Worse than herding kittens! Hilarious moment pet owner tries to get eight lively ferrets into a cat carrier

• Mike and Gill Shaw keep three adult ferrets and five kits at their Chester home  
• The animals have to be moved daily from a day pen to their night hutch and back
• Footage showed Mr Shaw desperately trying to put the ferrets in a cat carrier A family of eight ferrets have left their owners struggling to maintain control of the situation - with even a cat carrier failing to contain them.

  Mike and Gill Shaw, from Chester, own three adults and five kits, and find it difficult to transport them between their day pen and night hutch.

  Footage shows the hilarious moment Mr Shaw tried to use a cat carrier to move the animals between locations at their house in Chester at the start of this month.

  The couple had been using a cardboard box to ferry the animals around, but a video showing the ferrets escaping over the top went viral online - leading to suggestions a cat carrier might be more practical. 

  In the most recent video Mr Shaw almost managed to put the ferrets in the carrier with ease, as curiosity got the better of the animals and they went inside to check out the enclosure.It was a huge mistake as all the other ferrets immediately tumbled out.

  Even as he attempted to shovel the wriggly animals back into the carrier, his efforts were fruitless.

  A previous video, posted to close friend John Car's TikTok account, showed Mrs Shaw using a box to move the animals. 

  

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  A previous video, posted to Mr Shaw's close friend John Car's TikTok account, showed Mrs Shaw using a box to move the animals

  

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  Mrs Shaw desperately tries to stop the ferrets from leaping out of the boxIt led to a hilarious clip showing Mrs Shaw desperately trying to stop the ferrets from leaping out of the box.

  Mr Car, who filmed the clips, told MailOnline: 'Having so many is very hectic but non-stop entertainment. Being social animals being in a larger group makes them much happier and playful.' 

  Ferrets can be good pets if socialised from a young age, they usually sleep up to 20 hours a day and are naturally inquisitive - testing items with their mouths, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).

  The website reads: 'Despite their rather misunderstood nature, they havve recently become very popular pets for their charming and cheeky characters.'