You have done your research on those cute little ferrets and think that they are the perfect pet for you. They are simply adorable and a great company to you and your family. Before you bring them home, it is best that you learn a few simple things on ferret care. The most important one is to train them to use the litter box. It is amazingly true that they can be trained to use a litter box just like cats or dogs. Before you let your new ferret roam freely around your house, you have to think of taking a few preventive steps so that it does not disappear from your sight.

You should never let a new animal loose in your home without training it before hand. You must let it be familiar with the new place before letting it loose. It would be wise to wait several weeks to let it get acquainted to you and your home. It is also important to teach your new ferret how to use a litter box to make your life easier. If you are hard working in training your ferret, it will use the litter box about 75% of the time. There are ferrets that will always use the litter box but it depends on your ferret, so be prepared to clean after them.

It can take several hours a day of your precious time for several months in order to train your ferret to use the litter box. The more attention you devote to it, the more likely you will have a well trained ferret. The way to start your litter box training is to allow your ferret to run around a small room like a bathroom first. Normally, ferrets will go within a few minutes of waking up or after they have eaten. When your ferret first wakes up, you need to place it in the litter box. Do not let it come out until it has gone to the bathroom. Once it has finished doing it, immediately give it a treat. The purpose is to try to train the ferret to associate going in the litter box and going to the bathroom first with receiving a treat. This is to encourage your ferret to repeat the same thing and then you will give it a treat.

You should never physically punish a ferret if they have an accident in the house. Using physical punishment will only make them fear you and they will not understand what they did with that kind of punishment. If you would like your ferret to be able to run around the house, you will have to be prepared to do a little cleaning up after them as well. It would be a good idea to get your family members involved in training the new addition to the family. Try to share with them as much information on ferret care as you can so that they will be more understanding towards your ferret.

You need to "ferret proof" your home before your ferret is allowed to run free in your home. Ferret proofing means making your home safe for a ferret. They are adorable but small and curious creatures. They will most likely find their way into small spaces. If their head will fit into a space, their bodies will too so you have to watch out for small spaces. You can start by crawling around your home on your hands and knees to look for small holes, crevices, loose ventilation covers, etc. Make sure you secure all the covers.

You need to check every room in your home and make it "ferret proof". Remember to include appliances in checking for small holes. Since they are good climbers, anything can be a potential "play area" for ferrets. Ferrets will be able to run up into some types of refrigerators and could potentially get hurt by the fan. Your dryer tubing might look like a really fun tube for a ferret. They can tear a hole in it and get outside through the vent. Sofa can also be dangerous for ferrets. Some of them have fairly thin fabric lining underneath that ferrets can easily get through and up inside of the couch to the springs.

Some ferret owners would love to have their ferrets to be able to get extra exercise by running around their homes. But, the most important thing for your new ferret is for you to be able to offer your ferret a safe place to run. Have fun while you learn more on ferret care to have more happy and healthy ferret.