ellir0305 9 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 apparently one of my mates uses a bell attached to the ferrets collar to find him instead of a locator, i said what about underground but he says for about 3 feet you can hear him the rabbits must have a good laugh, anyway i there any other method of locating/tracking your fwerret other than a locator collar as they are so expensive? Quote Link to post
doddsy1970 9 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 apparently one of my mates uses a bell attached to the ferrets collar to find him instead of a locator, i said what about underground but he says for about 3 feet you can hear him the rabbits must have a good laugh, anyway i there any other method of locating/tracking your fwerret other than a locator collar as they are so expensive? There have been a few weird and old fashioned questions on here lately. Basically the "old fashioned" ways of doing things have died out because they are just that, "old fashioned". Old ferreters used to keep what was known as a liner hob, it was a hob that was kept on its own away from all the other ferrets. The way it worked was that i8f one of the other ferrets killed under ground they would attach a string line to this hob ferret and it would enter the warren and chase the other ferret off. The ferreter would then dig along the line until they found the kill. The downside is that the ferret could tangle itself up on an underground obstruction and possibly choke to death. Electronic locators are exspensive but once you have got one you will soon realise they are worth there weight in gold. Not only can you find your valued ferrets you will also get alot more rabbits over the years. Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Same as what Doddsy has just said, also a good dog can put you in the general area of the action. If a collar fails you may not be able to hear anything, but a decent set of ears and a good nose of a dog can usually get you close. Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 are there no weird and wonderful ways of locating then? Quote Link to post
The one 8,511 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nope so most folk use locators Quote Link to post
csme55ex 2 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 apparently one of my mates uses a bell attached to the ferrets collar to find him instead of a locator, i said what about underground but he says for about 3 feet you can hear him the rabbits must have a good laugh, anyway i there any other method of locating/tracking your fwerret other than a locator collar as they are so expensive? There have been a few weird and old fashioned questions on here lately. Basically the "old fashioned" ways of doing things have died out because they are just that, "old fashioned". Old ferreters used to keep what was known as a liner hob, it was a hob that was kept on its own away from all the other ferrets. The way it worked was that i8f one of the other ferrets killed under ground they would attach a string line to this hob ferret and it would enter the warren and chase the other ferret off. The ferreter would then dig along the line until they found the kill. The downside is that the ferret could tangle itself up on an underground obstruction and possibly choke to death. Electronic locators are exspensive but once you have got one you will soon realise they are worth there weight in gold. Not only can you find your valued ferrets you will also get alot more rabbits over the years. thats kinda what happened to me the other day my little albino jill was on a rabbit 6ft down so we dident dig it we just put my mates hob down to try and shift her out but before we put the hob down before we even worked the ferrets we put them all togther and thay was ok . then when we put the hob down it after about 1 minit my little jill come out the hole and the hob straight after her and grab her and try to pull her back down the hole but we got hold of her just in time well scvared me i thought she was gonna get killed .. she only had a little scratch on her but thats the last time im ever puting a hob in the same set as any of my jills lol the big bullys Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 worked the jills loose and used the hob for pushing them out works fine ,done it the other day and it still worked i kep jills in one cage dog ferretsin other , good way to move them on if you cant afford a collar and transmitor Quote Link to post
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