Vicious jill

[Jack NUFC 1]

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Edited January 5, 2009 by ferretingkid

[jimi 0]

I have never heard of a ferret behaving like this before,the only thing i can think of was that she has not been fed for some time and she thought that you were taking her food away.

 

JIM

Edited December 8, 2007 by jimi

[Hob&Jill 258]

Was she hopping around with a arched back with her mouth open?

[Kay 3,709]

she was playing

[pigeonphill 69]

its sounds shes just excited and should calm down after working a bit longer, also if the ferret meets a rat down the warren it can make them a bit wound up

[BLACKBOB 9]

And remember dont rush to pick her up, shes just got excited in the warren and has come out, if you rush her as shes an albino and her sight isnt brilliant then shes going to think your hand is her quarry. Just take it easy and try and move your hand in to the from behind.

 

 

Cheers bob

[Jack NUFC 1]

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Edited January 5, 2009 by ferretingkid

[Guest little_lloyd]

LOL - Play back with her, mine dont mess around when working, not even my kitt But when we get home they like to bounce around and nip me!!

[stork 1]

Last winter a friend owned an albino jill that was coming up a year old and hadnt seen a rabbit hole before but was played with and handled daily by his next door neighbour. one weekend we took it out the first warren it was entered in straight down no hesitation but nothing was home, next sett she went down and 3 bolted rabbits later she surfaced, i went to pick her up to box her and she wouldnt stop trying to bite me so i put her in the box and collected my nets. i then got her back out and she was fine. she went on to do this after every bolt but was fine 5mins later has anyone had a similair ferret?

One of mine dose it still 2 years down the line arched back jumping around only when i feed her and for the 1st 30mins she works then she stops

Never bites though

Edited December 8, 2007 by stork

[mooster 1]

Ever tried to sit down and talking quietly after running through an assault course?

Ever tried explaining what has just happened after witnessing a six car pile up?

Ever tried sleeping in a dark room after running a half marathon?

It just won't happen,you are too "hyped up".

Ferrets are the same.They have just spent the last 10-20 minutes running around trying to kill something in a dark alien territory. If you must pick her up,show her your knuckles to sniff at first and wait till her tail has settled down.

[Ludwig 0]

Ever tried to sit down and talking quietly after running through an assault course?

Ever tried explaining what has just happened after witnessing a six car pile up?

Ever tried sleeping in a dark room after running a half marathon?

It just won't happen,you are too "hyped up".

Ferrets are the same.They have just spent the last 10-20 minutes running around trying to kill something in a dark alien territory. If you must pick her up,show her your knuckles to sniff at first and wait till her tail has settled down.

 

Mooster, I like your analogy their but I have to disagree as I have a ferret who will bolt rabbits surface and then look for the Carry box and climb in for a nap (she's done it about half a dozen times?), Could be narcalepsy triggered by the excitement I guess LOL, but if she ain't sniffing off after a rabbit who slipped the net then she will look for her box? I think it maybe where she'd sit in the mouth of rabbit holes when she was young and refuse to come out; the only thing I could think to do was put the box there for her to run too and she'd jump in and curl up Odd little Pug.

 

Lud

[BLACKBOB 9]

Mooster, I like your analogy their but I have to disagree as I have a ferret who will bolt rabbits surface and then look for the Carry box and climb in for a nap (she's done it about half a dozen times?), Could be narcalepsy triggered by the excitement I guess LOL, but if she ain't sniffing off after a rabbit who slipped the net then she will look for her box? I think it maybe where she'd sit in the mouth of rabbit holes when she was young and refuse to come out; the only thing I could think to do was put the box there for her to run too and she'd jump in and curl up Odd little Pug.

 

Lud

 

 

 

 

:blink: :blink:

 

 

 

bob

[fishfish 17]

just playing i recon,mine do the same! ide recomend offering a fist ,saves the didgits that way!

[mooster 1]

Wow! it never ceases to amaze me how much individual ferrets vary in their behaviour.

Do you have to pick her out of the box and encourage her back underground every time?

[skycat 6,174]

Hold one of the rabbits you have caught in the mouth of the hole in front of the ferret: she'll grab on to it and try and pull it back down the hole: don't let it go! Just pull the rabbit and ferret gently towards you, let her rag its neck for a few moments, then when she looks like she's getting fed up pick her up firmly but gently. This has always worked for me: if the ferret has the chance to 'kill' what she's been chasing underground then she'll be satisfied and shouldn't be any more trouble. She doesn't care that it's already dead: its just the logical end to the hunt for her, and she can take out her adrenaline rush on the rabbit rather than your fingers.

Once they've done a bit of work they can grow out of that need, though I always finish the day by letting them 'inspect' the catch before putting them back in the carrying box.