Luckee legs

Not surprised, im sure it's a tricky thing to stop. Best wishes for your move.

That's a tremendous lifespan, Archie was clearly well looked after and a great looking whippet. RIP

I've no evidence or understanding why but I feel that I don't see as well using an LED. Nevertheless I use a PLR500. I miss the secondary bulb and good switch of previous clulite but it's cheap, powerful and for occasional lamping it's got a decent beam pattern and works fine. I hear there's a plr 800 which looks better and I'd be interested to hear if anyone has used the 800

Nice, for someone like me who's not that practical it's genius

Definitely also doubles as a dog securing stake

Needs to be about 3ft to save your back but 2ft ok. Thick enough rod to not bend when pushing and a t bar handle to push with. Seriously they are a massive help IMO

Thanks to everyone for these replies, I've gone from WTF am I going to do next season for a probe, to having a lot of choices to get me sorted. Great thread My personal experience years ago with a straight bar on a cut down soil sampler and then later getting a garage to weld on a bulb , is the bulb really makes a difference in use. We have a variety of soils here with some having chalk or gravel layers in places that can be deceptive to probe if you are not directly over the middle of the tunnel. With a bulb there's an idiot proof definite change in pressure on breaking into a tunn

Nice job on this, unfortunately I'm in Cambridgeshire and postage would kill it but we do have a blacksmith who fabricates in the next village

Thanks for the link,

Another good idea, thanks

Thanks. Didn't know either options and the putanage probe looks useful...but you're right, not on stock ATM

I've long used a Steel probe for improved accuracy digging out, with some extra weld on near the tip it gives that reassuring push through feedback when you are on the tunnel. Anyway I've absent mindedly lost mine which is a massive arse ache and before I ask a local blacksmith to fabricate a new one .... Does anyone sell them ?

Love this post, respect to these fabulous animals that work so hard for a long time. For most of the ferrets I've owned they are almost priceless once they get the hang of the job. I hope she has a peaceful summer

I'd had 9 lurchers over the years before one dog got them and I was initially reluctant to believe it was a corn as he was half collie. Anyway, I went to the vet and he responded perfectly to the burn drug they use. One tip I have for you is the specific greyhound boots are much better for rehab. More expensive than general boots but are much less hassle.in use. Good luck

Really appreciate the honest replies on here. I've also found or been given other escaped ferrets over the years and they have all been good, sometimes in a few weeks, worse was a bitter that took six months to be solid. . My kids as they were then called her "nipper" This hob maybe my nervous one ? I'm certainly going to stick with him and try a few things on the thread as I will need another vasectomised hob to replace my current one who's going the way of all older males