whippet08 8 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 just a couple questions,if you can help i have just brought my second ferret collar which is the mk 3m just wondering if anyone had a problem with the opperation of it,i put batteries in and twisted it back together and used the little magnet to turn it on,to no avail, i un twisted it and back again and it was now on, being picked up by the box along with my original collar,ok ,i turned of the original one, then procceded to turn off the mk3m.... still on,? basically how the hell does this magnet thingy work,i also lined up the box and that diddnt turn it off either,i followed procedure,the magnet just doesnt turn it off,or on ?? anyone had this problem, also i have 4 ferrets 2 hobs 2 jills im getting one hob snipped and then putting him with the jills, as and when they come into season,now the jills are only young so havent reached that point yet,question is ...is it easy to spot when they are ready to be taken out of season i.e swollen vagina etc,any other signs too spot thank you for reading Richard Quote Link to post
chalkedup 14 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 i think you need to run the locator over the two arrows on the collar , took a few atemps on mine until i got it right i just give it 1 quick scan across to turn it off then try it on locate to see if its turnt off as i think the locator picks up interference from something around the house when on search so emits the beeping noise still even though the collars off Quote Link to post
SwissTony 0 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hold the thinner end of the locater (marked with an arrow and a big dot on the dial side) against the part of the collar marked with 2 arrows and a dot (->o<-) for about 2 seconds, this will either turn it off or on as its the same process for both. Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 .is it easy to spot when they are ready to be taken out of season i.e swollen vagina etc,any other signs too spot if you look at your jills now, hopefully both their anus and vulva will be flat to the skin, when the jills come into season, the vulva starts increasing in size, although you may get other signs (mine start getting nippy) the swollen vulva is easy to spot, make sure that a snipped hobs is kept seperately for a good couple of months after the operation, as although snipped, he wont be firing blanks straight away, so if, put straight back with jills, could potentianly father a litter of kitts Quote Link to post
whippet08 8 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 .is it easy to spot when they are ready to be taken out of season i.e swollen vagina etc,any other signs too spot if you look at your jills now, hopefully both their anus and vulva will be flat to the skin, when the jills come into season, the vulva starts increasing in size, although you may get other signs (mine start getting nippy) the swollen vulva is easy to spot, make sure that a snipped hobs is kept seperately for a good couple of months after the operation, as although snipped, he wont be firing blanks straight away, so if, put straight back with jills, could potentianly father a litter of kitts cheers mate Quote Link to post
whippet08 8 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 sorted the collar now,the problem was that i was running the magnet accross the dot, not the part where the strap runs through,doh!! Just another question, im off ferreting on a new permmision tommorow, my jills are 6 month approx and i would like to give them a go now,do you think they are too young or is this ok? also my two hobs have never met my jills ,if i was to collar up one hob ,and one jill will they be ok too put down together or could this be a problem(jills are not in season) stubby, you seem too know your stuff, is this ok? cheers richard, Quote Link to post
The one 8,595 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Give them a go and if you think there playing about lift them and wait another month or so . I work my ferrets with my mate and sometimes when they bump into each other in a burrow they start chattering as i call it im sure this unsettles the rabbits as well Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 also my two hobs have never met my jills ,if i was to collar up one hob ,and one jill will they be ok too put down together or could this be a problem(jills are not in season) If they have never met, put them in the carry box together on the trip to the permission, most ferts young or old like to "sniff" out other ferts, when we go out in groups, our ferts can and do, play about, but unless some serious fighting occurs, we just let them get on with it, it soon passes as they find the warrens/tunnels more intriguing, at 6 months you may find they dont take to it "like a duck to water" but give them time, sometimes they are great at it straight away, other times it'll take a few trips out, before everything comes into place Quote Link to post
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