Kay 3,709 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 ='olliedakennard' date='Jun 1 2008, 10:58 AM' post='542312'] Whats the point in flicking a ferrets nose with your fingers which are attached to a hand if you want the animal to not fear hands , the most obvious part off the body you pick them up with, there are biters & none biters if you have a ferret who bites look at its behavior , observe why its biting Would you feel pretty sad if you discovered you punnished a ferret for being in pain for example , they bite for a whole lot off reasons & not just because there mean Fair enough good poit but if it is just beacue they are a biter it does help depends how you look at youre ferrets behaviour each to there own but good point there. The only way you find out these things is handling & more importantly observing what they do , example a ferret who has not biten then starts to bite , look at whats changed , have you added another ferret thats picking on it , is it in pain , is it in season not getting its quota off food , some of the reasons why they can & do bite , & in the examples given all pretty much sortable without resorting to flicking scruffing or the mustard & vinagar treatment Link to post
The one 8,535 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Just sat and read all this shit about flicking nose's thats another 10 minutes of my life i'ii never get back Before that id just spent the last hour gutting and bagging last night's lamping bag them i went straight into the ferret hutches and lifted out what was left of last night's rabbit and the ferrets where swarming over my hands any attempt to bite me NOT A FECKING CHANCE handle them daily no need to hit them poke there nose's scratch there arses etc Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Just sat and read all this shit about flicking nose's thats another 10 minutes of my life i'ii never get back Before that id just spent the last hour gutting and bagging last night's lamping bag them i went straight into the ferret hutches and lifted out what was left of last night's rabbit and the ferrets where swarming over my hands any attempt to bite me NOT A FECKING CHANCE handle them daily no need to hit them poke there nose's scratch there arses etc exactly Link to post
runforyourlife 361 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 just to add, dont flick a ferret on the nose, all that does is make it hate you No it doesnt, you obviously dont know!!! It shows the they are doing wrong! PMSL i obviously do know i have a rescue who was smacked round the head by a bloke, the bloke burst his eyeball, he literally rips human skin open now he even bit through someones jeans he trusts me after over a year but no-one else, shall i smack his nose if he bites and yes i have the scars Not true atall kay, it shows they are doing wrong, if it bites you then youu stroke it then it will think if i bite someone i will get love and attentio not the message i would be waniting to send. Youre choice each to there own!I am not on about flicking the ferret hard just so he knows hehas done wrong... Whats all this flicking buisness, and smacking buisness. A biteing ferret(especially a worker) is no good to anyone, not ferreter or pet owner. It is its own worst enemy. Once a ferret has bothed a human and bit thro the skin, it will never be stopped, and can never be trusted....Get shut of it..!! Link to post
droid 11 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Whats all this flicking buisness, and smacking buisness. A biteing ferret(especially a worker) is no good to anyone, not ferreter or pet owner. It is its own worst enemy. Once a ferret has bothed a human and bit thro the skin, it will never be stopped, and can never be trusted....Get shut of it..!! That, Sir, is utter bollocks. Link to post
The one 8,535 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Whats all this flicking buisness, and smacking buisness. A biteing ferret(especially a worker) is no good to anyone, not ferreter or pet owner. It is its own worst enemy. Once a ferret has bothed a human and bit thro the skin, it will never be stopped, and can never be trusted....Get shut of it..!! PURE AND UTTER BOLLOCKS You might find somebody new to ferrets pauses as they try to pick up there ferret the ferret senses this and will sometimes bite or nip them but somebody confidently picking up the same ferret nothing will happen to them Link to post
Guest jojoamojo Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) you can cure a biter, if you put the work in that is, it takes time though the 'get shut of it' attitude is appauling, but there are people out there who will take biters on Edited June 2, 2008 by jojoamojo Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 nippers i work , biters are a no go in my camp . they get three chances and they are gone . roll on the flaming Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 yep 3 is the magic number , i work mine and dont have time for biters and dont need the agro of pulling them off my hands in the field , thankfully i only have one that 'nips' when gets excited but have had plently of biters in the past . i handle my ferts everyday. Like you, my ferrets can count to 3..... lol i know crazy aint it , ferrets cant count i know nor can people who drive / ride trikes and class themselves as bikers lol now come on hemadroid and stop digging at every post i write . Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 whoever said ferrets that bite cant be tamed that is not true and your a c**t it was .......... lol Link to post
runforyourlife 361 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 i just scruff and drag mine when they nip or bite it doesent hurt them or anything and they stop none of mine bite now and whoever said ferrets that bite cant be tamed that is not true and your a c**t Is that why you have hair like that, so you can be dragged around by the scruff!! And pls dont ever call me a vagina again!!! i have 15 ferrets, none of which bite, some may nip you but dont break the skin!! Like i said there is no place for a biter in a proper ferreters armery!! By proper i mean, going out working the field, where you have been asked to remove those scruffy fluffy bunnies!! I travelled miles to some permission land i had, got there got a new pole cat out, entered it to ground. 5 minutes later walked up to retrieve the polecat. Bang, there it was a polecat hanging off my index finger, with some red stuff runnning down it and forming a good poddle on the floor!! After ripping this thing off my finger, driving back 30 miles and haveing 7 stitches, and a limp index finger because it bite my dendant, which still hurts today when cold. I can honestly say again, that there is no room for this kind of tool in my armory willrennyferreter!! And why would anybody want to tame something which such verosity?? Link to post
runforyourlife 361 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 yep 3 is the magic number , i work mine and dont have time for biters and dont need the agro of pulling them off my hands in the field , thankfully i only have one that 'nips' when gets excited but have had plently of biters in the past . i handle my ferts everyday. Like you, my ferrets can count to 3..... lol i know crazy aint it , ferrets cant count i know nor can people who drive / ride trikes and class themselves as bikers lol now come on hemadroid and stop digging at every post i write . yep 3 is the magic number , i work mine and dont have time for biters and dont need the agro of pulling them off my hands in the field , thankfully i only have one that 'nips' when gets excited but have had plently of biters in the past . i handle my ferts everyday. Well said Bigred..... Link to post
Guest jojoamojo Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 People want to tame it as they can be tamed, and there is a reason it bites, whether its sick or has been treated bad, it can be fixed, if not it needs to be set up where it can live happily, thats why there are rescues, what happened to this biting ferret Link to post
Guest bigredbusa Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 if it is untamable then a .22 does the trick why keep a ferret that will not have a happy time? i agree Link to post
droid 11 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 but i doupt wether there is any propper untamable ferrets I agree. But I guess it depends how much time and patience you have..... Link to post
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