1. What do you do about ferreting in the summer months? How a keen ferreter makes best use of this ‘downtime’.
2. Will ferreting regularly make my ferrets tame? How are your skills with them?
3. Buying your first ferret. The do’s and don’ts.
4. If a ferret is a bad mum, should I breed from her again? What’s the best thing to do?
5. What should I look for in a healthy ferret? How to spot a ferret that hasn’t been cared for properly.
6. How old should a ferret be before putting it to work? How young is too young?
7. How far can a lost ferret travel? A few fields away or a distance of miles?
8. Can you ferret big burrows by yourself? Or do you need a helping hand?
Have a look at our ferreting videos too, for more hints and tips.
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