Tunstall 0 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Have any of you guys ever tamed a mink? Normally I would throw it to the dog if I ever get one caught in a trap because they're a god damned menace but lately I've been thinking about taming one and using it for ferreting, or minking I suppose. Link to post
Bunny Boiler 177 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Never gunna happen mate. Many generations of mink have grown in mink farms and remained as violent as ever. They are classed as a non domesticatable animal. Just keep throwing them to the dog. Link to post
HIGHAM 47 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If your after a mink have a ride up to Wigan / Leigh area in lancashire , on the news the other day saying there over run with the things Atb Matt Link to post
Tunstall 0 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Never gunna happen mate. Many generations of mink have grown in mink farms and remained as violent as ever. They are classed as a non domesticatable animal. Just keep throwing them to the dog. Ah well, Thanks for your answer. Link to post
camplamper 6 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wont happen I tried and always had to wear gauntlets with it Link to post
3 and counting 22 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If your after a mink have a ride up to Wigan / Leigh area in lancashire , on the news the other day saying there over run with the things Atb Matt Was speaking to someone the other day fishing for possible ferreting permo. Turns out there over run by mink if you fancy travelling to North Devon Link to post
Halfinch 51 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Try training a spider mate, Its about the same as a taming a mink. Apparently! Link to post
max abell 196 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Dont waste your time mate the best thing for it and all the wildlife they kill is a .22 throught the head you will never tame one 1 Link to post
Sirius 1,358 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Come on lads get with it ! Ferreting is soooooo last season, minking is the way forward :laugh: 2 Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Stick your finger in the next cage trap you get one in and see if it looks like it could be trained. Keep trying.......come back after the "10th" time and let us know how your getting on... Link to post
Bunny Boiler 177 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Its not just a case of its not worth doing mate, its impossible. They have natural instinct for defense. They tried it on mink farms. The mink bred and they tried to tame the kits from an early stage. No improvement. So they tried the next set of kits. And so on until the original generation was dead. That way, only farm reared and in constant human contact mink were there and yet they were still as agressive as ever. Several tests were done and at which point they were classified as un domesticatable. Other species (although there are a few exceptions, and others can be made harmless, like the taratula) include spiders, as said by someone else, fish, wolves, polar bears, pheasants, partridge and grouse are also in this category. This means you CAN keep them captive, but they won't willingly or knowingly let you pick them up, handle or be in close proximity. Link to post
HIGHAM 47 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Stick your finger in the next cage trap you get one in and see if it looks like it could be trained. Keep trying.......come back after the "10th" time and let us know how your getting on... After the 10th time he will have no fingers left so he won't be able to post on here but his silence will tell us all he's failed in training one hahaha All the best tho if you like a monster challenge Atb Matt 1 Link to post
HIGHAM 47 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If your after a mink have a ride up to Wigan / Leigh area in lancashire , on the news the other day saying there over run with the things Atb Matt Was speaking to someone the other day fishing for possible ferreting permo. Turns out there over run by mink if you fancy travelling to North Devon Bit far for me that , id be leaving my ferrets at home and be bringing my dogs , supposed to give a nasty bite them things Atb Matt Link to post
Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 a mate caught a juvenile female and gave it to me.... Had great fun trying to tame it, used oven gloves to handle it, when it wasnt biting it was screaming and when it wasnt screaming it was biting Beautiful creature but stone wild. Link to post
Halfinch 51 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Come on lads get with it ! Ferreting is soooooo last season, minking is the way forward :laugh: :laugh: Someone trap a few and we'll have a day out with them, The best man is the one that comes back with the most fingers. 1 Link to post
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