My boyfriend just bought one and it's a spoiled brat. It cries all night when we're trying to sleep in another room. We can't hear it but my mom is staying with us for a little bit because I'm having a baby anytime soon. She also gripes in the middle of the day if she's in the cage, but she has to be in there when I clean. Can't have her running around when I'm bleaching the floor.

On top of that she learned how to escape from her cage by squeezing through the bars(shes small enough to do that). Sooner or later shes going to get too big and she's going to try doing that again and snap her neck. >.< Any ideas how to rig the cage so she can't slip through the bars anymore?

I put a ferret down my trouser leg once.

It tickled.

Yeah.... Until it bites your nuts. This one bites.

I'd just get rid of the smelly rodent and save yourself some money and hassle.

*bashes Daemon* they are not rodents, but members of the same family as Skunks and weasels and if they are descented they don't stink as long as you keep their cages and litter box clean.

My family used to own ferrets (up to three at a time), but we didn't really 'train' them persay, just put up barriers to restrict where they were allowed to go (keep an eye on them though, as some of them can be crafty little buggers when it comes to getting where they want to go. we had one that was notorious for climbing things) and made sure there was a paper/litter box in the corners they perfered to 'go' in. Thus I can't really give you any advice...

Edit: didn't see the post about biting.

What we did when they bit was flick them on the nose as punishment for biting. Be consistant and they should never bite unless they feel threatened.

We got an idea. We have a closet in the front room. We put the cage in there. When we go to bed at night we'll put her in there, leave the cage door open, but close the closet door. In the morning when there's someone to watch her, we'll open the closet door. So far it's working. Hopefully she doesn't squeeze under the closet door. If so, we'll put a towel under it(but it's one of those doors that have the planks or whatever, so there's air going in even if I did that so don't say she'll suffocate).

We tried flicking her nose but she isn't phased by it.

And I'd love to get rid of her cuz it's less hassle, but my bf's hedgehog ended up dying and he got this to replace her.

How old is she? If she's still young she should eventually 'grow out' of the biting phase. Most ferrets do.

I don't think theres much chance of a ferret suffocating in a closet.

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Be ready to pick shit up off the closet floor.