Guest kill_that_rabbit Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I've been out ferreting several times with my hob and have been thinking of ways of stopping him eating the rabbit or getting him out the hole. Muzzles seem like a good idea in concept and was wondering what (if any) the disadvantages are. Another idea i had was a line attatched to a harness (which i noticed in a pet shop used for "walking a ferret") which is really slack (allowing him to move around freely) but if he gets a rabbit and falls asleep i can just give him a tug and persuade him to come out again. This would really save the loathsomly boring task of diging him out (again!). Cheers Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 using a line on a hob is quite old fashioned now , use a mk3 and if he lays up dig to him . what happens if you lose him with a muzzle on ? Link to post
lgray88 4 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 i wouldnt use a muzzle on a ferret , its pretty cruel think if you lose him or her , its goin to have a slow painful death, as for the line ? no matter what i think a ferret will most likely get buckled up in it then u have a disabled ferret down a hole , and if you start to pul him up you might end up hurting the ferret , just spend alittle more money and get a locator then if it does kill down the ground you can dig the ferret out . hope this helps liam Link to post
Guest kill_that_rabbit Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 using a line on a hob is quite old fashioned now , use a mk3 and if he lays up dig to him . what happens if you lose him with a muzzle on ? hmm, well if he was on a line then he woulnt get far! Suppose if he got lost he wouldn't have much chance of eating would he... I didn't realise using a line was an actual method, curses... i thought i was being original... Link to post
dytkos 17,802 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I've been out ferreting several times with my hob and have been thinking of ways of stopping him eating the rabbit or getting him out the hole. Muzzles seem like a good idea in concept and was wondering what (if any) the disadvantages are. Another idea i had was a line attatched to a harness (which i noticed in a pet shop used for "walking a ferret") which is really slack (allowing him to move around freely) but if he gets a rabbit and falls asleep i can just give him a tug and persuade him to come out again. This would really save the loathsomly boring task of diging him out (again!). Cheers Muzzles CAN be OK in certain situations but if fert meets a rat he's fecked. More importantly, if you lose him, he can't eat so he'll die! Ditto ferret lines. The old timers used liners to get to a ferret and rabbit that had killed in. No need now in most situations. Get a locator. Make sure he's not hungry before you go out also. Hope this helps. Cheers, D. Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 why the hell would anyone want to muzzle a ferret for Link to post
FUBAR 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 How on earth is a ferret going to defend its self with a muzzle on ??????? FFS If it kills underground DIG its a simple concept Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 It sounds like ferreting for lazy arses to me, get a shovel & put your back into it Link to post
lgray88 4 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 have you ever seen the old style muzzle for ferrets, kill that rabbit? Link to post
FUBAR 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 If the rabbits are under concreat then move them with a little diesel on a bit of paper Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 An old book i have from the 1800's sayes they stitched a small ring to the top & bottom lip & then threaded twine through the two & muzzled them that way, even the auther said it was barbaric in them days Link to post
will98 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 if you had the ferret on a line and its chasing rabbits all round the burrow it may run its self round in circles and it would get tangled up round the mud walls and shit just get a locater and a gd shuvel Link to post
leegreen 2,173 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Get a different ferret Link to post
lgray88 4 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 i had a old muzzle somwhere , but not as old as the ones your are speaking about kay , the old men here swore by them when they where ferreting but , they did not spend anytime time with there ferrets and they led a pretty poor life . yeh muzzle i have is a taperred brass ring with a threaded bolt that goes behind the main teeth , i sure as hell wouldnt want it on my jaws , so it wont be goin near my ferret Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 i had a old muzzle somwhere , but not as old as the ones your are speaking about kay , the old men here swore by them when they where ferreting but , they did not spend anytime time with there ferrets and they led a pretty poor life . yeh muzzle i have is a taperred brass ring with a threaded bolt that goes behind the main teeth , i sure as hell wouldnt want it on my jaws , so it wont be goin near my ferret Thank god these old outdated cruel practices are now no longer done, well i hope there not still done Link to post
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