How do you tame a ferret?

Answer 1

You would need to find a warren (asking permission from the landowner and making sure the warren has no foxes, badgers, stoats, traps or poison gas in it). Then all the exits should be covered with purpose-made purse nets. The ferret can then be introduced to the hole (it should be wearing a good quality ferret tracking device, switched on(!!) of course). Then wait, very quickly, rabbits will bolt from the holes and get caught in the nets, where you should humanely dispatch them. Using the tracking device, track the ferret regularly, if it is sat still for any amount of time, it is likely to have made a kill, this is undesirable, the ferret should then be dug up (a good tracker will tell you how deep the ferret is), along with the rabbit is has caught, which may or may not need to be dispatched, as some ferrets are too small to kill a rabbit itself.

Answer 2

It takes time and a lot of patience. The length of time time it will take to tame the ferret will vary. Some ferrets will be quite tame when they are bought and others such as rescue ferrets may not be quite so tame.

For a ferret who is very untamed and is scared of people or bites. Below would be for extreme cases.

For the first few days have the ferrets cage in a room where you spend a lot of time. Do not try to interact with the ferret. Allow it to get used to seeing you and smelling you.

Once the ferret is used to seeing you and smelling you the next step is sitting about a foot away from the cage and talking to the ferret. Talk to the ferret quietly for 5-10 minutes. Do this 3-4 times a day extending the length of time you spend talking to the ferret each day. Do not be tempted to stick your fingers into the cage!! Do this until the ferret is no longer bothered by you being there.

After a few days, when the ferret has become used to you talking to it start sitting closer to the cage while you talk to it. Try resting a hand on the cage where the ferret cannot reach it.

When the ferret is used to you touching the cage, rest your hand where the ferret can reach so if it wants it can come to your hand and smell it. Talk calmly to the ferret. If the ferret nips or bites do not punish or shout at it or you may have to start the whole taming process over. Again do this for a few days.

Next begin placing your hand in the cage. Do not reach for the ferret or it may panic. Lay your hand where the ferret can come to you. Again if it bites do not shout or punish the ferret.

Once the ferret is used to you laying your hand in the cage and is comfortable coming over to you, you can try stroking it gently. Make sure the ferret sees your had approaching or it may be startled. Get the ferret used to being touched.

Now that the ferret is used to being touched you can try to hold the ferret. If it panics, place it back in the cage and allow him or her to calm down. Leave the ferret alone for a while and try again later. If it bites do not panic or shout.

Most ferrets will not need this long to become tame. Most are already quite tame but make sure to go at the ferrets pace. Do not rush the taming process.

Answer 3

first you leave a trap with some carrots