ferret that bites

[scotsman5 0]

hey. im new to the game of ferreting but have been shooting and fishing with years. i recently bought two polecat ferrets, that are 11 months old. i know i should probably have reared them from kits but i took the easier option. my problem is that one ferret is very calm and can easily be handled but the other is totally unpredictable and when ever he is afraid or nervous he can bite to the bone . so any tips for calming him down??????? or will it just take time?

[diggermad 154]

just keep handling them mate will get better as time goes on promise you cheers DM

[Guest ferret feller]

be very confident with them keep holding them all the time as dm says and threw time they will get better

if he keeps biting get him by the scruff and give him a flick on the nose that should learn him

[The one 8,503]

Always handle them after you have feed them he will be less inclinded to bite you then

[stubby 175]

as everyone says, constant handling, also try either "spit" on your finger tip, they like that, or get some ferret malt paste from the pet shop, the more you handle it, the better it will get,

[will.f11 24]

keep handling mate, this may sound cruel, but pick him up and force your index finger into its mouth, he wont want it in there so make it unpleasant without hurting it. everytime it bitesdown, push your finger back further. it will associate your finger with not being nice so wont want it in his mouth. I do this with mine and always works. but handling is always the answere

[droid 11]

get him by the scruff and give him a flick on the nose that should learn him

 

Don't.

 

Meeting violence with violence rarely works, you'll just end up with a scared ferret that's good to neither man nor beast.

[diggermad 154]

hi best remedy just keep handling them works for me cheers DM

[scotsman5 0]

thanks lads any bit of info helps. Ive heard of putting your finger down their throats before alright so i mite give that a try as well as lots of handling. hey whats a good quality brand of locater? Some thing on the lower price scale if possible.

[Guest ferret feller]

deben mk1 set with one collor will set you back best part of quid

mk2 are shit

mk3 will set you back best part of 100 quid

there is a cheaper option which is better for ferreting open groad where the ferret might wonder off i think stubby did a revew on them a while back called the loc8or these are pretty cheap and cost 50 quid for the better one it is 100 quid

 

try an ebay search? better prices on hear by far imo

[Brimmer 220]

hey. im new to the game of ferreting but have been shooting and fishing with years. i recently bought two polecat ferrets, that are 11 months old. i know i should probably have reared them from kits but i took the easier option. my problem is that one ferret is very calm and can easily be handled but the other is totally unpredictable and when ever he is afraid or nervous he can bite to the bone . so any tips for calming him down??????? or will it just take time?

The ferrets you have are probs a lot less than 11 months old if they are this years, they usually drop around late april - june if lined straight away, so probs only 7 months old at best.

Go easy on them, the young uns of mine are still pinning me when i least expect it, they will soon grow out of it with daily handling, Just offer up the back of your fist to them when approaching, if's harder for them to bite this, and hurts less when they do than the finger ends!

[diggermad 154]

perfect

[cometa300s 20]

a good flik on the nose mate and a bit of extra time with it

 

all the best liam

[scotsman5 0]

took em out for a run today, one was totally relaxed and let me handle him, the other was still nervous so i put him back in the cage. the quiet ferret (fred)freaked the second they were separated and bit me on the finger right under the nail, the little bugger. but at least he was ok up to that point. so at least their coming along some bit