How do you train a ferret?

Answer 1

I have learned from experience that if you arch over and hold a treat in your hand and raise the treat up your back, then the ferret will follow the treat up you back.

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My ferrets are natural climbers and will climb up anyone who stands or sits still long enough no need for training

Answer 2

The key to training a ferret is being persistent and using repetition for short periods of time in an area free of distractions, and treats as rewards. Once they learn the trick, gradually take away the treat. Ferrets can learn to understand commands and phrases.

You should never hit a ferret for undesirable behavoir. Speaking with an authoritative voice, scruffing, and caging can be used for discipline. Ferrets need plenty of time out of their cage, as least four hours daily to avoid obsessive and bad behaviors.

With persistence, and rewards such as treats, ferrets do understand commands. They tend to have short attention spans, it helps to handle your ferret frequently when young. As they get used to being handled, then start talking to them with commands,and soon they will understand. In my experience, I will tell my ferret with an authoritative voice to "Stop it", when he's doing something wrong (like digging and scratching at the door wanting on the other side), he may stop for a second and then continue, and I will need to tell him about 3 or 4 times until he finally gives up and listens to what I'm saying.

You should always train a ferret to come to you by name and by the sound of a toy with either a bell or squeaker, this will help to locate them when their out of the cage. Ferrets can be taught to roll over, fetch, stand up

About teaching ferret to do tricks, I read that if you take away their food for a while, and when their really hungry, to teach them to roll over, say to them "Roll Over" while rolling them over, and then give them a treat, repeat about eight times, and then after that roll them over only part way, and if they complete the roll, then give a treat, and then after that roll them over a quarter of the way, until you can just brush their shoulder and they will roll over. They will learn this trick in about three ten-minute lessons. Try it and see if it works. Some ferrets do not have the patience to learn tricks. Young ferrets can be especially difficult to train, they have too much energy and not enough concentration Ferrets are very intelligent, friendly animals and they can be trained. For example, they can easily be trained to use a litterbox or may just do it on their own as a preference if you provide one. Also please remember that positive reinforcement is key to training any animal. Rewarding acceptable behavior and ignoring or gently correcting undesirable behavior always gets better results than punishment. Also, the trust of your pet is important and they are happier and much more well behaved knowing what pleases you as opposed to just knowing what makes their usually-friendly-companion angry or upset with them. As long as you have lots of treats, patience, and simple repetitive commands! refer to question below for litter training