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Post by katt on Feb 23, 2014 3:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 15:05:35 GMT -5
Thank u for all the information, I'm really interested in enrichment and how I can make my ferrets "not to be bored"; nowadays I do few things, like giving them one different toy every 2 or 3 days, so they play with it with more emphasis; also I allow them to go to one different room of my house per day, so they become very very excited smelling everything and running and playing like if they were mad...I think this is not real enrichment, but I didn't knew what else to do... now I have clues, this stuff from Bob Church will help me a lot... Thank u again  |
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Post by katt on Mar 11, 2014 0:43:59 GMT -5
Getting to explore different rooms is a lot of fun - they love that. Going on walks if you live in a safe area is nice too.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 14:06:57 GMT -5
Hi am new here I have worked in the past in a country park which had all sorts of animals there we classed enrichment as anything that would stimulate they animal and encourage it to interact with its environment in a natural way. So even just exploring a new place or room for a ferret is a type of enrichment its moving around sniffing, investigating and using his senses and brain. All great stimulation. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 11:22:09 GMT -5
I'm really lucky in the fact that I live close to a lot of huge parks. I'm trying to get Loki outside as much as possible while the weather is still nice outside. I don't know what I am going to do this winter. Loki loves going out so much.
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Post by Sherry on Aug 7, 2014 9:18:46 GMT -5
No reason he can't go for short excursions in the winter Many love it. Just watch for him getting cold. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 7:05:53 GMT -5
I would love to take my furs outside but I am terrified of losing them. How do you go about training (me) them to stay close? Can they run faster than my 56 year old legs can keep up or do,they generally stay close by?
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Post by bitbyter on Oct 13, 2014 8:52:19 GMT -5
Use a harness. They make ferret harnesses. The best ones are the H style harnesses with two adjustable "loops".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 11:19:40 GMT -5
I also got a retractable leash so that she has a little more freedom to roam. I got the one for small dogs like 20 pound or so that is fine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 13:53:10 GMT -5
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Post by Blue on Oct 17, 2014 14:11:24 GMT -5
@abster that is so cool! I can't wait to do this with Maisie. She loves it outdoors but she hates harnesses and managed to escape all the ones I tried on her. I finally got one small enough (a Hagen H harness) and I've just started training to not hate it -- I put it on / take it off while she's licking salmon oil. She still lies down on her belly as soon as it's on!
So is Percy muddy enough to warrant some kind of clean up when he gets home?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2014 14:27:48 GMT -5
I just put the harness on him and took him outside into the garden, Sometimes is hard to get it on him but once it's on he's ok. There is a small stream where we go for a walk, needless to say for a non swimmer he has spent quite a bit of time in the river! (shallow part, and always me within arms reach) He has come back soaked covered in mud before. He has his own towel and I dry him off as soon as we get home. His not a fan of bath water for some reason. Percy with a bloody mouth after eating pigeon  Having a clean after a walking in the rain... He hadn't been out for a few days and was full of energy so a walk was required!  Cleaning is such hard work...  Percy and his dedicated towel  |
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Post by bitbyter on Oct 18, 2014 17:45:37 GMT -5
One of things I learned about harnesses with mine was to take of the bell. It wasn't the harness they hated but the sound of the bell every time they moved. Once I removed that they were fine with them.
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Post by Blue on Oct 19, 2014 17:58:23 GMT -5
bitbyter - good point. Some of her previous harnesses didn't have bells but I'm sure it doesn't help. Also, I've been worried about her associating the sound of the bell with upcoming harness torture. @abster - Percy is so cute :-) Do you start walking him at the door or further out? I think part of my problem is that Maisie keeps trying to go places I can't follow her, which means the harness is holding her back, and therefore evil. Her first time out she ran under the porch, slipped the leash where I couldn't see her, and made it through to the neighbor's fenced yard (and then through 2 more yards before I caught up with her). In your pictures, she'd be off the path and straight into the bushes. Although your long leash is awesome. Perhaps getting an extension will help.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 12:17:47 GMT -5
bitbyter - good point. Some of her previous harnesses didn't have bells but I'm sure it doesn't help. Also, I've been worried about her associating the sound of the bell with upcoming harness torture. @abster - Percy is so cute :-) Do you start walking him at the door or further out? I think part of my problem is that Maisie keeps trying to go places I can't follow her, which means the harness is holding her back, and therefore evil. Her first time out she ran under the porch, slipped the leash where I couldn't see her, and made it through to the neighbor's fenced yard (and then through 2 more yards before I caught up with her). In your pictures, she'd be off the path and straight into the bushes. Although your long leash is awesome. Perhaps getting an extension will help. I normally carry him up the road a bit as if I set him down too early all he wan't to do is go the way we've come! Yes he does drag me into the bushes I left him have a sniff about, after a while I normally pick him up and walk away onto the next exciting thing. As for the bushes I have to remind him the human can't fit! again let him have a little sniff then move on... I've learnt not to wear anything I plan on wearing later while on our walks and I end up filthy! |
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