Artificial Rabbit Warren

[TriggerHappyFerret 0]

Hey my names Markus, I'm 21 and live at a 16 acre farm in Manchester England.

I have a small digger coming up next week and while its here i was thinking of creating an artificial rabbit warren for the mental stimulation and training of ferret kits.

 

I have 2 questions really.

Firstly, Do you think i would benefit from an artificial warren to train my ferrets?

It would give me all the space and time i want but who's to say it will really make a difference in the skill of my ferrets in the long run?

Is it a project worth trying out?

 

Secondly, if so, Do any of you know of any information on the internet to create an artificial warren? I'm looking everywhere but cant seem to find any good information, But im sure ive seen them being built on some nature program before.

 

Sorry if it seems like a silly idea. I just seem to have so much time on my hands lately and could really do with a good project to work on. Thanks.

[watchman 256]

no i dont think you would benefit from an artificial warren to train your ferrets,seems a lot of work when you could just start working them like everyone else overcoming problems as you find them as they not all cut and dry as some may think,varying depths obstacles etc, and secondly only time i have seen an enclosed/artificial warren like you describe was for steadying gun dogs whilst training

Edited September 22, 2011 by watchman

[KittleRox 2,147]

Awright mate, can,t see any harm in it, gives them some excersise, I would use plastic drainage tubing, just make sure there are no steep drops incase they get stuck,

maybe even link it to your court, atb

[watchman 256]

double post

Edited September 22, 2011 by watchman

[The one 8,395]

Nope to much work and what happens if a kit wont come out your going to need to dig it up , And im sure you could use the space better . Far better to just line a few bits of pipe on top of the ground and use that a ferret doesn't come out you just lift one end of the pipe up and you have your ferret . In the end its up to you but for something your only going to use once a year it wouldn't be me

[Col_c88 41]

You live on a 16 acre farm... surely there is natural rabbit warrens around.. why spend the time doing something the rabbits have done allready... for excorsize when your not around, and to get kits used to different things.... pipes.. ropes.. rocks..logs..trays filled with water and a big rock in the middle so they dont tip it.. and each other will keep them busy

[TriggerHappyFerret 0]

Nope to much work and what happens if a kit wont come out your going to need to dig it up , And im sure you could use the space better . Far better to just line a few bits of pipe on top of the ground and use that a ferret doesn't come out you just lift one end of the pipe up and you have your ferret . In the end its up to you but for something your only going to use once a year it wouldn't be me

Nope to much work and what happens if a kit wont come out your going to need to dig it up , And im sure you could use the space better . Far better to just line a few bits of pipe on top of the ground and use that a ferret doesn't come out you just lift one end of the pipe up and you have your ferret . In the end its up to you but for something your only going to use once a year it wouldn't be me

I may just take this advice, maybe buy a load of tubing and set it up on the horse arena.

[The one 8,395]

Far better idea mate i let the kids play with mine in the pipes and after a fortnight there bullet proof never had a sulker yet

[Ideation 8,216]

We used to have one - we used rabbits to make it. Job done!

[KittleRox 2,147]

use are awe spoil sports

[Ideation 8,216]

Oh and just for the record, if you use drainage pipe, how the feck is the ferret meant to know if it's above ground in a pipe or underground in a pipe???

[TriggerHappyFerret 0]

Oh and just for the record, if you use drainage pipe, how the feck is the ferret meant to know if it's above ground in a pipe or underground in a pipe???

personally i was thinking of using half pipes so their actually on the soil.

[The one 8,395]

My son made then out of drainage pipe and gutter junctions it looked like a bloody maze ,but it is used only for getting the young ferrets used to entering and leaving a burrow and taking time and doing it slowly in the garden builds up confidence in the kit .that would never happen in the field

[On the drum again 32]

Oh and just for the record, if you use drainage pipe, how the feck is the ferret meant to know if it's above ground in a pipe or underground in a pipe???

LOL FUNNY FECKER YOU ARE JAI MATE

[B.P.R 2,798]

Oh and just for the record, if you use drainage pipe, how the feck is the ferret meant to know if it's above ground in a pipe or underground in a pipe???