bowburnbandit

I've got ferret kits available in durham but they are only 9 weeks old

I feed mine a mixture of game (basically what I get through the season, they get liver and kidney etc mixed in, they love Mackrell every now and then and a n egg once a week. I do have a hob ferret who won't touch meat at all, the only thing he ever eats is dry food (alpha ferret)I am assuming that he was fed on this for the first year before I got him and now he seems stuck on it..... Strangely enough he is my best worker but won't eat rabbit so don't know how that works lol.

I also use frozen bottles in the hutch.my garden is south facing so i get the sun all day. I put a few bricks on the roof and and then put some ply over the top creating an air gap, keeps the sun off the roof and keeps the hutch nice and cool.

I must be lucky, no young at all on my perm, no females in season and no pregnancies at all thankfully but I am up north.

We had the same thing earlier in the year,my neighbour 2 doors along had both of his ferrets let out, they came back after a couple of days,I checked my cage 2weeks later early hours of the morning to find my cage open but thankfully ferrets still there, then my pals again a couple of weeks after that and he only got one back. I have combination locks on all the doors to my hutches now... It seems it's far too common occurrence all over, it's crazy when people have got nowt better to do than go about causing trouble for no good reason.best of luck to all and keep your ferrets safe guys

I dunno what the deal is, when I was a kid and got stung it hurt for half an hour or so at best, now after a session with the ferrets my hands are tingling for a couple of days I am either getting soft in my old age or the sods are getting worse. We haven't had a decent frost really so they are everywhere

This is crazy, our thoughts are with you and we hope he has a speedy recovery. It's good to see he has not been put off the rabbiting game, if he hasn't got anyone to go with him and would like some company just as a deterrent tell him to drop me a message. All the best Joel

Awesome video as always, congratulations on the newest member of your family, you don't know what you've got yourself in for:-) All the best

You need to spend a little more time with her mate, seems like your doing it just long enough to be an annoyance for her. Try spending 1/2 an hour to an hour a day for a few weeks, you may need.to put her down for 5 mins to chill out every now and again but she will eventually learn to trust you. try feeding her snippets of meat while holding her, Handling needs to be enjoyable for her. Once you get the handling sorted get her out and drop her in a couple of two or three holers she will get the scent and sharp pick up what she is supposed to do. As others have said, a good feed before handling

Shame to see a good old grafter go, it's nice to see he was more than just a worker to you,you obviously had a good bond with him. All the best pal

Anyone in the county durham area got a small hob preferably not from this year's young they would be willing to part with. I appreciate that it's not the right time to be asking with the season just starting but I thought I would ask. I currently have 2 small jills, 2 large hobs and 7 kits, all the kits and one hob will be gone next week so I fancy a good small hob,not bothered about colour but I would like to run him over this season before I breed next year to ensure he works well. The hob I was going to breed mine to is really big and still growing and I personally prefer a smaller ferret s

Things I would recommend - good pair of gloves and maybe something to clear around holes. As said spare batteries for your locator and collar, good spade, few spare pegs. A way to carry your quarry.my only real tip is to be as quiet as possible when approaching and netting a set, and when the ferret is in the set try to stay out of line of site of the holes as sometimes rabbits won't bolt and they will just keep running around the set It's all common sense really,watch a couple of tutorials or ask someone to show you how to set the nets. Trial and error really, after your first couple of vis

Gutted for you mate, he got the chance, went to the vets it's more than some people would have given him, fair play to you All the best Joel

I started making my own nets about 5 years ago, unfortunately started with nylon but swiftly moved to spun poly. Been making a combo of red and some luminous green/yellow ones must say when I reach for a net I tend to go for the brighter ones. Something satisfying about catching bunnies in my own nets, I sit and make them while watching the TV so it's not so monotonous

There's been a few posts recently about kits disappearing at 4 or 5 weeks. You would think if they had been taken they would have had the lot. Gutted pal