitten how have you dealt with the biting

[farmer-alex 0]

Yeeh, I agree you have to expect to be bitten some, while handling ferrets.

But there comes a point of no return with a Ferral.

They are non workable.. and worth nothing.

Unfortunately.

Edited November 11, 2007 by farmer-alex

[richie 1]

4 of my ferrets are from a rescue centre... 2 were nippy & the other 2 were nasty biters, but i stuck by them. just meant handling them with gardening gloves till they calm down.

 

richie

[farmer-alex 0]

Well this particular one escpaed twice..

She was determined.

I got her when she was 10months, she was found wild.

But her biting got out of hand and the problem is,

it only takes 1 ferret like that, to influence 'em all.

[Kay 3,709]

Well this particular one escpaed twice..

She was determined.

I got her when she was 10months, she was found wild.

But her biting got out of hand and the problem is,

it only takes 1 ferret like that, to influence 'em all.

so you think that ferrets copy each others behaviour to the point of them becoming biters

 

To be fair it could be 1 of a lot of reasons

[farmer-alex 0]

Well to be fair,

I didnt just decide to get rid of the jill..

Everyone I asked around advised me to put her down.

It was the best thing to do in my situation.

[Malt 379]

Animals dont just turn 'feral' overnight, and because one of your ferrets is a biter dosn't mean it's behavior will influence the rest. Now i'll admit, I've come damn close to putting a .22 pellet into my albino jill, because she was a hell of a biter, but after 2 weeks of extra handling and showing her who is boss, she was a totally different animal, and she is a good worker.

[Kay 3,709]

Well to be fair,

I didnt just decide to get rid of the jill..

Everyone I asked around advised me to put her down.

It was the best thing to do in my situation.

 

No one is sugesting you did, maybe if you were to outline the jills behaviour as in

was she aggressive over food

was she snatching food & hiding it

was she fed meat or dry stuff

how much food was fed

how many ferrets lived with her

 

 

did she bite & back off

did she bite & knaw at your skin

was she in any kind of distress

[farmer-alex 0]

Yeh, sorry maybe I wasnt specific enough in my Post.

(First Topic Starter.)

 

She has been getting worse and worse, biting, for the last month.

At start I gave her extra handeling, I tried everything I could.

All my ferrets are fed on a mix of Meat, and some dry food.

They all live in a Courtyard design, with a large run of shed and side bit.

 

The last straw was really when it bit my Dad very nastily on the finger, taking off half of his finger litteraly.

It was more his desision than mine, seen as he helps alot with them.

 

It wasnt an easy desision. But a needed one in my situation.