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Ferreting

Do I need written permission to use ferrets on farmland?

Is it necessary to get written permission from a farmer to use ferrets on his land, or is a verbal agreement good enough?

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Complete Ferret Foods

<strong>Q) Though I have always been an advocate of feeding flesh, fur and feather to my ferrets, I am well aware that the modern complete ferret foods are claimed to be a good substitute. What is you...

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Do ferrets need a drink of water while working?

Do you give ferrets a drink of water while they are working, or is it best to leave it until you get back home?

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What could my ferrets be scared of?

The other day I put two ferrets into a rabbit hole but both backed away from it with their backs hunched and fur flared out. What causes that sort of reaction?

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How long should I wait before digging out a ferret?

If one of your ferrets lays up, how long do you leave it before you start digging?

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Ferret Man

<strong>Extra precautions are needed when ferreting in cold conditions</strong>

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Ferreting – Tradition in the 21st century

<strong>Ian Valentine meets a trio of young professional pest controllers in the Cotswolds who carry out their work using traditional methods </strong>

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Dry food for ferrets

<strong>Q) Now that it has turned warmer, I have stopped feeding my ferrets rabbit meat and have switched to dried ferret food. However, the animals appear to be drinking far more water than they did ...

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Which ferret finder?

<strong>Q) My father has been given two ferrets by a friend and I have been delegated to look after them and work them to be shot over. I have been advised to use a Deben Mk1 ferret-finder set, but I ...

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How can I keep my ferrets busy?

Q) With my ferreting now finished for the season, my ferrets seem to be bored and listless. Is there anything I can place in their run to keep them occupied? T. MAY WELL By email

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