ferret training

[snoopyfrench87]

Hi guys, i have recently started trick training my ferret; Frodo.

he is 5months old, already comes to his name, walks well on a lead and spins.

he is currently learning roll over and target training which we will progress to heel work and other such oddities.

here is a vid of his antics - let me know what you think?

also check out his photo album in the photo section.

[Marcia]

Great job

My ferrets would rather try and bite my fingers off for their treats

[snoopyfrench87]

Thanks hun!

he is very quick to learn - where he spends more time with people than other ferrets he is also very eager to please

[Marcia]

The only trick one of my ferrets new was beg
And he taught himself that one lol. He would sit by my feet and then do his meerkat pose

[Silvermoon77]

Aaaaaaaaah well done you for having the patience to teach him... I know only too well how long it takes to teach them to do what you want...

Mine answers his name only when the calling is accompanied by the sound of the bag of treats, otherwise you would think he is deaf . He is pretty good on the leash, though.

[snoopyfrench87]

Originally Posted by Silvermoon77

Aaaaaaaaah well done you for having the patience to teach him... I know only too well how long it takes to teach them to do what you want...

Mine answers his name only when the calling is accompanied by the sound of the bag of treats, otherwise you would think he is deaf . He is pretty good on the leash, though.

hes a very good boy, follows me around even when hes off lead - he will chase me down the beach and accross fields and stuff never wanders out of site

[Jake_the_snake]

That is impressive. I found with my first ferret because it was a 1-on-1 relationship between me and him he got very good at following me around off-lead and coming when called. He also did the typical beg meerkat pose for a treat and rolled-over. My current pair (his son's actually) are far more interested in playing with each other than learning tricks! Laurel is a bit dense bless him. Hardy is much more intelligent and happily begs for treats and I'm trying to teach him to jump through a hoop for a bit of fun. He's getting it slowly. Laurel trys to copy but he has no jumping skills!

[FallenAngel]

Woo Go Frodo



What are you next going to teach him???

[angoraferret]

Thats fab!! Well done. Did you ever get the lad onto meat??

The only perfoming ferret i have is evile Pirate, she has perfected the art of trying to get me and never letting go.

[snoopyfrench87]

Originally Posted by Jake_the_snake

That is impressive. I found with my first ferret because it was a 1-on-1 relationship between me and him he got very good at following me around off-lead and coming when called. He also did the typical beg meerkat pose for a treat and rolled-over. My current pair (his son's actually) are far more interested in playing with each other than learning tricks! Laurel is a bit dense bless him. Hardy is much more intelligent and happily begs for treats and I'm trying to teach him to jump through a hoop for a bit of fun. He's getting it slowly. Laurel trys to copy but he has no jumping skills!

I definately agree with that - trying to get the attention of an individual in a group of ferrets is like trying to whisper to someone with there fingers in there ears!! lol

jumping through a hoop is a novel idea!! post up a vid i would love to see!!

Originally Posted by FallenAngel

Woo Go Frodo



What are you next going to teach him???

i dont know darlin, any suggestions?

he does roll over, spin, and stand (meerkat style), answers to his name.

Originally Posted by angoraferret

Thats fab!! Well done. Did you ever get the lad onto meat??
The only perfoming ferret i have is evile Pirate, she has perfected the art of trying to get me and never letting go.

lol, yes i did get him on to meat! he ate solely meat perfectly with biscuits provided for adlib feeding. but then i went on holiday with him so we had to convert to cat food and biscuits for a week with the odd bit of raw and now all he will eat raw seems to be DOC's and Mice/Rats which he is living off with Biscuits and the odd cat food.

will a diet of Mice/rats/gerbils/DOC's and the occasional chicken (when he eats it) or hopefully soon rabbit, be bad for him in the long run?