Training kits

[Guest MOLLY]

The kits are having a nibble at everything when i handle them now...fingers, ear lobes, jumper and their fav is my boots

At what age do you show them biting fingers is not ok and how do you do it with ones so young?

Is there anything else i need to be doing, training or health wise before they go to their new homes?

What age can you give them their 1st squirt of frontline

MOLL.

[Guest chilli]

Bucket of water

 

 

With the youngens push your fingers in there mouth when they try to bite , Get it stopped before they get big an hurt

[ginge2k6 0]

ive read that can damage the ferrets mandible. not disagreing but my opinion.

[MikeTheDog 153]

ive read that can damage the ferrets mandible. not disagreing but my opinion.

Just enough to cause them discomfort, works best if you have one foot in the bucket ..They'll probably stop on their own accord Molly. Do they need de-fleaing then?...Wouldn't bother unless they picked up a load from a fresh carcuss

[ginge2k6 0]

thanks mike guess you can't believe everything you read.

[Guest wickidweasel]

i normally deal with biters when it starts hurting or they have a good rag most kit bites are play bites i generally give the persistant buggers a good scruffin . if i have to treat kits for fleas i normally just pump a one or two sprays on my hand and give em a rub over at about 6 weeks never had any probs, or i treat the jill and the kits seem to stay clear

[MikeTheDog 153]

thanks mike guess you can't believe everything you read.

Rough handling could damage any young animal but I doubt if anyone would push that hard into a kit's mouth...or would they

[ginge2k6 0]

yeah, you never know what people are shoving down ferrets throats :whistle:

[Guest MOLLY]

They dont have any fleas i can see, just wanted to make sure they had protection before they moved.

They still seem so small and fragile to do anything like that yet Its only a very half hearted chew at the mo.

MOLL.

[ginge2k6 0]

i remember when i got my first kit, neville , weant to kiss him one day an he bit me through the lip and wouldn't let go. moral of the story, don't kiss your'e ferrets, even if you've done it before.

[Guest MOLLY]

i remember when i got my first kit, neville , weant to kiss him one day an he bit me through the lip and wouldn't let go. moral of the story, don't kiss your'e ferrets, even if you've done it before.

lmfao ...Neville

MOLL.

[ginge2k6 0]

the other ones called shiela, off shameless

[Guest chilli]

fine set of breasts

[MikeTheDog 153]

They dont have any fleas i can see, just wanted to make sure they had protection before they moved.

They still seem so small and fragile to do anything like that yet Its only a very half hearted chew at the mo.

MOLL.

In that case don't think about treating with Frontline Moll, save ya money and don't have any risk of side effects. Fleas are a b*****d when you get an infestation, whether it be the house dog or furt's. If ya ferrets get fleas change the bedding and they should be able to deal with the problem in time.

[Guest MOLLY]

Thanks Mike...i wont bother then

MOLL.

 

Just handle them when they are full of food they are at there most docile then.. .. and most youngen's only bite you for a taste to see if it's food so if they are full they should'nt bother in theory.. .. like Mike say's with a bit of gentle handling they usualy grow out of it.. .

Millet

Are you trying to say i dont feed them properly

MOLL.