Important rules for living with ferrets

1. Never punish your ferrets!
   • You may have to show them that you're larger and stronger than they are during the first week or so when they live with you.
   • Rewards is the best way of telling them what the rules are
   • If you need to tell them they haven't done what they should've, telling them is the best way to do it.
2. Never lie to your ferrets!
   • They do understand very much of what you say, and will get confused if you aren't telling the truth always.
   • You don't have to tell the literal truth like to humans. You can simplify for their sake, like letting "going to a show" mean any visit to a place they haven't been before, so they know they had better go to the toilet before climbing into the travel cage.
3. Don't keep them in a cage if there's a way to avoid it!
   • They like to choose their own places to live and sleep, and usually have different favourite places depending on the time of day and year.
   • It's true that they sleep a lot during a day, but it's when they're awake they need to get around on their business.
4. If the climate and circumstances permit, do take them outdoors for a walk every day.
   • Ferrets aren't hard to get to wear a harness and walk on a lead.
   • Since they're curious, they love to get out and investigate things.
   • While they may look small compared to a dog, they do have endurance. If they want to, walking and running a kilometer and back isn't too much for them.
5. Watch your ferrets carefully for any medical problems.
6. Spoil your ferrets! But don't feed them lots of sweets and other unsuitable food.