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  • Опубліковано 17 чер 2017
  • Super-bendy ferrets love to lay cables and wires where humans can't reach!
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  • @theultimatetrashman887
    @theultimatetrashman887 Рік тому +445

    The fact you can just wiggle them around and they dont care, its just so adorable, its like a cat that never gets old

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +16

      You really can. They have no spine. They love the attention. If cats are made of liquid, ferrets are made of jelly.

    • @LvUhcX
      @LvUhcX Рік тому +1

      @@ferretyluv I google it said they have spines just very flexible. Or do they not? 🤔

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +9

      @@LvUhcX Lol I was exaggerating as a joke. Yes, they do have spines, they’re just extremely flexible.

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +6

      @F__k.Trudeau I wouldn’t say that. I wouldn’t twist them.

  • @FlesHBoX
    @FlesHBoX 5 місяців тому +32

    Tom Scott sent me. We had a pet ferret when I was a kid. It was a feral ferret that got into our garage and we just made a home for him there. Named him Merlin. Funnily enough we "adopted" him even after he bit me. Talk about a core memory, lol. We heard something out in the garage and we all went out to look, realized it was a ferret, and I stood there, like 9 years old, making kissy noises at him trying to get him to come out from where he was hiding. Eventually he streaks out and jumps up and bites my inner thigh. I think we had him for 2 years before he died from some common problem in ferrets or something. Man, that was almost 40 years ago.

    • @yeetusfetusdeletus
      @yeetusfetusdeletus 5 місяців тому +1

      Such a nice childhood memory, isn't it?
      I also got here from Tom Scott's newsletter

    • @CollieKit
      @CollieKit 5 місяців тому

      That may have been a polecat (the wild species of mustelid ferrets orginated from). Stray ferrets are very rare because they can only survive for about two weeks alone in the wild.

  • @mojo_joju
    @mojo_joju Рік тому +238

    I love how he's able to just swing this fluffy noodle around and it's not even phased

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +6

      Fluffy noodle! Lmao never heard that one before, I’m going to use that from now on. Much better than carpet shark!

    • @schnek8927
      @schnek8927 Рік тому +6

      @@ferretyluvHaHah, carpet shark!
      Love it, but fluffy noodle is good too.
      Not to be confused with danger noodles though!

    • @Mrblackhawk709
      @Mrblackhawk709 Рік тому

      I'd call that animal abuse.

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +5

      @@Mrblackhawk709 As a former ferret owner, no it’s really not. The ferret enjoys the attention. If a ferret is hurt, it screams. He’d also be biting the guy (to be fair though, ferrets also bite to play). This ferret is perfectly content.

  • @SensationalBanana
    @SensationalBanana 4 роки тому +334

    I am amazed that there are harnesses that can stick to these creatures...

    • @kath5201
      @kath5201 Рік тому +18

      My thought as well. My ferrets would wiggle out of every harness I tried!

    • @viewtifuljon8105
      @viewtifuljon8105 Рік тому +9

      ​@@kath5201Same, it would stay on for a while but you couldn't let them pull on it too hard or they would be out.
      On another note, one of mine was too scared to go down tubes and would have been awful at this job.

    • @genewickersham4593
      @genewickersham4593 Рік тому +4

      I make ferret harnesses out of two loops of Velcro and keychain rings. I also have a tracking device called a Tile attached to the harness. With this, I can use my phone to locate my ferret. Only about 25$US and well worth the peace of mind. Currently I am teaching my ferret to dig for truffles, as I live in N.W. Oregon, where they are abundant.

  • @misterkaos.357
    @misterkaos.357 Рік тому +109

    When I think of ferrets installing cable, I just imagine a ferret wearing a little baseball cap and tiny overalls saying "Get'er dooone!"

    • @UtubeH8tr
      @UtubeH8tr Рік тому +4

      This is the comment I was hoping for.

    • @MIck-M
      @MIck-M Рік тому +4

      You would have to name such a ferret Skeeter I reckon.

    • @misterkaos.357
      @misterkaos.357 Рік тому +3

      And later after work, you see him chillin on the curb with his homies with a little cooler full of beer. And he takes a swig of his beer and says, "Eeyep."

  • @EvelynNdenial
    @EvelynNdenial Рік тому +47

    best part about ferrets. when they're asleep they're dead to the world and nothing will wake them. they just completely ragdoll.

    • @kaspernbs
      @kaspernbs Рік тому +9

      Only when they trust the area they are in to be safe. and that they have a save group with them.

  • @JayI
    @JayI Рік тому +15

    When the man started swinging the ferret side to side I died

  • @ferox965
    @ferox965 2 роки тому +171

    I was a ferret owner from 1986 to 2018. Best pets ever.

    • @Blackout00745
      @Blackout00745 Рік тому

      "Best"?
      Did you ever have a bobcat (with enough room outdoors for it)? Nothing compares to that

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch Рік тому +17

      @@Blackout00745 😑

    • @dereksbooks
      @dereksbooks Рік тому +13

      ​@@theothertonydutch Blackout must be the funnest person at parties.

    • @zpm-sg1
      @zpm-sg1 Рік тому

      What happened in 2019?

    • @TheOne11111
      @TheOne11111 Рік тому +4

      @@zpm-sg1 That cute ferret might be death. They can only live for 5 to 10 years.

  • @swc0ll
    @swc0ll Рік тому +79

    I heard an anecdote about a team of electricians with a dachshund (i guess this is the English name for it, a sausage-like dog basically) who where very effective at running cables in ceilings in office buildings. One guy would let the dog in through a removed ceiling tile and the guy on the other end would point a flashlight at the dog to show it the destination. Sometimes a tile would not support the weight of the dog and it would fall through, but it was alright as it there was a wire holding it, and the the dog was quite used to it.

  • @ZeusPolecat
    @ZeusPolecat 5 років тому +137

    Nice to see they are still used for running cables. Good video.

    • @JohnSmith-oc6gm
      @JohnSmith-oc6gm Рік тому +1

      I’m fairly confidant they are not used today. At least not for buildings of any kind or national grid transmission. I’d imagine repeated, specialized applications have specifically made tools/robots for them.

    • @dariusus9870
      @dariusus9870 Рік тому

      Used... To "use" a living organism for your special interest.... That's quite demonic. How is it "nice" to see they are still USED? I'd like to use a human to.... Sounds insanely fucked up. It's horrible to see people being happy to see the usage of animals.

  • @sofiakatelyn
    @sofiakatelyn Рік тому +20

    I'm really glad he has the proper installations for these animals. They are incredibly intelligent and sensitive, and throw tantrums when raised by people if they don't get enough attention and love (one used to hide the owners things, toothbrush included and not allow cuddles if he was ignored after she got home from work lol) so I was shocked at first because I saw the tiny chicken cages but there is a wider area with fresh air where they explore and have a nice time so that's really nice! We'll done him!

    • @ferretyluv
      @ferretyluv Рік тому +3

      Hiding things is a ferret’s job. Doing it to be vindictive is hilarious. Mine got tons and tons of cuddles all the time.

    • @sofiakatelyn
      @sofiakatelyn Рік тому

      @@ferretyluv they are hilarious indeed, but never had ferrets of my own (yet!)

    • @CollieKit
      @CollieKit 5 місяців тому +1

      I have two ferrets. Hiding things is just what they do, it's not a tantrum thing. When they're comfortable in an enviroment they'll allocate a spot where they want to hide everything. Mine like to hide all of their toys and food under my bed. I buy them tons of toys and instead of playing with them they just hoard them under the bed and never touch them again.
      Strange creautures.

  • @Otterfreak1
    @Otterfreak1 5 років тому +74

    Bro 2:26 ol boy slinging him around like a sock like he’s a flipping some pizza doe.

    • @erictaylor5462
      @erictaylor5462 4 роки тому +1

      IKR LMAO

    • @ashleighpatnode6255
      @ashleighpatnode6255 4 роки тому +4

      It gave me anxiety 😱

    • @erictaylor5462
      @erictaylor5462 4 роки тому +2

      @@ashleighpatnode6255 "Pizza doe" gave me anxiety. You shouldn't use does, use bucks if you want venison.
      "Pizza dough" is what I think he meant.

    • @augustsmith9553
      @augustsmith9553 3 роки тому +2

      Doe, a deer; a female deer

    • @Touchybanana
      @Touchybanana 2 роки тому +2

      Really flexible.

  • @nukliuz7528
    @nukliuz7528 6 років тому +94

    Yup, that is a legit job. Neat, I thought they actually ran the cables, but this makes sense, they are actually used to run the lead pull through wire, that is used to pull everything else through.

    • @joshualowe79
      @joshualowe79 3 роки тому +5

      Yes exactly haha I have ferrets and I’m an electrician I can see how good they would be for pipe that’s atleast 4 inches they can pull the “lead” through or jet line

    • @JohnSmith-oc6gm
      @JohnSmith-oc6gm Рік тому

      @@joshualowe79 Is there any application where you’d actually prefer to use a ferret tho?

    • @furrycircuitry2378
      @furrycircuitry2378 Рік тому +1

      @John Smith yes for tedious underground cable runs way better than having to dig up the dam coduits and running the cable through each section I could just use the ferrets to snake the lead through and run the cables in with ease :D

    • @JohnSmith-oc6gm
      @JohnSmith-oc6gm Рік тому

      @@furrycircuitry2378 I’d imagine a fiber glass cable snake being a lot more reliable and low maintenance. Unless there are a million bends in which underground conduits don’t normally have.

  • @RustyDust101
    @RustyDust101 Рік тому +22

    I love these spaghetti cats. 😂😂😂

  • @KeepCalmSoldierOn
    @KeepCalmSoldierOn Рік тому +8

    I love that he just folded the ferret like a shirt and he was just cool with it

  • @scottcampbell9479
    @scottcampbell9479 3 роки тому +26

    I've met James a few times at game fairs over the years and he is a lovely friendly man.

  • @dominicjohnson8427
    @dominicjohnson8427 Рік тому +20

    Ferrets are very intelligent animals, I had 2 gills that escaped from their pen into open fields, 1 week later both girls returned and were very excited to see each other, both eventually died of old age

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 роки тому +298

    Boeing uses these guys to wire up their planes. Ferrets are really quite smart and easy to train.

    • @PicoNeo3
      @PicoNeo3 Рік тому +11

      seriously?

    • @jailepouvoir1990
      @jailepouvoir1990 Рік тому

      @@PicoNeo3 No, it is not true. Eric Taylor is entirely, utterly full of $hît.

    • @MsPysoul
      @MsPysoul Рік тому +32

      @@PicoNeo3 no

    • @PicoNeo3
      @PicoNeo3 Рік тому +5

      @@MsPysoul ok, I was extremely confused for a bit, thx.

    • @muffinconsumer4431
      @muffinconsumer4431 Рік тому +25

      @@PicoNeo3 Yes, they used to do this. They use robots now.

  • @kassieandrastoys3074
    @kassieandrastoys3074 7 років тому +19

    the guy swinging it in the beginning

  • @kath5201
    @kath5201 Рік тому +7

    Ferrets ran the cables for Princess Di's wedding!

  • @telekineticsloth6107
    @telekineticsloth6107 7 років тому +22

    So cute. They are just so sweet

  • @margotrosendorn6371
    @margotrosendorn6371 Рік тому +2

    I grew up with ferrets; they're a handful sometimes but never fail to make you smile. They're like cute fuzzy slinkies and super smart!

  • @DerdOn0ner
    @DerdOn0ner Рік тому +2

    It bends to the left, to the right, rests its head on the bum, no problem. That’s a good ferret right there

  • @theraven26780
    @theraven26780 Рік тому +1

    they are amazing thanks for caring for so many of them

  • @nathanhale7444
    @nathanhale7444 Рік тому +2

    Dude swingin that farret around and letting their lower ends hang like that can hurt their back.

  • @tonynapoli5549
    @tonynapoli5549 3 роки тому +4

    Wow music to my ears
    Lovely looking ferrets

  • @sharonfoster1124
    @sharonfoster1124 Рік тому +13

    Yes fluffy little electricians ❤ love it 🥰

    • @andyrome316
      @andyrome316 Рік тому

      They are rubbish at second fix tho😂

  • @cupcakekitty5489
    @cupcakekitty5489 7 років тому +22

    I want one so bad

    • @kath5201
      @kath5201 Рік тому

      Do your homework first! And have a bit put away. Vet bills are expen$ive!!!!

  • @wika1117
    @wika1117 Рік тому +4

    Cat with lot of attitude ? on top of what they already have ? sound terrifying 😄

  • @kydatyvegrybatokeanvisoko2420
    @kydatyvegrybatokeanvisoko2420 Рік тому +7

    Found out only a year or two ago that a local hardware store uses ferrets to catch mice. Never woulda guessed.

  • @Courier2077
    @Courier2077 Рік тому +11

    Imagine working as a cable guy and you pull out a ferret and call it plan F

  • @thatoneannoyingtornadosire8755

    I don't think i've ever seen someone swing a ferret around like that before, but i'm glad to have experienced it now

  • @kexcz8276
    @kexcz8276 Рік тому +2

    I love the little sound they make :D :3

  • @iamconsomateur3832
    @iamconsomateur3832 Рік тому +2

    2:24 BROOOO 💀💀💀

  • @emp100k
    @emp100k Рік тому +2

    Like adorable fuzzy snakes these guys are just so flexible.

  • @grover-
    @grover- Рік тому +1

    Man swings ferret back and forth, snaps vertebrae. "As you can see she's now very relaxed..."

  • @rusty6415
    @rusty6415 Рік тому +1

    Shopvac and a plastic bag attached twine always did the job fine for me.

  • @lakojake4215
    @lakojake4215 Рік тому

    The noise they make is so cute.

  • @burnbluefox
    @burnbluefox Рік тому

    First 5 seconds of this video all I could hear was the ferret saying, "Whoa, whoa, woah woo whaa"

  • @gorg2079
    @gorg2079 Рік тому +1

    the algorithm says we watch ferrets today

  • @marie22213
    @marie22213 Рік тому

    Aah humans, always getting an animal to do a job for them 🤣 fair trade tho, we give snacks lol 🍿

  • @TGV66
    @TGV66 Рік тому

    It’s like he’s just at the point being swung around like “yep yep I’m a noodle mhm anyway can we get to work now”

  • @annalieff-saxby568
    @annalieff-saxby568 Рік тому

    My neighbour keeps ferrets, and they're lovely! "Like having an eternal kitten", he said

  • @robbie_the_mastermind2176
    @robbie_the_mastermind2176 8 місяців тому +1

    2:24 this looks hilarious.

  • @lakojake4215
    @lakojake4215 Рік тому

    When a ferret gets upset, just let them have their little temper tantrum, because it's adorable.

  • @Jade.Wriolette
    @Jade.Wriolette Рік тому

    The way he just shakes the ferret

  • @Sasser2015
    @Sasser2015 Рік тому +1

    What a coincidence, my plumber happens to be a ferret. World-class clog buster. But really, he just holds a leash with a human and a plunger on the other end.

  • @tomaszmaszczak116
    @tomaszmaszczak116 Рік тому

    love them i got two jills very smart creatures

  • @sluggs1233
    @sluggs1233 7 років тому +5

    i have 2 of my own!

  • @doodle.drawz.dreamz
    @doodle.drawz.dreamz 4 роки тому +2

    i want one so bad

  • @apokalypthoapokalypsys9573
    @apokalypthoapokalypsys9573 6 місяців тому +3

    You're here for 2:22

  • @flaguser4196
    @flaguser4196 Рік тому +2

    It will be sad if they lose their jobs. I hope they can adopt to remote work. 🙏

  • @PaulCotterCanada
    @PaulCotterCanada 5 місяців тому

    I live in North America. Listening to this I realised that I have never heard anyone say "ferret around".

  • @temporaladvisor3958
    @temporaladvisor3958 9 місяців тому

    A couple of trained ferrets would've saved me a bundle in dry wall that I was forced to remove to rewire the house.

  • @tomrogers4667
    @tomrogers4667 Рік тому

    Little dudes like i accept my fate, im fed everyday and have friends, they can mush me and swing me around like a toy.

  • @dennisgarber
    @dennisgarber Рік тому

    I tried to swing my ferret like that, but each time I don't remember what happens next.

  • @williamdistefano5698
    @williamdistefano5698 Рік тому

    come snuggle with daddy
    NO! things to DO dad

  • @richard.6681
    @richard.6681 Рік тому

    Haha that ferret , Just swings around like a noodle.

  • @thomasboys7216
    @thomasboys7216 Рік тому

    Carpetnoodles suddenly showed up in my feed. I'm not mad.

  • @CountKibblesNBits
    @CountKibblesNBits Рік тому

    Ferrets: *exist*
    Humans: we can use these to lay cables

  • @leannezezeski-sass2773
    @leannezezeski-sass2773 Рік тому +1

    My husband has a comic hatred of ferrets 😂 it’s not like he wants to see anything bad happen to them but he calls them tiny psychopaths that just want to murder and kill everything in its path and then spray it with smelly pee

  • @proverbs4604
    @proverbs4604 4 роки тому +5

    SWING SWING SWING

  • @Joetheshow445
    @Joetheshow445 3 роки тому

    Hahahaha so adorable

  • @enkilqc
    @enkilqc Рік тому

    "A cat with alot of attitude" I mean dont cat have enough attitude themself? lol

  • @lornbaker1083
    @lornbaker1083 Рік тому

    Soooo cute

  • @stupit1679
    @stupit1679 Рік тому

    top 10 slept on animal

  • @smashingpumpkin1986
    @smashingpumpkin1986 Рік тому

    So cute 🥰

  • @kung2009cobra
    @kung2009cobra Рік тому

    2:15 wow we hade sponge tided to a rope and suck it with a masking to get the rope past ower 45m. i hade ferrets if i know i can do that then i can save the company the power cost on that maskin XD not like i wanta reson to take my snuggle buddy to work anything but something to think about in the future. thx for the tip!

  • @Tsnafu
    @Tsnafu 5 місяців тому

    One thing this guy didn't mention - ferrets have razor sharp teeth. I got bitten by a ferret when I was a kid and I haven't trusted one since.

  • @Tairygreen
    @Tairygreen Рік тому

    Where’s the hard hat and reflective vest for the ferret? Does it receive on site orientation? These are important questions. What about coffee and lunch breaks?

  • @frustratedpanda212
    @frustratedpanda212 Рік тому

    No wonder entire wiring in world war 2 Submarines used to be done with the help of Ferrets.

  • @t.c.4321
    @t.c.4321 Рік тому

    I done work experience with a cable guy he was a bit of a weasel !

  • @ScenarioWatchin
    @ScenarioWatchin Рік тому

    Watched with my ferret :]

  • @simonphoenix3789
    @simonphoenix3789 Рік тому

    cable laying ferrets... that is interesting.

  • @ultimatesmemeadventures3847

    I want one

  • @fmgsahvon359
    @fmgsahvon359 6 років тому +4

    Is that a job??

  • @ristershah
    @ristershah Рік тому

    Wait, so you're telling me I can use them as neck pillows?

  • @kayedal-haddad
    @kayedal-haddad 2 місяці тому

    I have got two Polecats!

  • @theeraphatsunthornwit6266
    @theeraphatsunthornwit6266 Рік тому

    wow so unreal

  • @33mavboy
    @33mavboy Рік тому

    The owner looks like a ferret, has the pink lip and nose in thumbnail haha, prob just me

  • @RTDice11
    @RTDice11 5 років тому +3

    Why is Dijkstra training ferrets?

  • @Jsarson1976
    @Jsarson1976 3 роки тому +5

    Where they live isn’t the best for a ferret their enclosure is very small and drinking bottles are for rodents and they can damage their teeth.

  • @magilunedecelestia
    @magilunedecelestia 4 роки тому +4

    Is it just me or the ferrets sound like chickens:)

  • @JOHNBOYC2
    @JOHNBOYC2 Рік тому

    Shouldn't be stuck in a pen, boo to you!

  • @adrian_9167
    @adrian_9167 3 роки тому +2

    0:09 Lol

  • @bombverse
    @bombverse Рік тому

    The first pet that likes someone choke their neck.

  • @joshSmacknMouths
    @joshSmacknMouths 11 місяців тому

    2:24 so cute.

  • @nightscarens
    @nightscarens Рік тому

    I got 3 rats and when I do that kissing sound all of em will run at me like ,,Mothafucka gimme food and tea with suga' !" :D

  • @michaeldatto9044
    @michaeldatto9044 7 років тому +5

    Is that murr?

  • @SuperCosmicChaos
    @SuperCosmicChaos Рік тому

    lol thats funny

  • @Foxfried
    @Foxfried Рік тому +1

    wait... all that and you threaded a wire inside a foot diameter pipe? Like you could tie the cable to a small rock and throw it through. Fail !

  • @user-im7km8tq7j
    @user-im7km8tq7j Рік тому

    Please tell me they live a full life and are not killed for fur when are getting older

  • @TedBackus
    @TedBackus Рік тому

    people are always asking why he has ferrets tied to his cieling fans, 'theyre relaxing'
    🙄

  • @nicopea
    @nicopea 5 років тому +1

    I have a ferret

  • @GerinHarada
    @GerinHarada Рік тому

    FĒRATÉ ASCENDÊRÉ

  • @HoriNouri-jq7rh
    @HoriNouri-jq7rh Рік тому

    You can use bots to do this as well

  • @saraelynch
    @saraelynch Рік тому

    How is this real 😂

  • @N1k4_Gr1v
    @N1k4_Gr1v Рік тому

    Cute skinny rats

  • @marvintg2002
    @marvintg2002 Рік тому

    I thought "cable guy" was somehow a physical descriptor and not literally their job!

  • @asgnp86
    @asgnp86 Рік тому

    I’m having a tough time figuring out if this is for real, or this is some sort of April fools day upload.