Bleeh Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 It's taken a while, but I've now got one of my poles and one of my albinos doing a pretty neat trick. It all started when I realeased that if you stuck a locater (mk 3 with the high pitched bleep, not that thud like the mk1) near a rabbit hole, curiosity would normaly attract the ferret towards that opening. Combine this with a bit of ferretone each time you use the locater, and you've got yourself a winner. As said, I've now got two ferrets who will very happily run straight towards the sound of the locater, once you shove it down a hole (even if there full, which is the wonder of ferretone). This is very useful if you have to get the ferrets out in a hurry. (Because, say, you start to worry about a bolt hole out-of-reach they might go out of, or it starts raining/getting dark) Anyone else heard of this, or is doing anything simular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 It's taken a while, but I've now got one of my poles and one of my albinos doing a pretty neat trick. It all started when I realeased that if you stuck a locater (mk 3 with the high pitched bleep, not that thud like the mk1) near a rabbit hole, curiosity would normaly attract the ferret towards that opening. Combine this with a bit of ferretone each time you use the locater, and you've got yourself a winner. As said, I've now got two ferrets who will very happily run straight towards the sound of the locater, once you shove it down a hole (even if there full, which is the wonder of ferretone). This is very useful if you have to get the ferrets out in a hurry. (Because, say, you start to worry about a bolt hole out-of-reach they might go out of, or it starts raining/getting dark) Anyone else heard of this, or is doing anything simular? Sounds good but what is ferretone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezbear Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 With my old ferrets I used to jingle my keys for them to come out, Malkiserow here is a link to ferretone http://www.companionschoice.co.uk/product_details_6.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 The jill I've been working a fair bit lately does that :unsure: I started off with a mk1 locator but recently bought a mk3 and she seems to insist on coming out to see what the noise is, which isn't very helpful most of the time lol. Hopefuly she'll get out of that habbit Sounds handy what you've managed to get yours to do though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERMIN CONTROL Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 ferretone works wonders, What i have been doing since i got them is everytime i go out to feed them fresh meat (chicken/rabbit etc) i use a low pitched whistle, after a period of time they associate the noise with a nice meal and come running towards the entrance of there court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimthefish Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I use the same locator,its the first season i have used it and i have found the same thing.On saturday i had a jill layed up on a kill,dragging it up and down a run,i dug down to the run and she brought the kill to the sound of the locator!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimthefish Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I use the same locator,its the first season i have used it and i have found the same thing.On saturday i had a jill layed up on a kill,dragging it up and down a run,i dug down to the run and she brought the kill to the sound of the locator!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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