adult ferret

[neil_fret 6]

hi all just got 3 new ferrets there adults well 1 and a half years old and there bite but nasty bites not nips any tips you have on taming them id be welcome the bloke i got um from said wear gloves but i dont like the idea of this i want 2 bring them round thank you neil

[sikastag_1 689]

if you really want to tame them mate youll have to put up with a few nasty bites but sooner or later theyll come round a ferret cant really bite you if you hold it with your hand round its neckits front legs between your 2 fingers and the rest down its body because it cant turn its head and handle them that way and theyll get more used to handling but the biting if they bite you when your handling them i just push my nuckle of my finger in their mouth because they dont like it youll have a bloody sore knuckle mate but if you really want to tame them thats what you need to do and with holding them in the way they cant bite you theyll get used to getting handled but youll also need to stop the biting by doing that when they bite you, well thats what i would do anyway, some ferrets come round by just handling our old jill we got when she was a year old she had been used for rats and would have took your fingers off but just handling all the time stopped her but depends on the ferret.

[neil_fret 6]

nice one [bANNED TEXT] thank you ill try it pal! i think they will make nice ferrets when they stop biting would you work them now or wait till they are tamed? neil

[stubby 175]

good luck to you, but it sounds like your new to ferret keeping by your question, it would have been far better to get some of this years kitts, which only nip if that, rather than take on someone's glove needing ferts

[The one 8,594]

Stick with it mate feed them up them handle them as grant c advises

[fireman 11,475]

If they are wild and don't like being touched at all try giving them some milk or something else they have to lap up and then when their lapping try stroking them to get them used to being touched,then after a while pick them up.Do this often then they will slowly get used to being handled,i would wait till their a bit tammer mate before working them but like others have said don't give up on them as the sport they can give a few sore knuckles is a cheep price to pay.I allways use the knuckle in the mouth and use the method on any kits that try their luck with my fingers and have had great results.Good luck mate

[sikastag_1 689]

you could work them mate but personally i would wait because theres nothing worse than when a ferret comes out a hole and you cant just grab them.