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  1. lorelei0922
    mine.. especially jills .. come to a squeek noise, from ANYWHERE down a hole or in the nesting box they scramble to us when they hear the noise. My husband can make a squeeky sound.. similar to a rabbit or kit in distress ( which is why i think jills respond best) unfortuantely i cant make this sound so i gotta be all girly and use a little squeeky toy we have used with them since 5 weeks old. whatever works i say.. it has helped numerous times when we thought someone was laid up down below.. stick the toy in the hole and squeek.. and out pops a ferret! i was told that a whistl
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    thanks Stubby.. we'll keep our eyes open for the right ones then...
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    Can anyone tell me which collars work with which boxes ? We've recently picked up a second hand Mk1 .. just want to know if Mk1 collars are the only ones that will work with it Thanks
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    try a little weasal crack (AKA Ferretone) on her belly while you put on the collar... olive oil is suppose to do the trick as well...its how we get our three to sit still for nail trimming, ear cleaning or putting on a harness ... Do you find they get their harnesses dirty at work or perhaps do they ever chip their nail varnish? Get the collar so its end is already through the buckle then slip it over the ferrets head and fasten up accordingly whilst holding the stinker firmly. Most stop fecking about when they know their getting it put on so they can go out HUNTING.
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    try a little weasal crack (AKA Ferretone) on her belly while you put on the collar... olive oil is suppose to do the trick as well...its how we get our three to sit still for nail trimming, ear cleaning or putting on a harness ...
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    Hi, I have a question for those of you that use a locator. Do you put it ON the hunting ferret? Or do you put it on a secondary ferret only used to locate a lay up ? If so, how do you know the second ferret is going to go find the first and not spend its time scouting along on its own ? thanks for answering
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    I agree Kay, i think its from the american stuff. They get them use to such things as duck soup and baby food from day one.. because they have so many health problems and poorly ferrets there. They often are too ill to eat proper food and most of them have never seen raw meat. They seem to think it has too many bugs.. bacteria and the like..
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    when she is starting to swell its very obvious... looks like things are turning inside out at the bottom ... otherwise they look pretty much flat as a pancake
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    Well i hope it makes just one person change there opinion i have to say though Kay.. there does seem to be a bit more .. actual Questions and participation on the working forum on the other forum lately... good start ...
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    LOL better clarify before my hubby has my head... it wasnt' HIM with the guns.. He was setting nets and watching ferrets with me ... it was the friend and lads that had the guns.... heheh... and yeah i think THEY need a bit of practice LOL
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    Thanks! I think so too, we show em all summer get tons of ribbons lol and work them all winter and get tons of scratches, nettles and bunnies for the freezer... Definitely keeps us busy!!
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    Last time this year... Went out ferreting with some friends this morning and had a Great time! The weather was co operative as well, which is always a bonus lol. Got to the site about 9:30 ish and everyone piled out, there was my Husband Russell and i with our three ferrets ( two albino jills and a polecat hob) and a friend of His with two older lads and a daughter around 13ish. and Two dogs, a yappy lil terrier and a springer who were brought along to harry the bunnies as well in turns with the ferrets. So the young lads head up one side of the hedge with the guns and my husband
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    well done Kay..
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    makes one think.. what are they cutting if not the VasDefrens ???
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    shrugs.. put a drop of cod liver oil or ferretone on the belly while you're busy gettin the collar on ... could cut off a leg and they probably wouldn't budge until the oil was gone.. easy
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    please note i DID say a good rescue.. there are some out there that aren't idiot "fuzzy lovers" .. but hey we're each entitled to our opinion.... lots of bad blood on either side of that fence i'm thinkin
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    after reading the posts so far i agree its easy to sit here and type all the suggested remedies around but if its not working for you .. its not.. being a softy and girly girl lol.. my suggestion is if you're looking to give her up... look up a local rescue. A good rescue is going to be experienced with biters for any given reason, abuse, fear, just plain stubborness,or being unhandled. They'll do everything they can to get her handleable and rehome her to someone confident in handling her. If that dont work.. send her down here to devon.. had a great time hand taming a wild kit this spring...
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    that last one is a lot like people eh? what do you call people who use the pull out method???? PARENTS!!! wouldn't trust that one
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    hey hey i'm american lol!! we're not ALL idiots!
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    April or may with the changing weather it really could be anytime now... traditionally it is in the spring.. but i have a jill in season now...
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    I have a jill who is in season now... she's outdoors only in dim natural light only, as she was a rescue we're not CERTAIN but know she's likley this years kit.. the other jill who i KNOW is this years kit is still flat as a pancake... makes the comparrison very easy lol. The hob that lives with them is very gentle and i haven't witnessed the mating bit yet... i guess a week or so will tell if the swelling goes down ?
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    vet told us our working hob needed about 10% body weight during the working season and 7% if just lazin around... and the jills needed 7% and 5% respectively
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    could you recommend a good book that discusses breeding ferrets and their needs?
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    rent a ferret out ? refering to getting the hob vasectomised instead of castrating it, then using it to bring whole jills out of season, when they dont want to breed or get them speyed
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    a couple suggestions.. first you say he's not handle much... thats not gonna help him trust you, you to trust him or you to teach him not to bite. He can definitely smell and sense your fear. He needs MORE of your time, not less. Some tips for "nip or bite training" develope 1 technique and stick to it, a sharp NO is a good method to use to teach him not to bite, smacking, flicking or hitting when he bites just encourages agressive behaviour. American forums suggest the scruff and drag method, if he bites, scruff him and drag him along the floor a bit making a sharp NO . This is
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