Stubby's ferrets

[badgeroy 3]

Stubby, took the two ferrets out that i had off you, over the last 3 days and they worked really well, the nippy one has got better and stopped nipping but when i tried to collar her up she done me twice, plenty of blood, i just put it down th the way i was holding her when i was fitting the collar though. They and my other one don't get on at all well hopefully they'll settle eventually.

[stubby 175]

I'd have expected the nipping to have stopped by now with daily handling, as you took them some time back, not a good thing to have ferts biting while attaching collars

[runforyourlife 361]

not a good thing to have working ferrets biting you at all pal, especially bring blood! Haveyou handled them enough.... Get it sorted, ferreting is meant to fun, as well as pest control, you dont need to be working with a pest!

[Guest ferret feller]

handle everyday whenever you have a spare moment.... also at home practise putting the collor on to the jill and off i scruff mine otherwise tehy get there paws in the loop the ynever bite but they wriggle like hell

[Kay 3,709]

Try putting the collar on at home after they have had a good meat feed , if you do this every day they will get used to it

[Guest Magwitch]

I have heard of the Telford Tabasco sauce method of stopping them biting...................

[fireman 11,327]

Give them a little egg in a dish and put on the collars when they are eating it,never had a problem teaching them this way myself.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Once they get used to your routine, they'll learn to love the collars as much as the carrier box, because they know they are going out.

[stubby 175]

also, as stated, practising with the collars at home, makes yourself better at putting collars on, I can remember the first few times I put collars on ferts, my hands were shaking, being fiddly to do up, and every time the fert looked at me, I thought it was going to bite

 

it helps if you hold both front paws when puting a collar on, as it saves collaring a foot too, but once the ferts are used to collars, they know, collars mean rabbits, and are good as gold, letting me put on collars, tightly of course

[Kay 3,709]

also, as stated, practising with the collars at home, makes yourself better at putting collars on, I can remember the first few times I put collars on ferts, my hands were shaking, being fiddly to do up, and every time the fert looked at me, I thought it was going to bite

 

it helps if you hold both front paws when puting a collar on, as it saves collaring a foot too, but once the ferts are used to collars, they know, collars mean rabbits, and are good as gold, letting me put on collars, tightly of course

 

Did they walk backwards after you collered up the first few times

[R_Oldroyd 17]

Hi All

 

If you have a ferret that bites while putting collars on you need handle themmore confidentley however you spell it. Some ferrets get a bit like this if they know you are a bit twitchy with them.

 

My opinion is more handling on a daily basis and practice putting collars on even when your not going ferreting to build up your and your ferrets confidence is a good idea.

 

Casing point so of the people i work with though good at ferreting are still shit a collaring up, and i get landed with the job everytime with excuse like that one bites me or i don't know whether i have put the collars on tight enough LOL

 

Once you have a vetrian ferret they let you put the collars on with no fuss because they know the funs is about to start........

 

Regards Roger.

 

PS Stubby the Silvers you sold me are really good though they do p**s around at the holes but thats an age thing.

Edited December 27, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[The one 8,577]

Surprised your ferrets are still biting as even kitts would be a good age now

[Brimmer 220]

Sometimes putting the end of the collar in the buckle, then slipping the collar over the ferrets head can make things a little easier, your fingers are not directly next to the 'Sharp End' then.

[troutfly 0]

Sometimes putting the end of the collar in the buckle, then slipping the collar over the ferrets head can make things a little easier, your fingers are not directly next to the 'Sharp End' then.

toget mine use to the collar i bought two walking harnesess and wald the as some body said when they know it means good times they come arunnig

[troutfly 0]

Sometimes putting the end of the collar in the buckle, then slipping the collar over the ferrets head can make things a little easier, your fingers are not directly next to the 'Sharp End' then.

excuse my spelling just got home and my fingers are freezing hope you get the jist of what i mean