Handling ferrets

[George Kinloch 16]

Just a quick question. Proberly a stupid one. I have 2 15week old Hobs. They are very good and dnt bite and they get excited when they see me but when I hold them they dont want to be held for very long and struggle to get away. More interested in exploing and playing. Is this just normal behaviour for young ferrets and will they grow out of it with age?

[Guest joball]

Normal mate, they calm as they get older.

[BEARINATOR 2,918]

As Joball said it's normal they calm down

[George Kinloch 16]

Cheers guys

[The one 8,588]

If you hold them in one hand thumb and forefinger round there neck and there feet sticking out between your fore finger and the next finger and run your other hand down there body it relaxes them ,but at that age there like teenagers and want into every thing and not held

[George Kinloch 16]

There crazy. I put them down in the garden and it's like I have given them MDMA.

Will get them castrated at some point so that should calm them down a little.

Thanks for ur help. Will give that a go.

[George Kinloch 16]

One more question. When do I get them castrated as one vet says after 4 months and best before 6 and the other says 6-8 months. Which of the two is correct?

[Tug 168]

Do yourself a massive favour and never put them down when they are squirming. Wait until they stop struggling, give them a quick stroke and then pop them down. Saves them learning they can wriggle free.

[joe14 98]

You need to let them run off energy everyday, after that make sure theyve a belly full of meat and start handling them. Sit on floor

and let them come to you, thats what I do.

 

I leave it aslong as possible to get mine castrated, some have been ok untill 9 months but you can get them done at 6 months.

[George Kinloch 16]

Thanks mate. Got so many diffrent points of view with when to get them castrated but will just leave them and see when I think they need it done. Let the keep their masculinity as long as possible

Have done the sitting on the floor and they do come to me and climb all over. They just dnt sit still for 2 seconds.

[joe14 98]

Yes well my vet will do them when their balls are showing. Which is around 6 month. You will know when they need doing as they will

scragg each other and pace up and down the cage. You have to remember though if you let them get into full blown season

before having them done, it will obviously take longer for the hormones to calm down when they have been done.

 

Try abit of olive oil on a plate, stroke them whilst theyre lapping it up. Theyre ferrets they just want to explore especially as their kits.

[reddawn 2,173]

Do yourself a massive favour and never put them down when they are squirming. Wait until they stop struggling, give them a quick stroke and then pop them down. Saves them learning they can wriggle free.

 

 

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[bribri988 141]

sounds like they wana be out there and killlllllll