Ferreting Question

[jok 3,446]

Where I live, yes you are correct. We have a hell of a lot to go at. Saying that we had a walk out on Sunday and returned with 4. Really nice morning none the less. Jok.

[gwalchmai4110 1,758]

alright mate if you send me your address i have some old nets....nothing at all wrong with them i am just slowly changing them......i can bang ten in the post to you to start you off bud!

 

probably got a box you can have as well bud! and i have a few opinel knifes here.....

 

not much bud, but a start

 

atb

[jok 3,446]

Gwalchmai4110. How rude. This gentleman is following in your footsteps (hopefully) and having a Jokbox. LOL? How are you pal. Have you got started? Still no frosts up hereJok.

[jok 3,446]

Stockpot. You know some baa ad people. Lol. Who would do such a thing. Miserable sculling acne covered shites. Met one or two of them mothers. They get found out. Jok.

[The_assassin 7]

Read about the runner bands idea . Clever thinking

 

I

Im going to crack on with the hutch this week or next weekend . I can get my hands of OSB sterling board from work . We used 3 or 4 sheets of inch thick this last week to deck out our scaffolding for skimming . Their now in the work shed and im sure i can get them cheap off my boss . Pretty much brand new apart from a few dollops of skim on them . I was going to make the hutch out of this . I was worried about the piss and shit seeping into the board over time so as a thought i was thinking of painting the floor and 3 or 4 inch up in fibre glass paint or something water resistant so when im cleaning out i can clean it properly . My only thought on that would be that if it flaked or if the ferrets scratched at it and broke it off it might be a problem for them? I know their supposed to be escape artists but i wasnt sure if that extended to scratching and clawing their way out or just finding little holes to sneak out of . The size i was thinking of making it was 1 metre wide x 70 cms depth x 1.50 high

 

crap diagram i know , just knocked it up quickly . Nesting box in the top left and 2 areas for playing . Im hoping to get 2 jills to start with . Their was a idea of getting a hob as a liner to clear out laying up ferrets but im thinking if i got collars on them i wouldnt need one . Would that size hutch be enough for 2 jills . It would be situated in my hunting shed but id also build a court outside that they can go out into when im around . Wouldnt want them in plain sight when im not there and would rather they were locked away in the night . When im in work i could potentially leave the shed door open to get fresh air in there . Mrs is only away from the house for 5 hours in the day . On each of the levels i would have a door fronted with mesh with a little ply coming up the mesh to stop the bedding falling out . Also instead of 1 set of stairs down i would swap it for a bit of piping so they can get used to going through a tunnel . The nesting box door wouldnt have mesh on so they got a bit of darkness in there . Might see if i can find anything that you can only see through one side so i can watch them in there without them seing me

 

What you lot think

f you are a scaffolder just take it never heard of a scaffolder that doesn't just take things

 

[Welsh_red 4,996]

 

Read about the runner bands idea . Clever thinking

 

I

Im going to crack on with the hutch this week or next weekend . I can get my hands of OSB sterling board from work . We used 3 or 4 sheets of inch thick this last week to deck out our scaffolding for skimming . Their now in the work shed and im sure i can get them cheap off my boss . Pretty much brand new apart from a few dollops of skim on them . I was going to make the hutch out of this . I was worried about the piss and shit seeping into the board over time so as a thought i was thinking of painting the floor and 3 or 4 inch up in fibre glass paint or something water resistant so when im cleaning out i can clean it properly . My only thought on that would be that if it flaked or if the ferrets scratched at it and broke it off it might be a problem for them? I know their supposed to be escape artists but i wasnt sure if that extended to scratching and clawing their way out or just finding little holes to sneak out of . The size i was thinking of making it was 1 metre wide x 70 cms depth x 1.50 high

 

crap diagram i know , just knocked it up quickly . Nesting box in the top left and 2 areas for playing . Im hoping to get 2 jills to start with . Their was a idea of getting a hob as a liner to clear out laying up ferrets but im thinking if i got collars on them i wouldnt need one . Would that size hutch be enough for 2 jills . It would be situated in my hunting shed but id also build a court outside that they can go out into when im around . Wouldnt want them in plain sight when im not there and would rather they were locked away in the night . When im in work i could potentially leave the shed door open to get fresh air in there . Mrs is only away from the house for 5 hours in the day . On each of the levels i would have a door fronted with mesh with a little ply coming up the mesh to stop the bedding falling out . Also instead of 1 set of stairs down i would swap it for a bit of piping so they can get used to going through a tunnel . The nesting box door wouldnt have mesh on so they got a bit of darkness in there . Might see if i can find anything that you can only see through one side so i can watch them in there without them seing me

 

What you lot think

f you are a scaffolder just take it never heard of a scaffolder that doesn't just take things

Reading back I didn't explain very good . I was skimming and the rooms ceiling was huge so we set up treasels to gain height . We call it scaffolding but it's not really

[Welsh_red 4,996]

alright mate if you send me your address i have some old nets....nothing at all wrong with them i am just slowly changing them......i can bang ten in the post to you to start you off bud!

 

probably got a box you can have as well bud! and i have a few opinel knifes here.....

 

not much bud, but a start

 

atb

I'm all set for knives , must have 5 or 6 opinel here as well . Going to buy one of joks boxes I think. They look to good not to have . Thanks for the offer tho . Top man

[jok 3,446]

Got one ready for you Welsh Red. Nice Xmas box to yourself. I'll hang it up in the workshop and get on with the next one. Jok.

[Welsh_red 4,996]

Another question in regards to vets for ferrets

 

I will be hopefully getting 2 jills when im ready and hopefully getting them as kits . I'll find a ferret capable vet and use them . Is there any regular things that the ferrets need to go to the vets for ? innoculations etc ?

 

Does anybody insure their ferrets or is it even worth it ?

 

Do people find the prices for vets in regard to ferrets heavy or are they relitevly cheap compared to dogs ?