Wild Ferret

[Pigeon Controller 1]

I recently found a feral ferrret in a laybye between Stratford and Oxford . She was covered with ticks and very smelly . Not like normal ferret odour but more like Tom Cat. I treated her with frontline and the ticks have gone, she eats well but is loose in her poo. She eats rabbit and dried food and is the same with both. She also appears to be nocturnal sleeping all day and only coming out into the run at night. She will allow you to pick her up but is not happy. she has broken the wire on the cage and chewed the plye wood twice to try and escape but seems OK now.

 

I have a couple of questions

 

1 could she have worms due to the amount she eats?

 

2 could she have cat flue?

 

She is a polecate ferret with brilliant markings but I/m concernerd that she will never be a worker.

 

Any comments would be appreciated

 

Pigeon Controller

[Plong 21]

http://www.all-about...in-ferrets.html

Should be ok to work once she gets tamer.

Edited September 14, 2011 by Plong

[Brimmer 220]

If its a true feral, it will never make a worker. It will be near impossible to catch up out of the holes, and is unlikely to get on with its job below the sod.

 

Tried it years ago, and failed, learned my lesson.

[theferreter 311]

if it is a wild polecat once you have it back to full health let it go back into the wild were it belongs but my guess is it somebodys ferret thats been left behind and its been running wild for a bit and has turned semi feral just give it time and she should come round

[rob190364 2,594]

it aint a wild polecat or theres no way you'd be picking it up!

[Jamie m 668]

it aint a wild polecat or theres no way you'd be picking it up!

He says a polecat marked FERRET , ??????

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Stick with it mate,, no reason it won`t chill out and with a bit of work could be a good grafter.Particularly if you are lucky and it`s a young ferret

[rob190364 2,594]

it aint a wild polecat or theres no way you'd be picking it up!

He says a polecat marked FERRET , ??????

thanks mate, I can read. I was answering theferreter in the post above mine. Didn't want this guy to think he had a wild polecat and to release it, because it sounds like he has a ferret that someone's lost. Shouldn't take long to get it properly tame.