Savaged by a ferret

[Corky(amateur) 0]

Hi all, today at work a bloke brought in a ferret he had found on a building site(near some fields[probably left behind when worked]) trying to flog it to us, "he's dead friendly"

anyway, me being a ferreter, the boss calls me down to have a look and i hold this little bugger (big hob actually) and it proceeded to rip my nuckles to shreds! now what i want to know is if i decide to have him(the pet shop ain't interested) and am firm with him, handle him regular regardless of biting and when he does bite, tell him not to(ie scruff him) will he become tame again and capable of working without me losing my fingers?!?! :weight_lift2:

any past experiance or knowledge would be great. ASAP too.

Thanks to all

Corky

[socks 32,253]

Hi all, today at work a bloke brought in a ferret he had found on a building site(near some fields[probably left behind when worked]) trying to flog it to us, "he's dead friendly"

anyway, me being a ferreter, the boss calls me down to have a look and i hold this little bugger (big hob actually) and it proceeded to rip my nuckles to shreds! now what i want to know is if i decide to have him(the pet shop ain't interested) and am firm with him, handle him regular regardless of biting and when he does bite, tell him not to(ie scruff him) will he become tame again and capable of working without me losing my fingers?!?! :weight_lift2:

any past experiance or knowledge would be great. ASAP too.

Thanks to all

Corky

 

if its an adult and a biter it will never be completely trustworthy ........

[Kay 3,709]

things to think about

is he in season

was he hungry

was he scared

all things that can bring on a bite , i think given time & food, security he will come round, its got to be bewilering being picked up & passed round by strangers

 

My opinion anyway

[Corky(amateur) 0]

yep, i've decided am gonna have him i think.

[fergie 0]

things to think about

is he in season

was he hungry

was he scared

all things that can bring on a bite , i think given time & food, security he will come round, its got to be bewilering being picked up & passed round by strangers

 

My opinion anyway

I agree I think it's the owners that make a bad pet bad not just ferrets, dogs all pets

[The one 8,529]

Give it a try youv'e all summer plenty time ,and its you that will be sticking your hand down the hole if you work him and he sticks with a rabbit

[Kay 3,709]

i think all you can do is try get the ferret settled & feeling secure plenty of food & see how you go

[AL BUNDY 45]

IF HANDLED RIGHT HE WILL COME ROUND. YOU MAY HAVE TO TAKE A FEW HITS FIRST .

[Corky(amateur) 0]

hi all, got the blighter! lol. he seems a bit better now, could have been the trip in the car that upset him. he is by himself at the mo because i want to check him for flea's! he wasn't in the best home and looked like he was on cat or dog food. will keep you all updated. letting him settle in tonight and will get him out on the morro!

thanks for all the replies

Corky

[andy s410c 61]

Good man Corky for taking him on i,m sure he,ll come round with a bit TLC

[Corky(amateur) 0]

hope so, i'm pretty sure he will. reasonably confident.

[will.f11 24]

hes a nice looker

[mart123blue 0]

hes a nice looker

 

he looks great, I'm sure you do this already, but I used to push back when they bit. Not ridiculous, but enough to be uncomfortable and make it not fun.

 

Good luck

[Corky(amateur) 0]

yeah, similar to my two jills, bit darker though. He could be the lucky fella i use to mate with one of the two jills.

[The one 8,529]

He looks fine the only other thing to say is when dealing with a problem ferret i like a big hutch to move my hands out the road .you always seem to get bitten when you trying to do something in a small hutch when theres no room for the ferret to move away