FEEDING BEFORE A HUNT

[Ste* 0]

Will it be a good idea to feed the ferret before going hunting

because it wont be hungry so it wont kill in

or is it a bad idea because it wont want to work because its already had a feed .

 

 

Do you feed yours before a hunt?

Edited January 28, 2008 by Ste*

[Kay 3,709]

Will it be a good idea to feed the ferret before going hunting

because it wont be hungry so it wont kill in

or is it a bad idea because it wont want to work because its already had a feed .

 

well basically would you do the eqivalent to a full days hard graft on an empty tummy get them some grub in before you go

[Hob&Jill 258]

I feed as normal, Just feed the night before.

 

I find when I feed them in morning, they dont seem quite as keen. They also shit all over the carry box lol.

 

A ferret with a full stomach is surely going to tire alot quicker than one with a normal load inside them. As they will use energy digesting it and also weigh more. Just a thought..??..

 

So personally, I think if you want to get the best out of your ferret them feed the night before.

 

H&J

[Ste* 0]

well in the weekend i used my 2 ferrets all day and my mates got one set and looked knackered mine worked fine all day i think it is something too do with the area i have them in making them climb about too get accross the place

 

Did you feed them before you went?

[Ste* 0]

These lads who i use to go with they starved theres for 2-3 days but i think

thats just shocking its obvious that they are going to kill in because they are that

hungry and they did they killed in every time.

 

But there are a lot of different oppinions on it people say its better not to feed them because they work better. and some say its better to feed them because they dont kill in.

Edited January 28, 2008 by Ste*

[para1 11]

Feed your ferrets the night before as normal they will work harder for longer if they kill they wont stay with it.Starve them and they will kill and not want to leave.

[dytkos 17,819]

I feed my lot at about 5 every evening, whether they are going out next day or not. Whatever I feed them, either fresh or dried food it doesen't seem to make a difference whether they kill in or no, just depends where the rabs are, ferrets kill for fun, hungry or well fed, but well fed ferrets will work longer, harder, faster stronger!

[stubby 175]

I always feed at night, around 7pm, raw rabbit, if going ferreting the next morning, I'll open the court up around 5am, turn the light on, let them wake up and do their morning buisness, before boxing them up at 6am, the work great all day, and very rarely kill undergrown, either midday, or just before we leave to come home, I'll pop a couple of rabbit kidneys in with them as a treat/appertizer

if you think you gonna be out all day, take a water bottle with ya, if you fancy a drink/cuppa, then Im sure they do too

[skycat 6,174]

This is one of these threads when I think: Thank God for the Internet!! reams of common sense and good advice....so hopefully those people who don't understand their animals' needs can come on here and read and learn and there will be one or two more ferrets, dogs or whatever which can start to live happier and more useful lives.

[gardner 0]

i neaver feed mine before i go out. [bANNED TEXT] i do feed it it seems to stay under for ages not kill under tho. i dont feed them the day before either the seem more eaiger then.

[phil_h 53]

Ive made the mistake of not feeding my ferrets before going out and lost 1 and had to dig another out.

now i always feed them before i go, but not straight before, give them a good feed about 3 hrs [bANNED TEXT] going or leave just enough food to see them through the night so that they're not hungry when you take them in the morning

phil_h

[stubby 175]

i neaver feed mine before i go out. [bANNED TEXT] i do feed it it seems to stay under for ages not kill under tho. i dont feed them the day before either the seem more eaiger then.

 

so you dont think it wrong to starve a ferret for 2 days before a days work

[Guest Bigbob]

I alway feed mine at night same as the dogs feed them then they settle down for the night . So when i pick what ferrets i want for the days ferreting theres still bits of rabbit in the hutch a good ferret should hunt for fun NOT BECAUSE ITS HUNGRY

[TOMO 26,774]

JUST FEED THE DAY BEFOR. GOOD POINT MADE THERE , ABOUT WAKING THEM UP BEFOR YOU BOX THEM,

 

AS SOON AS IM OUT OF BED I WAKE THEM UP . LOAD EVRYTHING IN THE TRUCK . HAVE BREKY . THEN THE LAST THING I DO IS PUT THE FERTS IN.

[Malt 379]

Mine gets fed the night before. Same as usual.