demonwolf444 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 How can i keep my ferrets fit in the summer, poor chaps getting bored, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 If you feed fur and feather, secure the food to the side of the hutch with a bit of cord but have the top bit of cord attached to bungee or a spring - that way he'll have to work hard for his dinner Big box full of compost for him to dig in and plenty of tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Cracking tips, like to fetch mine out as when I can for a bit of a play too. One of me hobs likes a run in the shed after mice too lol. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 i just work mine in around shed/garden etc they love chasing my dog aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 got a serious rat infestation ( be nice if everythime i sat out till four AM i saw one of the *******) with too much for him to just crawl under and not come back for me to let him off in the garden i darnt risk it dont worry about the dog so much just the blimin cat ( its a real tawt of a cat).. tubes - got some dranage tubes kicking about somewhere..My friend (oh god you just know its a questionable story as soon as you hear that word) recons he knows a guy who only works his ferrets in the summer as he puts a muzzle on them and they chase out the rabbits without catching and killing the little uns in the hole? any one else heard anything of a ferret muzzle..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 got a serious rat infestation ( be nice if everythime i sat out till four AM i saw one of the *******) with too much for him to just crawl under and not come back for me to let him off in the garden i darnt risk it dont worry about the dog so much just the blimin cat ( its a real tawt of a cat).. tubes - got some dranage tubes kicking about somewhere..My friend (oh god you just know its a questionable story as soon as you hear that word) recons he knows a guy who only works his ferrets in the summer as he puts a muzzle on them and they chase out the rabbits without catching and killing the little uns in the hole? any one else heard anything of a ferret muzzle..? Muzzles are old school, foolish to work ferts in the summer unless you rotate and rest them a lot. Not mention stingers and brambles and other obstacles to cross. I worked em a little later this year born out of the need too and will work a rugby pitch in September as every year, they can and do succumb to heat rather fast. Leave it until the colder weather and the foliage has died back a bit. Not to mention a 4 foot dig under hard ground to a dead fert or one with a muzzle stuck on a root. Only an opinion mind crack on if ya like they ain't my ferts Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtailhawk1 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 My six year old daughter walks them around the garden on harness & lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Muzzles are old school, foolish to work ferts in the summer unless you rotate and rest them a lot. Not mention stingers and brambles and other obstacles to cross. I worked em a little later this year born out of the need too and will work a rugby pitch in September as every year, they can and do succumb to heat rather fast. Leave it until the colder weather and the foliage has died back a bit. Not to mention a 4 foot dig under hard ground to a dead fert or one with a muzzle stuck on a root. Only an opinion mind crack on if ya like they ain't my ferts Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicpigeon1990 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Good info lads, I was wondering the same thing.mine has tubes but ill try compost in tub see if that's any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 A good bit of piping or tubes as previously mentioned keep them busy but I do like the compost idea as they love to dig. My Dad lets mine wander around the garden with him when he's out there. The jills generally hatch a grand escape plan but the hob is just as happy chasing your feet trying to get you to play fight with him or just going for a paddle in the pond... Should probably mention he's the size of a terrier so quite hard to misplace. Wouldn't ever work them with a muzzle on. Would leave them incapable of defending themselves if they meet something more dangerous than a rabbit underground such as rats, stoats, weasels, polecats, little owls etc. and if they were to ever get lost it sentences them to a long slow death of starvation. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'd personally never muzzle my ferrets you never know what they might encounter down there. I tend to think about it like this..... There no chance you'd get me to crawl down a dark, damp, dirty hole with my hands tied behind my back unable to fend off or fight. I've bolted some big nasty rats out of rabbit holes, and there are plenty of mink, weasles and stoats where I ferret. If your going to work your ferrets in the summer keep the box in the shade or use a cat carry case. Put a locater on your ferret and be prepared to dig. Only thing that stops me ferreting this time of year is long nettles and leafy hedgerows but if I have access to bunnie burrows in the middle of grazing meadows I'd be out every week. ATB, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Chuck them in someones trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigeonEater Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 take em for a jog round the block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 head shot bunny, 50 meters of string and a reel.. worked very well! started flipping out once he had caught it, was great, also got some drainage pipe and made a little course and stuck a bunny in it ( attatched to some string of course ) drag it out, worked fine, he started playing with the dogs santa toy, which the dog wasnt happy about, especially when he carried on to shred it up. Thanks for the tipps fellas just couldnt bare seeing him so bored! too hot for him recently- moved him into the shade but he is just sleeping all day and only coming out in the evenings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) This is my set up it's got 6ft of pipe coiled up underneath the ground too to keep them busy you can see the red edges of the tube if you look close the is also a log for them to climb and I usually put a tray of kids sand or soil in too for them to explore Edited May 31, 2012 by mad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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