auld salmon 28 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 one of the lads i know had been given a found ferret he wanted me to have a look at it to see the sex so brought it round last nite had a look it was a hob it looked old i think as had grey hair and a bit skinny but has been well handled he wants it for a young lad so i said i would keep it till the weekend so put it in the cage what a sorting out it got of the jills for a while then okay come hame from work had a look at it the poor thing was covered in ticks must of had 20 easy pulled 7ish off with the puller then gave it a spray took it back to the lad as dont want mine getting any so cleaned my cage fully and checked all 4 but never found owt so fingers crossed will keep an eye on them my mate has a cage but the one he is building is for the young lad told him to get it to vets so hope its okay Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 one of the lads i know had been given a found ferret he wanted me to have a look at it to see the sex so brought it round last nite had a look it was a hob it looked old i think as had grey hair and a bit skinny but has been well handled he wants it for a young lad so i said i would keep it till the weekend so put it in the cage what a sorting out it got of the jills for a while then okay come hame from work had a look at it the poor thing was covered in ticks must of had 20 easy pulled 7ish off with the puller then gave it a spray took it back to the lad as dont want mine getting any so cleaned my cage fully and checked all 4 but never found owt so fingers crossed will keep an eye on them my mate has a cage but the one he is building is for the young lad told him to get it to vets so hope its okay I hate them things, make my skin crawl Quote Link to post
doga 50 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 one of the lads i know had been given a found ferret he wanted me to have a look at it to see the sex so brought it round last nite had a look it was a hob it looked old i think as had grey hair and a bit skinny but has been well handled he wants it for a young lad so i said i would keep it till the weekend so put it in the cage what a sorting out it got of the jills for a while then okay come hame from work had a look at it the poor thing was covered in ticks must of had 20 easy pulled 7ish off with the puller then gave it a spray took it back to the lad as dont want mine getting any so cleaned my cage fully and checked all 4 but never found owt so fingers crossed will keep an eye on them my mate has a cage but the one he is building is for the young lad told him to get it to vets so hope its okay I hate them things, make my skin crawl and me i feckin hate um,try parafin on them dab we a cotton bud,works a treat. Quote Link to post
smulli440 0 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 one of the lads i know had been given a found ferret he wanted me to have a look at it to see the sex so brought it round last nite had a look it was a hob it looked old i think as had grey hair and a bit skinny but has been well handled he wants it for a young lad so i said i would keep it till the weekend so put it in the cage what a sorting out it got of the jills for a while then okay come hame from work had a look at it the poor thing was covered in ticks must of had 20 easy pulled 7ish off with the puller then gave it a spray took it back to the lad as dont want mine getting any so cleaned my cage fully and checked all 4 but never found owt so fingers crossed will keep an eye on them my mate has a cage but the one he is building is for the young lad told him to get it to vets so hope its okay I hate them things, make my skin crawl and me i feckin hate um,try parafin on them dab we a cotton bud,works a treat. Cover tick with vasaline it cant breath so detaches no chance of leaving head behind if you pull them Quote Link to post
bunnybasher100 0 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 had one last year she went from white to grey then black counted over 70 and gave up the gav her a good dose of frontline Quote Link to post
The one 8,457 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Been lucky never found one on my ferrets Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Had one on my dogs ear, but never on my ferrets. Quote Link to post
00taz11 39 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 hate ticks had on or two on our ferrets Quote Link to post
auld salmon 28 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 the poor we thing was covered in its ears and mostly on top[ of his neck sprayed him with a tick spray so hope he gets better Quote Link to post
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