few pics of the ferrets

[JPTfellterrier 65]

Lovely pics there It's great to see an owner putting so much effort into handling and playing with their ferts. The little things thrive on attention and stimulation. Hope they turn into really good workers for you

thank you and everyone else for their lovley replys. I do hope they turn out well, i think ouch will be a better worker than shakey as ouch is alot more cocky but we shall see i could be totally wrong.

 

They are such lazy creatures when they want to be, when i had them out yesterday they did nothing but yawn

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only had them about 2 weeks.They were well handeled at there old home, soft as clarts with there owner but maybe they dont trust me yet???

 

haha i go everywere in my slippers haha, there are two sheds, a hedge and a very flimsy temporary fence, dont want to loose them lol

 

 

In that case i expect its cos they are not so used to you and/or cos of your body language, way you approach/handle them. My lot are tame as they come but will take a nip at the young lad that comes out with us if they think he's fannying about, one also bit my missus On the face!

Yeah I try my best not to show my fear, I am getting a friend to get them out the hutch until i have built my confidence, once they are out I am not nervous. shakie (the quieter of the two) when shes on the lead she will get herself on my lap, lie flat out like shes been ran over by a car and i stroke her, she would sit there for hours. Defonatly going to try the egg and the milk thing though. I have been handleing them by holding them as I am in the pictures and stroking there bodies and round there face....i thought if they get used to my smell and me touching all over them it might help.

 

OUCH bitten on the face, myne always try and climb on my head but i dont like em near my face for that exact same reason

 

 

If your going to feed milk, then use goats or soya, not cows.

 

 

R.e the face eating incident - i did tell her not to kiss the ferret.

 

Ferrets are definately very very smart, mine can tell who i am at a distance and by the sound of my voice and come running, and one has inherited a line bred 'standing on the head' habit.

[JPTfellterrier 65]

it will be soya milk then i cant stand the smell of goats milk

 

haha yes kissing a ferret wasnt the best of ideas

 

myne dont come running at all, i have trouble getting them to get out of bed, hopfully they might be a bit more sociable once they know me better

[JAMEZ BEE 0]

only had them about 2 weeks.They were well handeled at there old home, soft as clarts with there owner but maybe they dont trust me yet???

 

haha i go everywere in my slippers haha, there are two sheds, a hedge and a very flimsy temporary fence, dont want to loose them lol

 

 

In that case i expect its cos they are not so used to you and/or cos of your body language, way you approach/handle them. My lot are tame as they come but will take a nip at the young lad that comes out with us if they think he's fannying about, one also bit my missus On the face!

Yeah I try my best not to show my fear, I am getting a friend to get them out the hutch until i have built my confidence, once they are out I am not nervous. shakie (the quieter of the two) when shes on the lead she will get herself on my lap, lie flat out like shes been ran over by a car and i stroke her, she would sit there for hours. Defonatly going to try the egg and the milk thing though. I have been handleing them by holding them as I am in the pictures and stroking there bodies and round there face....i thought if they get used to my smell and me touching all over them it might help.

 

OUCH bitten on the face, myne always try and climb on my head but i dont like em near my face for that exact same reason

 

 

If your going to feed milk, then use goats or soya, not cows.

 

 

R.e the face eating incident - i did tell her not to kiss the ferret.

 

Ferrets are definately very very smart, mine can tell who i am at a distance and by the sound of my voice and come running, and one has inherited a line bred 'standing on the head' habit.

 

 

 

 

why not feed them cows milk ? it works good for all off mine

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only had them about 2 weeks.They were well handeled at there old home, soft as clarts with there owner but maybe they dont trust me yet???

 

haha i go everywere in my slippers haha, there are two sheds, a hedge and a very flimsy temporary fence, dont want to loose them lol

 

 

In that case i expect its cos they are not so used to you and/or cos of your body language, way you approach/handle them. My lot are tame as they come but will take a nip at the young lad that comes out with us if they think he's fannying about, one also bit my missus On the face!

Yeah I try my best not to show my fear, I am getting a friend to get them out the hutch until i have built my confidence, once they are out I am not nervous. shakie (the quieter of the two) when shes on the lead she will get herself on my lap, lie flat out like shes been ran over by a car and i stroke her, she would sit there for hours. Defonatly going to try the egg and the milk thing though. I have been handleing them by holding them as I am in the pictures and stroking there bodies and round there face....i thought if they get used to my smell and me touching all over them it might help.

 

OUCH bitten on the face, myne always try and climb on my head but i dont like em near my face for that exact same reason

 

 

If your going to feed milk, then use goats or soya, not cows.

 

 

R.e the face eating incident - i did tell her not to kiss the ferret.

 

Ferrets are definately very very smart, mine can tell who i am at a distance and by the sound of my voice and come running, and one has inherited a line bred 'standing on the head' habit.

 

 

 

 

why not feed them cows milk ? it works good for all off mine

 

 

You can feed it to them no bother, but they are actually lactose intolerant (in that they cant break it down) so theres no goodness in it for them and can give them the shits.