more unwanted ferrets.

[Brimmer 220]

Ouch, looks like they nailed you good and proper. Old feller laughs a lot when I get bit, i laugh even more when he gets bit! Good on you for giving them a chance!

[mattydski 560]

I would imagine they have probably never been fed fresh meat. I would think this would be the first step in trying to calm them down a little.

No one likes fighting on a full stomach. LOL

Take things gradually. No rushing, respect is hard won and easily lost.

Good living conditions, i'm sure, will start the ball rolling.

Well done and good luck

Matt

[stealthy1 3,964]

hey stealthy nice one on ya taking the ferrets inn, have you got any pics of them hehe

Tried to put picture of them up, but pic I took with camera was 800kb, we are only allowed to put up 500kb, cant work out how to make it smaller? Any idea's? I'm new to forums.

[mattydski 560]

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

Try this

Matt

[stealthy1 3,964]

Cheers mattydsky, doing it now.

[noddy6560 0]

well done, had a similar experiance this year, couldn't take them in but got them to a rescue and all were rehomed in working homes

[stealthy1 3,964]

Cheers mattydsky, doing it now.

This is the ferrets I collected from the bratz grandad. They look good after what they have been through, they still bite like demons when you pick them up, but dont hold on as long as they did, think thats a breakthrogh.

[datawrite 0]

great them stealthy thanks for picture, look like they having a great time hehe

 

hope your hand is healing ok

 

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[Kay 3,709]

Best advice i was ever given donkeys yrs ago was to feed them more than they can possibly eat, dont handle for about a week just make them comfortable & stuff them with food & then start to fetch them out & handle a little bit at a time, dont give them loads of freedom ie in to the house to roam free for a while , little bit of freedom at a time, let them get used to the new smells & there new house & you wont go far wrong

[stealthy1 3,964]

Best advice i was ever given donkeys yrs ago was to feed them more than they can possibly eat, dont handle for about a week just make them comfortable & stuff them with food & then start to fetch them out & handle a little bit at a time, dont give them loads of freedom ie in to the house to roam free for a while , little bit of freedom at a time, let them get used to the new smells & there new house & you wont go far wrong

Cheers kay, working on the line that they get more freedom the more they trust me, when I first got them I thought they would eat until they burst, they are responding, but slower than I expected, must have had some grief, never known fezzers to be so slow to come round, maybe they will only make half decent pets, time will tell. I still think they will be happier walking my loclal patch,softly softly is the plan, will keep you posted.

[Kay 3,709]

Best advice i was ever given donkeys yrs ago was to feed them more than they can possibly eat, dont handle for about a week just make them comfortable & stuff them with food & then start to fetch them out & handle a little bit at a time, dont give them loads of freedom ie in to the house to roam free for a while , little bit of freedom at a time, let them get used to the new smells & there new house & you wont go far wrong

Cheers kay, working on the line that they get more freedom the more they trust me, when I first got them I thought they would eat until they burst, they are responding, but slower than I expected, must have had some grief, never known fezzers to be so slow to come round, maybe they will only make half decent pets, time will tell. I still think they will be happier walking my loclal patch,softly softly is the plan, will keep you posted.

 

If they have been somewhat conditioned to being stuck in a cage with little or no food & handling then giving them lots of freedom imo would be to much to soon, i have had ferrets that have taken months to come round so stick with it & i am sure they will be fine

[victor 10]

did the right thing taking the ferrets off that kid, good luck with them.

[Sorley x 32]

Kid needs a slap, RSPCA round there would have scared him.

 

Good luck with them ferts, laughed when you wrote not holding on as long - think thats a breakthrough.

 

They'll come round with some good care. Probably end up being your best workers.

[Jef66 0]

Good on ya for takin the ferrets on. I couldn't agree more with everyone else people like that are a fookin menace, rscpa on thier doorstep wouldn't go amiss.

 

 

The girlfriend and I have 60 ferrets at the moment, mainly from rescuing them from assholes that need lockin in a shitfilled cage and being treated like crap for a few months themselves. Few things make me genuinely angry.... this is two of em

[Dan_Jones 7]

Well done for taken them in mate .. I notice they still not tame as the photo was took from the outside of the mesh haha. Just keep handling them and running your hand down there body they should be fine after a while