new ferret

[dawnraider 2]

i always handle before and after feeding,pick them up and take them to there meat and after mine always have 5 mins of play with each outher so i just stick my hand in amongst the lot like another ferret,i get lots of play biting like this but i think it teaches them to trust your hand more,i also make a point of giving each kit some 1 on 1,most of them will fall asleep in the palm of my hand,there six weeks old now and i hardly get a nip ,apart from playtime that is

[jmw 0]

i got a new ferret the other day and its 8 weeks old and every timw lift it it nip's will it grow out of it or will just keep on gettin nippet

when it nips flick it on the nose and tell it "no" firmly

[droid 11]

Or better still, tell it 'No' firmly then shoot it in the head.

 

That'll teach it!

[dawnraider 2]

Or better still, tell it 'No' firmly then shoot it in the head.

 

That'll teach it!

get yer finger out first though lol

[The one 8,457]

Its only a 8 week old ferret just get it out every day and play with it ,they nipping doesn't hurt at that age

[michael flatters 2]

i sit in my court with them and handle them lots ,but only for a few seconds at a time for a start,put them down before they get wriggly,they soon start to enjoy it.I have not been bitten yet my my three new kits,even the hob who loooks like a white mink!!!

[Guest coopermurphy3]

they are just playing and dont meen it if you handle them everday this would not happen

[Guest WILF]

Shoot the little cu*t and buy another one!

[Malt 379]

Shoot the little cu*t and buy another one!

Very dry today, Wilf! (as always... )

[fatelvis 0]

got some nice tame ones for sale mate well handled if you are look for any more mate

do u still have some ferrets

[labsnlurchers 39]

sometimes with kits if you move to 'grab' them too quick it can scare them and that makes them try to defend themselves but at 8 weeks old it shouldnt hurt. just dont grab them suddenly, close your fist and offer them your knuckle first, pick them up then if they get nippy while your holding them bend your index finger and put it near their nose if they bite it push it into their mouth (GENTLY) dont do it to hurt them just make it not nice for them to bite, this and regular handling will stop them nipping but do it before they get bigger because otherwise it will hurt when they bite!

[Coatesy900 0]

Shoot the little cu*t and buy another one!

 

Yet another pleasant remark from a respectable member, WILF.

[andy_2k7 0]

i got a new ferret the other day and its 8 weeks old and every timw lift it it nip's will it grow out of it or will just keep on gettin nippet

my first ferret was wild when i first got him he wouid bite and not let go same with my arms he wouid just run up you and sink his teeth were ever he couid lol.. but al they need is a bit of time its a bit ruf on the hands [bANNED TEXT] enough but they come around... im going to pick up a new kit on saterday so il probly have the same problem again lol

[andy s410c 59]

Yeah,just give it the lead earing after all it's only 8 week old it should be fully aware of what's expected of it by now,bloody ferrets who'd have them....