ferret work training

[dannyevans1990 25]

hi guys,theres a couple people selling ferrets around my area from working lines and they say that ferrets will go straight down the hole and chase the rabbits out natrually is this true or do you have to train them to kill rats ect first or whats the score?

[Mick C. 229]

Dont put ayoung ferret on rats

 

I start my young uns on small burys that hold rabbits.

 

Can be a slow process but the penny usually drops after a few outings

 

Patience is the secret

 

Dont force them.

 

I usually start them at 6 month

[BrianSteven72 369]

small burrows with rabbits in them the more they see the quicker they will learn they will pick it up

[dannyevans1990 25]

thanks both comments :)whats the best to have male/female?or are they both just as good for the job?

[close 0]

dont think it matters to much but i use jills

[dannyevans1990 25]

thanks mate

[close 0]

i use jills there fast i find hobs a bit lazy i do keep a hob but i know some who us hobs and swear by them

[dannyevans1990 25]

yes i can imagine that alot of female species are more active and switched on,thanks for comment

[whin 463]

feed them rabbs let them no the smell there qaurry likem any good hunting animal , ive evn heard guys giving them kills in the old day to gee them up like a live rabbit ,but you dont need to if there bred [bANNED TEXT] and had plenty dead ones to eat ,dont make the ,mistake of over feeding them either there hunters and hunters dont alway succseed, this years kit took me four outings by then she was crunching eyes and head on a kill but with her pa so nows the time to she if she can hold and sort out a big buck ,alot of ferrets think cause they get fed in a cage thats were the sport it so keep them a bit sharp and get them stuck in, once the learn to work you can keep them a bit more well fed ,

[whin 463]

ps there a gym local who have installed treadmills for ferrets a pound aweek it keeps the real fit an d they get kibble for free great idea the box a rabbit just out of reac and have feret harneses lol a good ferret it will come natural others you need to work at it then decide if its any good

[dannyevans1990 25]

thankyou for the tips mate i will keep them in mind,i have seen rabbit skin on ebay for sale and they say on there its for ferret training hould i invest in one do you think?

[rob190364 2,593]

forget training as in training exercises pal, just get them out there, start with small warrens and build up to bigger warrens when they're working the small warrens well. If you've got a dog then I would forget the nets for the first outing and let the dog catch the bolters, just to check they're going into the warren etc. first. Otherwise you might spend half your time untangling nets as the ferrets keep fannying around near entrances.

[dannyevans1990 25]

ok mate thanks for advice

[whin 463]

just bag from pets r us and they have skins treadmills for ferrets ideal for,the winter nites even feret balls great to keep therm fit lol

[rob190364 2,593]

ok mate thanks for advice

just ignore whin bud, he's old