Really like the methods of training you are promoting here. When I got my first ferret (an adult rescue & biter) I was told to discipline him - scruffing, time out, yell No at him etc. It just made him worse and he was very afraid. So I switched to showering him with love and attention, giving him treats to lick off my fingers, lots of time outside the cage to run around, playing with him with a toy instead of my hands. It took a few months but in the end he was just a big sook, gentle with everyone including young children. My 2nd ferret was 10 weeks old and had never been handled. She backed into the corner of the cat carrier and showed her teeth to me the whole drive home. First thing I did was put some olive oil on my fingers and she licked it off. She has been my best bud ever since, never nipped, bitten, very gentle.
urbanrat84 my girl is a little Kent she's got pain trauma from before 3 weeks old as I bred a Jill with my hob (her parents) he was 2 and was easily nipped trained as he was hissing and facebook rescues said he was feral but his daughter is more feral and doesn't learn especially her father was trained by being wrapped in a towel no feets exposed always using a tone saying I'm the boss she only had a scratch at her yooha and been desexed since and she's still how she is >.>
watched 100's of videos recently after getting my first two Jill's... this is the best...calmest and most experienced. thanks for the vid mate. appreciate it and made me feel more relaxed
Look at their little feet haha awww. Had to have my ferret put to sleep this morning (terminal illness) and this cheered me right up, thanks for posting :)
Those ferrets aren't showing affection, they're obviously going for the jugular. Haha. Never seen a setup like that before. Looks great and very enriching.
I've just gotten my ferrets from the RSPCA. They're 3 years old and have had several homes before and I'm not sure how they were treated, but they certainly seem like they've never been nip trained. They bite very hard, locking down and drawing blood. I did not know ferrets saw you as a threat when you move your hand back a forward quickly (I do it a lot because I'm scared of the biting) but that's really good to know. Thank you. 😁
You cant really nip train them as such. Its just a case of handling them as much as possible. The more human interaction they get from an early age the better, Your ferrets wont have been handled much when they were young and the reason they have had several homes is because they bite and no one will have been patient enough to put the time in needed. The best thing I can suggest you do is to pick them up under they're front legs and be positive when you do it. So in one movement. when you pick them up like that its hard for them to be able to bite that hand. Then stroke them with your other hand and talk to them like you would a cat or dog. If you do this for a short while each day they will get use to your voice and get use to you picking them up. Also when you feed them stroke them gently while they are eating if possible.
I love your set up. I have 7 of them but introduced a kit recently and she can’t even be scruffed. Thanks for the advice I just needed to be reminded as not had a kit for many years 👍
Your setup is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! GOD I wish I lived in tbe UK.... we get marshall ferrets here and it's cold in the winter n very hot in summer so I am scared they will get sick outdoors. I envy u man! ❤
Omg. I've never seen as gorgeous ferrets, as these ones are! Their really beautiful. Like their "wide" / muscular look. Their not 'skinny' looking or tiny in a size. 😍 Most of the ferrets, that I've seen irl are those kind of, that are tinier. And their color.. Oh dear. 💖 Absolutely gorgeous lil creatures! Words can't even describe, how much I fell in love with them. ☺ Everything good for You and Your ferrets! 🌸🌼
I know this is an older video years old I face but thought to keep this video going it needs some activity happening lol , I agree with you on handling and one other thing and that is having them well fed , hungry ferrets will go for the chomp of a hand , found this out from ferrets I received from other person they were hungry and very bitey, a few feeds and handling they came good and love being handled now , awesome videos mate great job.👍
Rural Pest Control Whitwell That’s awesome. Not sure where you are located but most ferrets here in the US don’t look even half as healthy as yours do.
Great to see how you do this. I got a hob and jill this week, and the hob is really nippy. I need to sort it out! Also trying to get them to use the litter tray
me and my dad hand reared polecats from kits and another way we found to nip train them aside from putting the finger in their mouth is to also hold them by the scruff of the neck like a mother does to carry them and a ferret will yawn and release your finger.
I once had a ferret which was biting very much at the beginning until I found out that she was deaf! She could not hear me saying "hello" and was biting just because she was afraid of being attacked or so. Then I started to move my hand in front of her face to grasp her attention instead of touching her. After a while we created a sign language including "come here", "good girl", "no" e.g. I had the feeling her friend was not too happy with the situation, because I recognized less interaction between the two ferrets, although they loved each other, played and slept together. Every time she was running through my appartement she needed to wear a little bell - from the chocolate bunnies 😂. Unfortunately she tended to fall asleep so I could not hear and sometimes not find her. Only when I moved out I figured out where her secret place was. She could never fully relax when I held or petted her, up to a few weeks before her death. Finally I had all her trust and heart. RIP little girl.❤ Would I get another deaf ferret. Yes, no doubt!
The advice of "just handle them" when people ask how to keep animals from biting is honestly such an overlooked truth. I feel like people in general just have this weird misunderstanding of animals and don't realize that handling them and interacting with them is how to solve about half the problems people have with the way animals act. I've never had ferrets but I've kept hamsters for about ten years now, and while they're very very different animals from ferrets, people are constantly asking me "don't they bite? aren't they unfriendly? etc." and the answer is always no, not if you handle them. Of course there are animal species that aren't friendly and do poorly when handled but these critters are not one of them. So many people just do not care about animals enough and they don't make an effort and it's really refreshing to see people like you who understand these very simple responses to problems people have with animals that should honestly just be common sense.
AHumanCalledSmithy nearly all domesticated animals have become domesticated because of human contact and interaction. Alot of people think that some animals are already domesticated from birth. But the simple act of interaction from an early age can make all the difference
I've had ferrets for years but my very first ferret I let him run around the living room so I blocked a few things so he couldn't escape. But I forgot to block the chimney breast it shot straight up it took ages get him down and I still have that ferret
hahaha sooo many ferrets at once that would be a dream for me. its just that to do that id need a lot of $$$$$$$ not just to get them but to care for them properly and take care of whatever illnesses they may get later on in life. im so jealous of you sir hahaha but also happy for you.
Yeh I never understood people worrying so much about ferrets biting, I got all my ferrets when they were young and I never taught them not to bite I just let them do what they want and they just naturally learned to be gentle. Didn't do anything special just hugged them a lot and loved them lol they will naturally stop when they grow with you.
Omg so helpful! When my dog nips I put my hand in her jaw so she can’t bite me but if she does it didn’t hurt! Thanks so much! I want a ferret so bad!!
one of my old jills used to stay in my barbour pocket when I used to go out ferreting I used to have an old hat in there and she would just wrap up in it and you could go anywhere with her and she wouldn't leave unless she was on a set with some scent about, better than a dog marking lol
the less nervous and hesitant you are the better. I find that picking them up so your thumb and finger and under there front legs is the best way. If you talk to them as well they get use to you and your voice. Treat them like you would a kitten or puppy when they are that young.
Just watched them both, if you want to get them something fun to play with, get them some bendy pipe, and twist it into different shapes. The longer the pipe the better.
I've been told to scruff them and say "no" but I disagree I love the way you do it! I'm getting another ferret so now I can handle it softer along with my others! THe only time I've scruffed my energetic one was when she was trying to escape out my window and it's high up so I grabbed her cause I needed to and that was were I grabbed her we patched it up so now it's safe again.
graciesbabies there already is a video of me fitting a new pipe on my channel. There is a link pinned to the top of the comments to the ebay page where I buy it from.
Hello, can I just say what a great video, better than all the usual American stuff, anyway I am interested to know where you get all the tubing from and what its actually called. Your set up looks great and although ours are indoors we could set up something so similar. Thank you.
Hi thanks. The tubing I buy off ebay. Its called pu flexible ducting hose. This is the item number of the one I buy 110918247105. I buy the 100mm diameter in 3 meter lengths. Hope this helps.
If I happened to get a ferret(s) at a pet store, would they be 8 weeks or a lot older? Also, would they be super mean because their in a pet store and not really handled properly there?
Having never bought them from a pet store I couldn't really say. Best thing you can do is visit the pet store and ask them everything you need to know before buying one.
Thanks for the link , was it the 100mm that you bought ? , Have you had any problems with your ferrets chewing through the piping ? i bought something similar from b&q but it was very flimsy i think it was designed as tumble dryer venting and it didnt last a day they shredded it almost over night , is the stuff you use stronger ? it certainly looks like it , thanks for the help and advice , much appriciated .
yes the 100mm. I too tried the white tumble drier pipe stuff and that didn't last a day. This has been in over a year now and still going strong, no problems yet.
My dad kept them for hunting purposes for years! They seem big ferrets or is it the camera angles! My you do have a big ferret! Ha ha jokes aside they do seem big! Was the jill in there with the kits or are they all kits?
Jamie Grieve the Jill is Betty thd one that goes down my top. She is small compared to two of her hobs I kept. If you watch the video of me adding a new pipe, I show all my ferrets at the end. I have another 3 now 👍
This is a great and very informative video, I have been hoping to get ferrets for a long time and I've done a lot of research but once I have them I will keep looking back at this video because it has helped a lot thank you 😊
Just got 2 there lovely but very nippy 12wk old but are bring blood I'm handling them every and playing with them but do just bite and not let go have you any tips and will they grow out of it eventually as I've got young children and want them to be a big part of the family as there housed indoors. Thanks any advice would be welcome
Gemma Burns did you get them at 12 weeks old? if so it's probably because they've not been handled much when they were younger. It might take a bit of time to get them use to you and being handled. Keep handling them as much as you can. If they are biting quiet hard you could try wearing a pair of gloves.
We just got another baby ferret and I have him paired up with an older ferret (about 3 yrs old) and he’s very nippy. He is just playing but I don’t want him to develop bad habits. Will the behavior of the older ferret rub off on him?
Rural Pest Control Whitwell ok thanks, this baby I got isn’t 8 weeks old yet and he needs a lot of training. He is very nippy and I followed your advice about grabbing them by the neck scruff and he does respond but he is very hyper and energetic, also he still seems slightly timid to his surroundings. Would you recommend that I let him get used to his surroundings first? Also do you have any extra tips for handling a ferret this young?
Rural Pest Control Whitwell I believe the store said 6 1/2 weeks or 7 weeks, he doesn’t bite hard and most of the time he is just playing but he also will hold on sometimes which I discipline him for. He’s our 3rd ferret and by far the youngest one I’ve ever got, the older one I have him caged with was about 11 weeks when I got him (he’s 3 years old now) and he is incredibly well behaved, he never bites for any reason and will listen when you call him. Our first ferret we got from a relative was about 3 yrs old and it would go outside by itself for a couple hrs and scratch at the door when it wanted in. I just wanted to know what I could do to train a ferret so young.
he will need time to settle in and get use to his new hutch, friend, and you. Like I said previously the best thing you can do is handle him as much as you can. the more the better. The more time you spend with him the more use to you he will be become. I have 10 ferrets and everyone has its own characteristics, and each one responds differently to me. Its just a matter of time. One thing you can't do is rush it, its not going to happen over night, and the more time you put in the more you will get out in the long run.
That's the dream, to have that many ferrets crawl all over me.
Danielle Nicolle it can be arranged lol
Pepper Mint yeah
same
Pepper Mint same here
@@ruralpestcontrol pls me too lol
1:36 that ferret who just popped up made me laugh
It's a lovely set up for the ferrets and clean I've had ferrets most of my life just love em
Thanks
Really like the methods of training you are promoting here. When I got my first ferret (an adult rescue & biter) I was told to discipline him - scruffing, time out, yell No at him etc. It just made him worse and he was very afraid. So I switched to showering him with love and attention, giving him treats to lick off my fingers, lots of time outside the cage to run around, playing with him with a toy instead of my hands. It took a few months but in the end he was just a big sook, gentle with everyone including young children. My 2nd ferret was 10 weeks old and had never been handled. She backed into the corner of the cat carrier and showed her teeth to me the whole drive home. First thing I did was put some olive oil on my fingers and she licked it off. She has been my best bud ever since, never nipped, bitten, very gentle.
urbanrat84 my girl is a little Kent she's got pain trauma from before 3 weeks old as I bred a Jill with my hob (her parents) he was 2 and was easily nipped trained as he was hissing and facebook rescues said he was feral but his daughter is more feral and doesn't learn especially her father was trained by being wrapped in a towel no feets exposed always using a tone saying I'm the boss she only had a scratch at her yooha and been desexed since and she's still how she is >.>
You seem the sort I would gladly buy a Beer, not many like you in the world. Keep up the great work sir!
Frank Browning I wouldn't say no to beer :-)
watched 100's of videos recently after getting my first two Jill's... this is the best...calmest and most experienced. thanks for the vid mate. appreciate it and made me feel more relaxed
Thanks, and good luck with your new Jills. :-)
Rural Pest Control Whitwell where you based mate? really intrested in your ferrets. look so healthy and temperment is spot on
Luke Palmer about 10 miles east of York. I don't have any ferrets for sale at the moment, but I will be breeding again this year.
sorry mate but I couldn't help but laugh at the one at the start that slides down your jacket, they are lush man good job!
All the ferret dooking is so adorable!! ❤️ I love when my sweet Bella dooks
yeah they are cute
What's a dook?
@@alexbarb2829 the noise ferrets make is called "dooking"
You can tell you really care about/ for those little bundles of joy.
Of course 👍
Look at their little feet haha awww. Had to have my ferret put to sleep this morning (terminal illness) and this cheered me right up, thanks for posting :)
That's a real shame :-(. there will be plenty of young ones around at the moment if you wanted a replacement.
Thank you I'll keep your little guys in mind for the future.
Ah, no!
You seem like you're doing a good job, so pleased that you are spreading the love! (its great to see people treating their ferrets properly) :)
isla bond thanks I believe you only get out what you put in
Very true :) Have a good night x
isla bond hello Isla
I'm Isla
OMG this video is so cute and funny. Seems like a nice owner, clearly caring than most and good advice imo.
Thanks glad you enjoyed it :-)
Ive always wanted ferrets😍😍❤
Cant wait until the day I can snuggle with and play with my own ones♡
Got any yet?
@@lewisevans4655 sadly no, but once Ive figured out adulthood a bit better I will definitely 😍
Great video, I love your housing set up... I can tell your genuine care for them
Wow! That's a lot of ferrets!! They obviously love you to pieces because everytime you put one down, they walk right back on top of you again! :)
ha ha yes they are well looked after
they are gorgeous ferrets especially the mum. You could tell on mums face that she loved being stroked
Those ferrets aren't showing affection, they're obviously going for the jugular. Haha. Never seen a setup like that before. Looks great and very enriching.
Wow these ferrets are so happy! Good job!
I've just gotten my ferrets from the RSPCA. They're 3 years old and have had several homes before and I'm not sure how they were treated, but they certainly seem like they've never been nip trained. They bite very hard, locking down and drawing blood. I did not know ferrets saw you as a threat when you move your hand back a forward quickly (I do it a lot because I'm scared of the biting) but that's really good to know. Thank you. 😁
You cant really nip train them as such. Its just a case of handling them as much as possible. The more human interaction they get from an early age the better, Your ferrets wont have been handled much when they were young and the reason they have had several homes is because they bite and no one will have been patient enough to put the time in needed. The best thing I can suggest you do is to pick them up under they're front legs and be positive when you do it. So in one movement. when you pick them up like that its hard for them to be able to bite that hand. Then stroke them with your other hand and talk to them like you would a cat or dog. If you do this for a short while each day they will get use to your voice and get use to you picking them up. Also when you feed them stroke them gently while they are eating if possible.
They are just too cute! I only have my 1. Maybe I’ll have more some day ❤️
I love your set up. I have 7 of them but introduced a kit recently and she can’t even be scruffed. Thanks for the advice I just needed to be reminded as not had a kit for many years 👍
Thanks, glad I could help 👍
Those are beautiful kits, so fluffy
Your setup is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! GOD I wish I lived in tbe UK.... we get marshall ferrets here and it's cold in the winter n very hot in summer so I am scared they will get sick outdoors. I envy u man! ❤
Thanks 👍
The whole rules and use of ferrets is completely different in the UK compared to the US.
At last, someone who knows what there talking about ,Excellent advice thank you!
no problem, thanks for the comment
Omg. I've never seen as gorgeous ferrets, as these ones are!
Their really beautiful. Like their "wide" / muscular look. Their not 'skinny' looking or tiny in a size. 😍
Most of the ferrets, that I've seen irl are those kind of, that are tinier.
And their color.. Oh dear. 💖
Absolutely gorgeous lil creatures! Words can't even describe, how much I fell in love with them. ☺
Everything good for You and Your ferrets! 🌸🌼
Pentti Köyri thankyou, they are well looked after 😉
Your ferrets are beautiful
Thanks 👍
This video is very helpful to me as I am getting to ferrets at 8 weeks old
MaxMalin enjoy 👍
I know this is an older video years old I face but thought to keep this video going it needs some activity happening lol , I agree with you on handling and one other thing and that is having them well fed , hungry ferrets will go for the chomp of a hand , found this out from ferrets I received from other person they were hungry and very bitey, a few feeds and handling they came good and love being handled now , awesome videos mate great job.👍
I've been in a puppy pile but a ferret pile looks like next level.
可愛い❤フェレットの赤ちゃんがいっぱい❤甘えん坊で人懐っこい❤生後2ヶ月かな？この広い小屋ならフェレットも快適だろうね❤
All there dooking! There so adorable 😍😍
A Kokichian doggo love that profile pic lmao 👌
Those are nice looking ferrets! Great job man.
Bonnie is one of them kits who has just had a litter in my latest videos
Rural Pest Control Whitwell That’s awesome. Not sure where you are located but most ferrets here in the US don’t look even half as healthy as yours do.
@@SnakeMan1989 Im in the uk
They are adorable! Their all over you!
They sure are 👍
Aww, they are adorable!! I love ferrets so much! Love your videos!
😍
Thanks for posting, great to see how your methods work. Ferrets are happy as hell in the Mansion..
Edinburgh Falconry and Fishing yeah they're well looked after :-)
nice one mate, been thinking of getting myself a hob in the next month, good advice mate cheers!
Good video mate. I love young ferrets so playful, great source of fun, and entertainment
Yes they're mad as a box of frogs
The one that came up through the front of your vest made me laugh!😂
TheSpiritedDrifterVlog that's the mother of them all Betty 👍
You're very nice to your ferrets. It's nice to see. Rough treatment is totally unnecessary.
Geoffrey totally agree 👍
Geoffrey yes it will only make things worse and cause fear / behaviour problems
i love your ferret house area it looks sick!
Jack Kelly thanks, I have a couple of other videos that show all of it better. 👍
yes ive seen them very nice!
フェレットの赤ちゃん❤可愛い❤あまり噛まないし人懐っこい❤抱っこしたいですね❤
はい、彼らは皆とてもフレンドリーです
Haha. I laughed when that ferret went down your shirt. My ferrets that I had when I was younger they always loved to go down my dad's shirt.
Brooke Parker yes they always go down my jacket when I sit in with them, especially my jills. they tend to curl up and go to sleep.
Great to see how you do this. I got a hob and jill this week, and the hob is really nippy. I need to sort it out! Also trying to get them to use the litter tray
me and my dad hand reared polecats from kits and another way we found to nip train them aside from putting the finger in their mouth is to also hold them by the scruff of the neck like a mother does to carry them and a ferret will yawn and release your finger.
God I love the little monkey squeaks! ❤
Really interesting videos! I've got a little albino Jill and this video helped a lot!
Very helpful video mate. Thank you
no problem
omg so cute I hear a lot of duking!!! OMG SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this video. We just got our first ferret, sadly we are in the US so had to get a Marshall
No problem 👍. Good luck with your first ferret. I've heard a lot of bad things about Marshall's
フェレットが湧いてる...可愛すぎる。
I once had a ferret which was biting very much at the beginning until I found out that she was deaf! She could not hear me saying "hello" and was biting just because she was afraid of being attacked or so.
Then I started to move my hand in front of her face to grasp her attention instead of touching her. After a while we created a sign language including "come here", "good girl", "no" e.g.
I had the feeling her friend was not too happy with the situation, because I recognized less interaction between the two ferrets, although they loved each other, played and slept together. Every time she was running through my appartement she needed to wear a little bell - from the chocolate bunnies 😂.
Unfortunately she tended to fall asleep so I could not hear and sometimes not find her. Only when I moved out I figured out where her secret place was.
She could never fully relax when I held or petted her, up to a few weeks before her death. Finally I had all her trust and heart. RIP little girl.❤
Would I get another deaf ferret. Yes, no doubt!
love ferrets.yours are beautiful.x
carole aldred thanks
lovely set up ! aim to build something along these lines.I get my grandchildren to handle mine tame as you like!
seanna madra yes the more they're handled the tamer they'll be.
nice court, inspired me to get another court set up again, thanks!
thanks, I think its a much better way to keep them. there's so much more the ferrets can do and you can get in there and spend more time with them.
Excellent info! Thank you!
My pleasure
The advice of "just handle them" when people ask how to keep animals from biting is honestly such an overlooked truth. I feel like people in general just have this weird misunderstanding of animals and don't realize that handling them and interacting with them is how to solve about half the problems people have with the way animals act. I've never had ferrets but I've kept hamsters for about ten years now, and while they're very very different animals from ferrets, people are constantly asking me "don't they bite? aren't they unfriendly? etc." and the answer is always no, not if you handle them. Of course there are animal species that aren't friendly and do poorly when handled but these critters are not one of them. So many people just do not care about animals enough and they don't make an effort and it's really refreshing to see people like you who understand these very simple responses to problems people have with animals that should honestly just be common sense.
AHumanCalledSmithy nearly all domesticated animals have become domesticated because of human contact and interaction. Alot of people think that some animals are already domesticated from birth. But the simple act of interaction from an early age can make all the difference
Great video, thank you for sharing x
Now that is a true Yorkshireman absolutely covered in ferrets as it should be
Born and bred 👍
@@ruralpestcontrol Good lad ha
I love your ferret room mate!
thanks looking at building another one
+Rural Pest Control Whitwell cool!
excellent advice for novices in this video, nice ferret court as well mate
thanks
Looks like heaven!
I've had ferrets for years but my very first ferret I let him run around the living room so I blocked a few things so he couldn't escape. But I forgot to block the chimney breast it shot straight up it took ages get him down and I still have that ferret
hahaha sooo many ferrets at once that would be a dream for me. its just that to do that id need a lot of $$$$$$$ not just to get them but to care for them properly and take care of whatever illnesses they may get later on in life. im so jealous of you sir hahaha but also happy for you.
Happiness in a video 😍
Thanks 👍
5:40 top right xD
There is two pipes that go across the roof for them
I had a ferret called Betty! We had, Donald, Angel, Betty, Jasper!
I currently have charlie, betty, whima, bonnie, clyde, barnie, rosie, and new addition billy. Daisy and daphne have gone to a new home
パパ～♥️ 抱っこして～♥️ 抱っこ～♥️ フェレットの赤ちゃん♥️ 可愛い❤️
彼らは抱擁が大好きです
フェレットの赤ちゃん♥️ 抱っこ好きな甘えん坊♥️ とても可愛い♥️
I love men who love animals as much as me
IMissFoxI Gaming thanks 😉
I so love the ferrets so cute. I love the ones i have
jenny Simons how many do you have
I have 3 ferrets and my last 2 i had pasted away and i have them cremated
jenny Simons that's a shame ☹️, I started with 3 and have 19 at the moment 👍
They are all so cute
I have a albono and 2 marsh
Yeh I never understood people worrying so much about ferrets biting, I got all my ferrets when they were young and I never taught them not to bite I just let them do what they want and they just naturally learned to be gentle. Didn't do anything special just hugged them a lot and loved them lol they will naturally stop when they grow with you.
Yep if you get them at 8 weeks old and handle them you'll have no bother.
Omg so helpful! When my dog nips I put my hand in her jaw so she can’t bite me but if she does it didn’t hurt! Thanks so much! I want a ferret so bad!!
yes basically you can do it with a puppy, kitten or a baby ferret. The principle is the same.
I loved the part when Betty stuck her head out of the top of your vest
she normally goes down my top and goes to sleep.
+Rural Pest Control Whitwell aww that is so cute, my ferret like to sleep in sweatshirt pockets
one of my old jills used to stay in my barbour pocket when I used to go out ferreting I used to have an old hat in there and she would just wrap up in it and you could go anywhere with her and she wouldn't leave unless she was on a set with some scent about, better than a dog marking lol
4:34 any one see that ferret climbing in the tubes to the left? XDD
可愛い❤フェレットの赤ちゃんだ❤人懐っこくて甘えん坊で可愛い❤抱っこしたいですね❤
何もないかわいい👍
Nice set up
Thanks
+Rural Pest Control Whitwell I've just got a 8 week old Albino and I'm still abit nervous handling it any tils
the less nervous and hesitant you are the better. I find that picking them up so your thumb and finger and under there front legs is the best way. If you talk to them as well they get use to you and your voice. Treat them like you would a kitten or puppy when they are that young.
+Rural Pest Control Whitwell ok just the owner who had it wasn't handling it much but it seems calm
I didn't really start handling mine until they were 8 weeks old. If you handle them everyday they'll be fine.
My ferrets are funny they don't bite me but when when my mom comes up to my room they bite her they its like they protect me lol
Mine like to bite my dad when we're out ferreting 👍
Lol
Did u see my cage video
Just watched them both, if you want to get them something fun to play with, get them some bendy pipe, and twist it into different shapes. The longer the pipe the better.
I have 5 out in my room for them
I have a idea for my ferrets cage set up a claw machine set up
I've been told to scruff them and say "no" but I disagree I love the way you do it! I'm getting another ferret so now I can handle it softer along with my others! THe only time I've scruffed my energetic one was when she was trying to escape out my window and it's high up so I grabbed her cause I needed to and that was were I grabbed her we patched it up so now it's safe again.
They love to climb!
Where did you get the tubes from? Would you ever do a diy video on your cage? Fantastic video xxx
graciesbabies there already is a video of me fitting a new pipe on my channel. There is a link pinned to the top of the comments to the ebay page where I buy it from.
Rural Pest Control Whitwell Thank you xxx
beautiful !
thanks fr the video its weird how they look alot bigger than what they are in a video
such a cute video :)
Hello, can I just say what a great video, better than all the usual American stuff, anyway I am interested to know where you get all the tubing from and what its actually called. Your set up looks great and although ours are indoors we could set up something so similar. Thank you.
Hi thanks.
The tubing I buy off ebay. Its called pu flexible ducting hose. This is the item number of the one I buy 110918247105. I buy the 100mm diameter in 3 meter lengths. Hope this helps.
If I happened to get a ferret(s) at a pet store, would they be 8 weeks or a lot older? Also, would they be super mean because their in a pet store and not really handled properly there?
Having never bought them from a pet store I couldn't really say. Best thing you can do is visit the pet store and ask them everything you need to know before buying one.
Good video 👍
Thanks 👍
I love the flexible tube set up , could you tell me please where you bought it , id like to try to make something similar for my ferrets .
I bought it off ebay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110918247105?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=410125630416&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Thanks for the link , was it the 100mm that you bought ? , Have you had any problems with your ferrets chewing through the piping ? i bought something similar from b&q but it was very flimsy i think it was designed as tumble dryer venting and it didnt last a day they shredded it almost over night , is the stuff you use stronger ? it certainly looks like it , thanks for the help and advice , much appriciated .
yes the 100mm. I too tried the white tumble drier pipe stuff and that didn't last a day. This has been in over a year now and still going strong, no problems yet.
is this what heaven is like?
Maybe 🤔
My dad kept them for hunting purposes for years! They seem big ferrets or is it the camera angles! My you do have a big ferret! Ha ha jokes aside they do seem big! Was the jill in there with the kits or are they all kits?
Jamie Grieve the Jill is Betty thd one that goes down my top. She is small compared to two of her hobs I kept. If you watch the video of me adding a new pipe, I show all my ferrets at the end. I have another 3 now 👍
I was wandering if these type of ferrets would make good house pets, without working them in the field?
Yes of course there's no difference
This is a great and very informative video, I have been hoping to get ferrets for a long time and I've done a lot of research but once I have them I will keep looking back at this video because it has helped a lot thank you 😊
no problem glad I could help :-)
Super video :) gratz.
Thanks
Excellent
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Dude, I am gonna get some friends and we're building whatever the hell you've built there for my ferret.
Should the Hobbs be separate from jills and does it matter how many you’ve got as long as it’s enough room
Hobs and Jill's only need separating when they're in season unless they've been done
This is going to be me when im older
Those ferrets are huge and fluffy looking. Mine is so small and not fluffy ;c
Just got 2 there lovely but very nippy 12wk old but are bring blood I'm handling them every and playing with them but do just bite and not let go have you any tips and will they grow out of it eventually as I've got young children and want them to be a big part of the family as there housed indoors. Thanks any advice would be welcome
Gemma Burns did you get them at 12 weeks old? if so it's probably because they've not been handled much when they were younger. It might take a bit of time to get them use to you and being handled. Keep handling them as much as you can. If they are biting quiet hard you could try wearing a pair of gloves.
We just got another baby ferret and I have him paired up with an older ferret (about 3 yrs old) and he’s very nippy. He is just playing but I don’t want him to develop bad habits. Will the behavior of the older ferret rub off on him?
PTRS 45 it shouldn't do, they are all individual characters.
Rural Pest Control Whitwell ok thanks, this baby I got isn’t 8 weeks old yet and he needs a lot of training. He is very nippy and I followed your advice about grabbing them by the neck scruff and he does respond but he is very hyper and energetic, also he still seems slightly timid to his surroundings. Would you recommend that I let him get used to his surroundings first? Also do you have any extra tips for handling a ferret this young?
PTRS 45 how old is it ? The best thing to do is just keep handling it. They shouldnt bite hard at that age and will just be playing.
Rural Pest Control Whitwell I believe the store said 6 1/2 weeks or 7 weeks, he doesn’t bite hard and most of the time he is just playing but he also will hold on sometimes which I discipline him for. He’s our 3rd ferret and by far the youngest one I’ve ever got, the older one I have him caged with was about 11 weeks when I got him (he’s 3 years old now) and he is incredibly well behaved, he never bites for any reason and will listen when you call him. Our first ferret we got from a relative was about 3 yrs old and it would go outside by itself for a couple hrs and scratch at the door when it wanted in. I just wanted to know what I could do to train a ferret so young.
he will need time to settle in and get use to his new hutch, friend, and you. Like I said previously the best thing you can do is handle him as much as you can. the more the better. The more time you spend with him the more use to you he will be become. I have 10 ferrets and everyone has its own characteristics, and each one responds differently to me. Its just a matter of time. One thing you can't do is rush it, its not going to happen over night, and the more time you put in the more you will get out in the long run.
They really remind me of kittens.
and they're just as cute