shadow mag Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 how old does a ferret need to be before i can start working it. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoskinz Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 i take mine out the following season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I took mine out the first season I got them - a bit slow at the start but got into the swing of things fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash.gun Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 it depends some people start them at 7 month some start them at 14 month i start working mine about 9 or 10 month usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 it depends some people start them at 7 month some start them at 14 month i start working mine about 9 or 10 month usually Like I said, I started them on light work (being all three at once, small barrows) at around 6 months, and had no real problems - it took them a while to figure out what this rabbit thing was looking at them so worried, but they soon got there teeth into it (literary) and had them doing full time work at 7-8 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow mag Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretertom Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Id say as long as its a good size so it could take on a big rabbit if it needed to the next season from oct should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larson Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Like I said, I started them on light work (being all three at once, small barrows) at around 6 months, and had no real problems - it took them a while to figure out what this rabbit thing was looking at them so worried, but they soon got there teeth into it (literary) and had them doing full time work at 7-8 months old. sounds good .. early on is best for me as they cant learn until they get into a warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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