New to ferreting

[Rory4 267]

I am totally new to ferreting! Just like to know what everyone thought be best for a beginner! Going to build them a nice big court!

 

How many & of what sex? would like keep together!

should i start off with young uns or get ones that already working!

 

cheers hope someone can help? also anything else you think i should no would be good!

[Duck Down 98 0]

I am totally new to ferreting! Just like to know what everyone thought be best for a beginner! Going to build them a nice big court!

 

How many & of what sex? would like keep together!

should i start off with young uns or get ones that already working!

 

cheers hope someone can help? also anything else you think i should no would be good!

 

hello mate i only keep and work jill's but thats my own preferance i have 1 hob in a seperate cage, i have 6 jills all together from 3 different familys and they live and work together just fine!

[Rory4 267]

cheers mate. but how many you think i should start off with & what age etc?

[Duck Down 98 0]

cheers mate. but how many you think i should start off with & what age etc?

have you ever had ferrets before, just start with a couple mate just get used to handling them working them and cleaning the cage/court out and then if you decide you want or need more you can progress from there!

[boon 0]

just start off with two gills get used of them ,and do abit of ferreting then

[csme55ex 2]

yer get two jills 20-30 purse nets or a long net if you can afford one and get a ferret locator if you can afford one . i aint got one but i would like to have one for when i go on my own .... and get a camera to take some pictures to show all of us how you got on and have a read thru a few of this topics on here and you we learn a lot about ferreting

[pmatty77 26]

Hi

I got 2 jills,start on a warren thats in the open if you can,handle the ferrets daily until they are tame and make sure they have had some food a few hours before you go,locators are ok but expensive,try each ferret one at a time to start with and try a small warren.

[will.f11 24]

hi mate, if you can, get 2 older jills to start you off. If you can find them it would be alot easier for getting into it. buy yourself about 50 purse nets and a longnet if you can (traditional or quickset) get a locator and a spade, a carry box and all the rest you will need. I found it alot easier starting with lots of stuff, unlike one of my mates which started with very little, and couldnt manage the burries

[Rory4 267]

cheers for everyones advice! am reading as much as can. got make court etc yet! bur have seen pics of other peoples on here some real quailty ones, im going to TRY copy!

[Guest Talon]

There are a good few books on the subject out there which will tell you everything from housing to health to hunting, should be able to ge a good second hand copy of one one ebay or something, other than that the best advice i could give would be get a locator as soon as you can afford one, before you start buying things like long nets and things as i will guarentee you, you will get more rabbits with one than without one!

 

all the best

 

Talon

[Guest jbswildlife]

There are a good few books on the subject out there which will tell you everything from housing to health to hunting, should be able to ge a good second hand copy of one one ebay or something, other than that the best advice i could give would be get a locator as soon as you can afford one, before you start buying things like long nets and things as i will guarentee you, you will get more rabbits with one than without one!

 

all the best

 

Talon

longnets and ferrets a match made in heaven

[arcticgun 4,548]

Try the book by James Mckay, try amazon, spot on it is, well worth having at hand, good luck with building a court and hope you enjoy your ferrets when you get them, atb Richard