First ferret,some help?

[darrren 414]

ok,i know where i can get hold of some ferrets now,but im planning on jsut one.basically,whats best,a hob or a jill?and how do you traing them to go down the hole??thanks

[Marty O Hare 3]

I would get a pair of ferrets if you could, aparently they prefer company. Either a pair of jills or a hob and a jill (one wil need the snip/spaying if you don't want to breed them).

Keeping 2 hobs together may cause problems when they get older.

Make sure you have a decent place to keep them first.

They have a natural instinct to go down rabbit holes so no real training needed.

Should get yourself a book on ferrets/ ferreting if you can.

 

I have no real preferance over a hob or jill, both work.

[darrren 414]

ok thanks but its still ok if im set on having just the one??

[stubby 175]

ok thanks but its still ok if im set on having just the one??

 

 

so straight away you have no respect for your intended pet/worker by disregaurding it having the company of its own kind

[Guest bullterrier]

well said stubby . ..john

[Hob&Jill 258]

2 ferrets are no harder to keep than 1 mate, infact they are easier. Get 2, they are very socialble and love playing etc.

 

No training is needed, it comes naturally.

[lurcherchavvy 3]

i think its ok if you have 1 ferret you might need to give it more attention

 

when i got my first ferret i had a jill and it was fine and i worked it every weekend but i had my dad to show me how to do it so i dont know if you know anyone you can go out with to show you how to do it but when you get it handle it as much as you can and if its a kit youll probly get a couple of bites at first

[lost scouse 46]

WELL I HAD 1 FERRET BY ITSELF FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TILL I LEARNT MORE ABOUT THEM BEST FERRET IVE EVER HAD SO I DIS AGREE WITH STUBBY BUT HEY ITS ONLY MY OPINION

[mooster 1]

To be honest mate,if you need to come on here and ask how you get a ferret to go down a hole you really need to be asking if this is the right pet for you.

How do you walk a dog?how do you feed a cat?,how do you ride a horse?how do you catch a fish? how do you shoot a pigeon?

Best thing to do is to read a lot of books from the library,do some searches on this site and get some experience of ferreting with a friend or someone who has kept them before.

Otherwise you are wasting your time with an animal which will demand your attention and care for the next ten years 356 days a year! Good luck if you are serious.

[Kay 3,709]

The only time i would agree with a lone ferret is if the said ferret WONT MIX , i have 2 here who will not tollerate other ferrets of either sex, i have tried to mix the 2 jills with different ones , neither one is having any of it

 

But if you can get a pair who will mix then thats perfectly fine and is ideal as there company for each other & they will interact & play

[Simoman 110]

Do LOTS of reading, research and ask questions before getting a ferret, the most undervalued animal out there..............

[mole catcher 1]

no matter what folk on here say your doing the right thing by asking questions, no matter how daft they seem to those with more experiance. we all start somwhere and that includes making mistakes, no ones perfect. get a read of a few books, watch a few dvds then teach yourself whats needed and bin the stuff that doesnt work for you, its the way most folk learn in this day and age of not having someone to show them.

 

you have a few months till the breeding season so you have time to educate yourself

[lost scouse 46]

well said MOLE CATCHER

[knocker 0]

good on ya for asking the questions darren get a couple of books or dvds and DO YOUR HOMEWORK on ferrets and ferreting, it's not just a case of getting a couple of ferrets and sticking them in a hole ( i prefer two ferrets rather than 1 ) they need lots of handling and attention EVERY day, please don't just go and get a ferret or two, make sure you are well prepared and owning stinkers will be a pleasure......oh and keep asking the questions on here or people you know who own ferrets but above all, NOBODY knows it all !

[darrren 414]

yeh thanks to those who realise im asking the questions as im learning myself,good to see not everyone on the forum has there heads up there bums yeh it may seem stupid asking how to get a ferret down a hole but everybody starts somewhere??no need for sarky comments stubby,i asked a question because i didnt know the answer,thats how you got to be the best on the subject got a book coming to me from sombody on the site,and been looking it up on the net,so should give me an insight.also a boy i know who lives up the road,i went to see him earlier so we are going out somday in the week with his ferrets and hes going to teach me a bit.