Lonely Ferret?

[Lurch]

Get some complete ferret food from the pet shop. Much less messy and less likely to attract flies.
I miss having ferrets! My lad (two weeks old!) is going to have them when he's older - whether he wants them or not.

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

My nephews used to keep them..................they stunk

What, you nephews stunk? Tell them to have a bath then

Phil.

 

[GrahamC]

He does bite a little; I wash my hands well and rub in diluted disinfectant to take away the food smell. when he bites I scold him, tap his nose and put back in his box.

He doesnt take much notice of that (but hes only young)

Young kits do bite a bit, it is a way of exploring the world, like human child mouths things, and scolding won't stop this. The advice about gently making it uncomfortable for him by pushing your finger in his mouth is excellent, however, I have always found that they grow out of it.

When a ferret means to bite you will know about it! I have only been bitten once, when my Harris's hawk caught the ferret rather than the rabbit! The ferret was OK but he drove his teeth through my thumb nail - it hurt rather alot!

Lots of TLC and good food is th eway to treat them.

Graham

 

[maddave]

Ferrets are cool

 

[kb31]

my dad use to have ferrets and made a hammock for them!
he made it out of a sandbag put a small hole in the middle-ferret crawls in the hole
and swings about looking happy

 

[shona]

Wildspirit bushcraft were selling them; but I got mine free, as a young lad found his mother wasnt very keen on the idea...

Sounds like you're going to be a responsible owner Tengu, but I'm surprised at someone being permitted to sell animals for pets at the Bushmoot.

I hope all the other ferrets found homes as good as yours and don't end up being abandoned once the novelty wears off, or the kids get bitten.

.

 

[john scrivy]

I had ferrets for years they make lovely pets they must like all caged pets be cleaned out regular i use to feed mine dead chicks the odd egg and as a special treet a large garden worm Please give your ferret lots of attension and a really good size cage with sep sleeping compartment and large run with lots of play things they love climbjng -A few logs are good

 

[Lurch]

Sounds like you're going to be a responsible owner Tengu, but I'm surprised at someone being permitted to sell animals for pets at the Bushmoot.

I was thinking that.
You wouldn't expect to see kittens sold at the moot, nor should ferrets be sold in this manner. Very poor form.