Escaped ferret

[Tyla 3,179]

All four of them got out today. The little sods have chewed two staples out of their pen and escaped. Luckily my mate caught three of them almost immediatly but one is still missing. i put out their box with some hay and food in and im waiting for a mate to drop some live catch traps over. i've not lost a ferret since i was at college although not had these ones for long.

 

Anything else i should be doing?

[sue 1]

hope you find it,ask neighbours and the local children

Edited April 2, 2008 by sue

[Tyla 3,179]

hope you find it,ask neighbours and the local children

 

i've been around to the neighbours but its fairly rural here and not many kids about. im hoping she will come back when she gets hungry or lonely, i dont think shes ever been away from other ferrets before so fingers crossed.

[Ron Weasley 83]

Hope you find her mate!

[Tyla 3,179]

Just been out to check the box and have a shine around the gardens but no joy. Looks like a case of doing some posters and waiting to see if she turns up. Still waiting on some cage traps which i will set as soon as they arrive.

[pigeonphill 69]

if its a jill you have lost get a hob in a cage low down to the ground or on the ground the jill might be attracted to him as its close to the breeding season if lucky might work good luck

[RichardC18 0]

good thinkin!!

[Tyla 3,179]

if its a jill you have lost get a hob in a cage low down to the ground or on the ground the jill might be attracted to him as its close to the breeding season if lucky might work good luck

 

Unfortunately i dont have a hob or even know anyone else with ferrets. Shes been sighted in next doors garden but stillnot got her back. My other half has stuck posters all around the village too. Not sure what else i should be doing. i tried getting to dogs to find her but as i have spent ages stopping them showing any interest in the ferts it wasnt successful

Edited April 3, 2008 by Tyla

[Kay 3,709]

Hopefully the posters will prick someones concience & they may have spotted her

[Halfinch 51]

All four of them got out today. The little sods have chewed two staples out of their pen and escaped. Luckily my mate caught three of them almost immediatly but one is still missing. i put out their box with some hay and food in and im waiting for a mate to drop some live catch traps over. i've not lost a ferret since i was at college although not had these ones for long.

 

Anything else i should be doing?

 

Apart from what Sue has already said i think inform any local animal shelters, ie: rspca, etc, that you have lost your ferret, and keep asking people, don't give up, my sister in law lost a jill for 3 weeks then found her on top of her hutch one morning

 

Good luck on finding her.

[The one 8,494]

Good luck heres hoping you get her back mate

[Lilyferret 0]

Fingers crossed she's home safe and sound very soon

[pigeonphill 69]

if its a jill you have lost get a hob in a cage low down to the ground or on the ground the jill might be attracted to him as its close to the breeding season if lucky might work good luck

 

Unfortunately i dont have a hob or even know anyone else with ferrets. Shes been sighted in next doors garden but stillnot got her back. My other half has stuck posters all around the village too. Not sure what else i should be doing. i tried getting to dogs to find her but as i have spent ages stopping them showing any interest in the ferts it wasnt successful

i see you are in sussex i have a couple of hobs if it helps you can use one of mine as also in sussex offers there if you want to try

[Tyla 3,179]

if its a jill you have lost get a hob in a cage low down to the ground or on the ground the jill might be attracted to him as its close to the breeding season if lucky might work good luck

 

Unfortunately i dont have a hob or even know anyone else with ferrets. Shes been sighted in next doors garden but stillnot got her back. My other half has stuck posters all around the village too. Not sure what else i should be doing. i tried getting to dogs to find her but as i have spent ages stopping them showing any interest in the ferts it wasnt successful

i see you are in sussex i have a couple of hobs if it helps you can use one of mine as also in sussex offers there if you want to try

 

That would be great if you could, i will PM you details.

 

Had no success so far, the only thing i have managed to catch was a hedgehog in one of the livecatch traps this morning

[Tyla 3,179]

A big thank you to pigeonphill for lending me one of his hobs. Still havent caught the missing jill but now have the hob as a lure and traps in place. Fingers crossed