Ill copy and paste the comment I left about what worked for my ferrets. Also I would buy a a good pee cleaner with enzymes to get rid of any odor in the house. If they smell it in a corner, they will keep using the area as a bathroom. I use OUT! Stain and Odor Remover...its awesome. You can get it at Walmart or on Amazon. You can even put it in laundry. :) " I have some tips to share! When you get a new animal there is always a trial and error period before figuring out what works. My ferrets have always done great with using the litter box in their cage...but not so much when they are let out. They had three favorite spots to go on my wood floors. I tried putting litter boxes in those spots but they would just push the litter box out of the way (or play in it) and then go on the floor beside it. (I don't know how anyone uses puppy pads...mine just play with those or steal them lol). I didnt think it was a big deal because I would clean it up right away. But recently I noticed the house would start smelling like pee any time i mopped. I took up the floor boards where they had been going...and found that the urine had soaked through even though I had been cleaning it up quickly. (It took a year for it to get that way.) So I replaced the bad boards and the backing underneath and set out to find a fool proof solution...and I found it! I just bought some VERY thick silicone pads from Amazon (Ill leave the link). They are made for putting under a litter box. I worried that the ferrrets would chew them up or move them...but they can't! These pads are so thick that even if they chew on them they can't leave bite marks! And they are too heavy for them to run off with lol. I just place the pads in their favorite potty spots and waah laah! Problem solved! They now potty directly on the pads and my floor is safe. I just clean it up after they go! Here is the Amazon link if anyone is interested www.amazon.com/dp/B019ZSDDOC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. I also agree with what she said about having them go in their litter box before being let out to play. That works great for my boy ferret. My girl has a one track mind though and if she knows its play time all she cares about is being let out of the cage. I take her to her potty spot outside of the cage and have her go there before playing and that works for her. They also will not potty on their beds. I have several large beds for when they are outside of the cage. If there is place they try to potty that I dont want them to go on, I just put a bed there and that keeps them from using that spot as a bathroom. Placing a blanket or rug there usually works also." Good luck! :)
It's hilarious to me that ferrets are smart enough to fake poop to be let out, but they don't give any effs about bothering to go back to the cage to poop.
I currently have 4. The only one that needed potty training was the 1st out of the 4. He was the lone ferret for about 6 months. We had a little cage for him & he knew he wasn't allowed to come out until he pooped..... So he started faking it. Lol. Even now, he's gunna be 5 in March & all of them have been free roam for about 3½-4 years. But he knows he's not coming downstairs with me until he poops. So when I say, "Buddy, go potty." He'll back his butt up, lift his tail halfway, wait about 1 second & walk away. I can tell when he's actually trying or just trying to humor me by his tail & he squats a little when he's actually gunna go. He also leaves something behind on the puppy pad when he really goes. Lol. He's the only one, since as ferret math happened, the newest addition would just go where the older one(s) went. So he was really the only one who was potty trained. We did both corner litter pans & puppy pads. We would take them with us if we went to see my mom & since people don't tend to have a litter pan hanging around, puppy pads are very convenient to throw a couple in your purse & throw them away when you leave. So we trained with both. After we got the 3rd ferret though, the litter pan would be full after 3 hours, so it was easier & cheaper to switch to puppy pads. Plus, they can wipe their butts after they go on the pad instead of my carpet. Lol.
Please show us your “ferretland” behind you! I would love to know how you made it, what kind of tubes you used and if your ferrets likes it! Love your videos! Are helping a lot here! ❤️
You are so sweet! Yes, we plan to do a video on our setup soon. Just trying to cover all of the major educational topics first for beginners. I'm glad the videos are helping!! And thank you for supporting what we are trying to do through watching and commenting :)
I hadn't thought about putting other things (like food and toys) in the other corners of the room. That makes a lot of sense! I'm about to move apartments and am nervous about training my little guy not to poop everywhere in the new place. 10/10 will use this video!!
I am a ferret and this video helped me get my life back on track. I am still trying do some things better like quitting biting my dads feet but I am trying 😅
I have a baby ferret. Although she has her own designated area for pooping I have never thought of putting a mat to potty train her. This helps because I am so tired of cleaning up her poop.
We didn't cage our ferretts so that method was a nonstarter. When they were young we let them sleep at night in an open travel cage, with a poo box nearby. The interesting thing for us is we used vocals in potty training. Every time I brought the ferret to a poo box I would say "Gå på do" which means go to the bathroom in norwegian. we picked up with the treats for good behaviour as you describe. As they got older, I could look right at my ferret and say gå på do, and it would run to the litterbox. As you say, after a while one gets to know when a ferret has to go so when I wanted him to take a poo break, I would tell him. Sarek was really good with it. Some mistakes we made were poo boxes that had a lip that was too high, but I started to use winter shoe mats. I wonder if others have been able to verbally train their fuzzballs
My daughter's ferrets always go to sleep under the back corner of our massive couch, they can't be retrieved. We have 2 litter box locations & 2 feed stations. One always goes to box but the other one doesn't. Ferrets bring so much joy, I cannot in good conscience keep them in a cage so we set up a pen for them but when they are "trapped" together they fight and hiss at each other, outside the pen they are perfectly friendly & playfully interacting. Thank you for all your great information.
Hi my name is Chris and I used to have 2 female ferrets and in the bottom of the cage I would put down cedar on the metal base. And on the hard wire I would use regular carpet in the cage and walk ways. And my Mom would clip their nails we would use Ferret Tone or the other brown liquid gel. Also on occasion give Banana if I was eating or banana chips
@@aaaalyson4078 I think the liquid gel was for their coat to stay nice ,but I don't remember the name of the stuff called. It came in a tube from the pet store.
First, I guess I need to thank you for our new addition to our family. My daughter fell in love with your videos and ferrets and been asking me for one for months. I finally got her ferret last week for Xmas. Is just us 2 and I can see already how much happiness her new ferret has brought her. The ferret (Penny) is only 4-month-old and she training to train her but there is something particular with her. She does NOT like to poop on the pads. I don't know why but she will move them before pooping. She will even wait for me to clean the cage, it will hold her poop until I close the cage and she is able to move the pad away and do it in the corner. ☹ the pee goes under the pad, poop between the cage and the floor. is madness! This video was so helpful, Thanks!
My ferrets didn’t get the memo on this. My 5 month old poops everywhere he wants, even a few inches away from his food and water dishes. I think he laughs at me while I clean it all up. BTW, where did you get that cool food and water dish?
What's funny about cats is once they are weaned, there are pretty rock solid with litter boxes. I'm thinking of getting a ferret soon and so potty training is a big concern. Great video!
Your channel is a life saver. Google simply does not do ferret training justice and your experienced tips have been a gigantic help for our boys we got!
Oh my gosh thank you!!! Saved MY life I think lol. Been beating my head against a wall over this. Can’t wait for gate link to work. My boy is a phenomenal climber and thinks he’s a flying squirrel ( that really scares me)
Hey Karianne I’m glad this helps!! We are actually scouting for a persistent escape artist to test our DIY gate prototype - can you DM me on Instagram or Facebook? ❤️
I’m planning/hoping to get a couple ferrets by the end of the year, so these vids should hopefully be helpful. I’ve told a few of my relatives of my plan and most of them seem uncomfortable or even grossed out by it, apparently my aunt thinks they’re too vicious; I tried to argue that they’re really just like smaller cats, but they weren’t convinced (but they won’t be living or caring for them so it’s not their business, really.)
i dont have a ferret yet, (my parents used to have two when i was about 2-3) and now they both think they stink too much (i dont really care) hehe but im taking my time to study them so i can get ferrets at atleast one of their houses. your videos are SUPER helpful
Hey, my ferrets are older (3.5 and 2.5 ish) and they both came to me as 8 week olds, and potty trained. And immediately they both stopped using rhe box. They go beside the box, even when i lay towels and blankets down. They'll go anywhere they want in the house, usually the same 2 or 3 corners, but sometimes just in the middle of the floor. Litter boxes always get ignored or played in. My female absolutely DESTROYS pee pads within seconds of placing one down. I've used every cleaner I can find to remove odors and have rearranged as much as possible to encouage them. They will only use a box if I catch them in the act and place them in, and they KNOW they get a treat afterwards. Now for the shocker..... I work at a pet store and we get new ferrets every few months or so and I have ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM training any other ferret I've been in contact with. So I don't think it's me. And i have a feeling if I can get my male to use the box my female will do it automatically (she's already pretty good about running into the cage when she's playing and has to go, but again, she'll go beside or behind the box). And yes, they're fixed, which I've heard un-neutered ferrets can be more stubborn but that's not the case here. This is my absolute last resort SOS before I'm just destined to clean up ferret poop the rest of my life.
my ferret started doing the same , he's 8, i went to the vet and it was all nice, so i don't know... Did you went to de Vet? maybe yours have a veterinary problem and they do it for that, try it... it's better than poop in the middle of all the house. Mine just start pooping but not stop walking, sooo it's totally mess xD but i can manage it :)
@@d.sanchez7687 my duo go to the vet once a year for their shots and checkups they're both perfectly healthy. And their droppings are normal looking (colour texture etc) and they do go intentionally-- they'll usually stop whatever they're doing and run to their favorite corner. Sometimes if they're really excited about something they wait too long and then that's when they go in an odd place because they just can't make it to the corner I think. They just choose not to use the box as far as I can tell.
Hey Hayley. I've been enjoying your videos probably the best ferret videos on TH-cam. Please could you do a instructional on how you made that ferret tunnel in your backdrop?
Thank you for convincing me there is no reason as to why I should not get ferrets. Your work is great and professional, and I love the research behind all your videos. Have a great day!
This video was perfect! Potty trained within just a few days of bringing our boy home! I thought it was going to be more difficult as he came from a gross pet store where is was living in his filth. Poor baby!
I'm going to have a ferret this week and your videos have helped me a lot, it took me 3 weeks to buy everything I need for the arrival of my new family member. I and my two dogs are waiting for her. Greetings from Japan.
When I got my ferret it was young and had never been potty train and struggle to understand where to do its poop so I would stay with him and when he would start to settle to poop I would gently putting him in the litter in a week he understood it is where you do your poop ,I only had one so he had no sibling to show him it also was a good experience for it as i would praise it the moment he was in the litter he never had an accident wich is also a tecnic to potty train them I would also clean daily to make sure he was comfortable I dont say it work for all ferret I only share how I learn to potty train my ferret so basically is the same except the teaching process Remember everyone love and patience is the key to healthy bonding and teaching for any pet
Great job Haley! Covered all the good tips and tricks. I found it difficult to figure out who's poops were who's when I had three. Tbh, now that I'm down to one (not that I dont miss my older boys every. single. day.) but its been nice on the Poop Manager front!! I like to say to people I'm a ferret owner with a concentration in Poop Management. It gets so crazy!
Ive seen a lot of videos trying to get good info about them but its so hard and one day i start watching this lady with this info and its not that hard i rather watching her videos than other peoples she explain it so well I’ve seen a lot of videos in one day to get up to date and its 3:47am and im still here... By the way I subscribed... Thanks for the info
I want to say thank You for the video’s. You made me so excited to get my first little momma(monster lol). Your tips and tricks made me feel As If I was a pro!!! I am in love with her, my fur babies who are 8,7,7,5 yrs old (Yorkie) accepted her as if she was here all along! I have my first vet visit on Friday , my concern is she was born first week of June. I’ve never seen such a tiny ferret like she is, I’m praying she is okay! She very happy and sassy in a good way!!! Thank You again!! Onto your next video!!!
With my ferrets, they will kick out, and/or play with/in the litter if it is 'to clean'. That seems to make them think it is to play with/in, and will even motivate them to poop somewhere else. I find if I keep a small amount of poop in the litter box after I scoop/clean it, it helps them to not do that. I don't know about the pads . . . maybe get a couple of welcome maps to hold down the front side of the pads too. I can't say I have tried that myself, however it may be worth a shot.
I have some tips to share! When you get a new animal there is always a trial and error period before figuring out what works. My ferrets have always done great with using the litter box in their cage...but not so much when they are let out. They had three favorite spots to go on my wood floors. I tried putting litter boxes in those spots but they would just push the litter box out of the way (or play in it) and then go on the floor beside it. (I don't know how anyone uses puppy pads...mine just play with those or steal them lol). I didnt think it was a big deal because I would clean it up right away. But recently I noticed the house would start smelling like pee any time i mopped. I took up the floor boards where they had been going...and found that the urine had soaked through even though I had been cleaning it up quickly. (It took a year for it to get that way.) So I replaced the bad boards and the backing underneath and set out to find a fool proof solution...and I found it! I just bought some VERY thick silicone pads from Amazon (Ill leave the link). They are made for putting under a litter box. I worried that the ferrrets would chew them up or move them...but they can't! These pads are so thick that even if they chew on them they can't leave bite marks! And they are too heavy for them to run off with lol. I just place the pads in their favorite potty spots and waah laah! Problem solved! They now potty directly on the pads and my floor is safe. I just clean it up after they go! Here is the Amazon link if anyone is interested www.amazon.com/dp/B019ZSDDOC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. I also agree with what she said about having them go in their litter box before being let out to play. That works great for my boy ferret. My girl has a one track mind though and if she knows its play time all she cares about is being let out of the cage. I take her to her potty spot outside of the cage and have her go there before playing and that works for her. They also will not potty on their beds. I have several large beds for when they are outside of the cage. If there is place they try to potty that I dont want them to go on, I just put a bed there and that keeps them from using that spot as a bathroom. Placing a blanket or rug there usually works also. Good luck! :)
Wow that is a really clever solution! I will have to try this myself with moose and see if it works - thanks for sharing your experience, I think the best way to improve everyone's ferret experience is to share tips and tricks that work just like yours ♥
@Mila 1228 the reason why I wouldn’t do that is because you are trying to get them to potty there, not sleep so if you just “allow” them to sleep there they will think that’s what you’re supposed to do and they will keep pooping everywhere else and sleeping in the litter box
Salmon oil I will have to try! My oldest came home pretty much potty trained. My second would back up so far in the litter box he poops outside of it. It’s funny but annoying.
Haley, how reliable are your ferrets with the potty training? In a month, how many accidents? It seems like many owners in the comments have (lots of) accidents....
Great video as always! I've always been very lucky with potty training my ferrets. They have always gone straight to the litter tray whether they are kits or rescued ferrets. I couldn't imagine my life without ferrets. Yes, its expensive. Yes, its all time consuming. Yes, it effects my social life. But I wouldn't change a thing!!! ❤❤🐾🐾
Wow that's great! Perhaps you can share more about your experience on here since you have had such good poopers. Do you have a schedule for them? Are you usually around when they poop? Do they all go at the same time? Do you reward them? Thanks for sharing :)
@@TheModernFerret Well they live in the house. I have 2 large cages (4 floors in each) connected with tubes, so they have quite a lot of room when they aren't running around my living room! Lol! Sometimes they are all up before I wake up and sometimes I have to wake them! Lazy buggers! While I make myself a coffee they wake up and use the litter trays (I have 2 as sometimes they want to go at the same time!) And then I let them out for a run. While they are out playing with all their toys and stealing things that I've forgot to move out their way, I clean the litter trays (its easier while they are distracted! 😂 They can still have accidents but its very rare. If they are out playing and they need to go poop, they just head back into the cage, poop, then come back out to play. After awhile they take themselves off back to bed......all except Ziva, she likes to curl up under the bookcase. But, a sqeaky toy soon brings here out as she knows they get an egg yolk once they are all back in the cage. 😊
Okay so this is so weird My ferret doesn't have a lot of accidents.. it's going really well! When I'm home, he can free roam as long as he poops/pees when he wakes up. Then I'll open his cage. BUT!! My ferret is sometimes so impatient to go out of the cage.. He PRETENDS to poop. He does the stance and most of the time I can see when hes faking but then it takes so long for him to actually poop and I want him to play and have fun before I go to work when I'm not working from home. So he wants to go out asap to play but with this behavior it only takes longer and I have to keep an eye on him longer so that I can praise him when he ACTUALLY goes Did anyone else experience this?
Thank you so much haley! I just have one problem I'm in elementary and in my opinion I'm taking very good care of my ferret keeping the cage spotless, making sure water and food always full, etc. Well my parents don't help so when you said you want to be there to reward good and correct bad I need some help because I have school... So if you could maybe help or give tips on how to take care of her with school that would be great. She is 9 weeks old if that changes anything!!
Very informative video. Wish you would have been around at the start of our Ferret adventure. We use paper bedding in the cage vs. a litterbox. It works also but is more mess and maintenance. Instead of litterboxes and pads outside of the cage we use Bounty Paper Towels in the potty corners. This has worked out well for us and is less expensive than pet pads. Sometimes our girl though just will poop where she wants to. Ferrets are highly independent and somedays our wakes up and just looks at you and you know its gonna be a 'bad ferret' day. She has attitude. It's fleeting though and ordinarily she's very easy to care for and to love.
Omg I love the whole 'bad ferret day' vibe! So true! I agree that paper towels can be much cheaper too. They help us stretch the life of our potty pads. Thanks for commenting!
My ferret loved ripping up potty pads and trying to get under them. What worked to stop that is cutting them into quarters then they are too small far him to want to get under and he stopped immediately
Can you make a video about how ferrets like to be played with I don’t know how I would “play” with my new ferret. Also her name is Rose. She looks like Moose she is a black and white ferret.
@@berklee_taylors-version oh okay. I wasn’t quite sure. Normally when I hear black and white I think Marshall lol. Do you know how much your ferret was? I’ve been trying to find an affordable but generally healthy one for a while now.
Same! I just told my boyfriend that she called it "phantom poops" and he died laughing and happy to know it's not just our little guy that does it. Sneaky ferrets are sneaky.
Why does my ferret keep missing? Spite. I had a little female that used to get mad and poo on my pillow whenever I raided her stashes. She was perfectly fine the rest of the time, a model pooper. But if I made her mad...
I wish I'd had these tips years ago when I had a few ferrets. Information wasn't as readily available and I basically just accepted that every time I let them out to play, I'd be cleaning up poop multiple times...They were good about going in the right spot in their cage, just not when they were out playing.
you pretty much have to get a high-sided corner litter box, there’s no way around it from what i’ve seen. they like to potty in corners and sometimes they just get way too close to the side.
Thank you so much for this video! It addressed my 2 problems (playing with pee pads and pooping in front of my main door) though I've tried that with the pee pads and it doesn't really work they just dig at it until the tape comes off or flat out dig a hole in the center of the pad so they can go underneath it. but honestly no other TH-camr has really addressed those specific things as well as you did.
Thank you I’ve been scratching my head so long wondering how others never address this when advising to use pee pads. I tried everything to secure it but it’s inevitable
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How are the tubes being held onto the wall? That is an amazing set-up that you have and I know my guy would love something like that.
Imagine getting a present everytime you go to the bathroom.
ha ha ha ha ha, that would be awesome, ha ha ha ha
I'd be a billionaire 😂😂😂
It must be nice
I give presents every time I go to the toilet
We would live in luxury 💀
Why am i watching this? Not only is my Ferret already potty trained, but I don't even have a ferret.
LOL
lol same
My ferrets are a bit different. They will poop in every corner. They have even pooped in their water or food bowl!! Still working with them.
same! my boy has pooped on his blankets and by his food bowl 😩 and everywhere but the box
Ill copy and paste the comment I left about what worked for my ferrets. Also I would buy a a good pee cleaner with enzymes to get rid of any odor in the house. If they smell it in a corner, they will keep using the area as a bathroom. I use OUT! Stain and Odor Remover...its awesome. You can get it at Walmart or on Amazon. You can even put it in laundry. :)
" I have some tips to share! When you get a new animal there is always a trial and error period before figuring out what works. My ferrets have always done great with using the litter box in their cage...but not so much when they are let out. They had three favorite spots to go on my wood floors. I tried putting litter boxes in those spots but they would just push the litter box out of the way (or play in it) and then go on the floor beside it. (I don't know how anyone uses puppy pads...mine just play with those or steal them lol). I didnt think it was a big deal because I would clean it up right away. But recently I noticed the house would start smelling like pee any time i mopped. I took up the floor boards where they had been going...and found that the urine had soaked through even though I had been cleaning it up quickly. (It took a year for it to get that way.) So I replaced the bad boards and the backing underneath and set out to find a fool proof solution...and I found it! I just bought some VERY thick silicone pads from Amazon (Ill leave the link). They are made for putting under a litter box. I worried that the ferrrets would chew them up or move them...but they can't! These pads are so thick that even if they chew on them they can't leave bite marks! And they are too heavy for them to run off with lol. I just place the pads in their favorite potty spots and waah laah! Problem solved! They now potty directly on the pads and my floor is safe. I just clean it up after they go! Here is the Amazon link if anyone is interested www.amazon.com/dp/B019ZSDDOC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share.
I also agree with what she said about having them go in their litter box before being let out to play. That works great for my boy ferret. My girl has a one track mind though and if she knows its play time all she cares about is being let out of the cage. I take her to her potty spot outside of the cage and have her go there before playing and that works for her. They also will not potty on their beds. I have several large beds for when they are outside of the cage. If there is place they try to potty that I dont want them to go on, I just put a bed there and that keeps them from using that spot as a bathroom. Placing a blanket or rug there usually works also."
Good luck! :)
It's hilarious to me that ferrets are smart enough to fake poop to be let out, but they don't give any effs about bothering to go back to the cage to poop.
GIMME.
THOSE.
WALL.
TUBES.
Been trying to find them for sale since I saw them in one of her videos 😂
I have kept ferrets for nearly 15 years and this is exactly what I do with my ferrets. Nice to see some ferret content on TH-cam.
Thanks for the support, that means a lot!
I don’t have a ferret lol but ferrets are my dream pet!
I currently have 4. The only one that needed potty training was the 1st out of the 4. He was the lone ferret for about 6 months. We had a little cage for him & he knew he wasn't allowed to come out until he pooped..... So he started faking it. Lol. Even now, he's gunna be 5 in March & all of them have been free roam for about 3½-4 years. But he knows he's not coming downstairs with me until he poops. So when I say, "Buddy, go potty." He'll back his butt up, lift his tail halfway, wait about 1 second & walk away. I can tell when he's actually trying or just trying to humor me by his tail & he squats a little when he's actually gunna go. He also leaves something behind on the puppy pad when he really goes. Lol. He's the only one, since as ferret math happened, the newest addition would just go where the older one(s) went. So he was really the only one who was potty trained. We did both corner litter pans & puppy pads. We would take them with us if we went to see my mom & since people don't tend to have a litter pan hanging around, puppy pads are very convenient to throw a couple in your purse & throw them away when you leave. So we trained with both. After we got the 3rd ferret though, the litter pan would be full after 3 hours, so it was easier & cheaper to switch to puppy pads. Plus, they can wipe their butts after they go on the pad instead of my carpet. Lol.
That is so awesome! I love hearing success stories. I agree, puppy pads are just so much more convenient sometimes.
Please show us your “ferretland” behind you! I would love to know how you made it, what kind of tubes you used and if your ferrets likes it!
Love your videos! Are helping a lot here! ❤️
You are so sweet! Yes, we plan to do a video on our setup soon. Just trying to cover all of the major educational topics first for beginners. I'm glad the videos are helping!! And thank you for supporting what we are trying to do through watching and commenting :)
I hadn't thought about putting other things (like food and toys) in the other corners of the room. That makes a lot of sense! I'm about to move apartments and am nervous about training my little guy not to poop everywhere in the new place. 10/10 will use this video!!
Start one room at a time! Glad this video helps!
I am a ferret and this video helped me get my life back on track. I am still trying do some things better like quitting biting my dads feet but I am trying 😅
LOL
Ferrets and racoons are similar
Ferrets and racoons love shiny things ✨
They both like to steal things 💰
And there both super cute 🥺
So true! They are both adorable! ✨🥺
OMG!! I love your wall of tubing for the ferrets!! could you do a video showing that?? I would love to make that for my babies too. thanks!!!
Great idea!! We'd love to do a video on the tube wall!
The Modern Ferret thanks so much!!!
Wow! This really helped me, thanks Haley! Great tips and tricks.
You're so welcome!
i follow your instagram account! ugh i love you guys
Thank you for your love!
I have a baby ferret. Although she has her own designated area for pooping I have never thought of putting a mat to potty train her. This helps because I am so tired of cleaning up her poop.
Let me know how it goes!!
@@TheModernFerret It's going really good. I decided to put newspaper on her designated area and she does it their now. Thanks for the help!
We didn't cage our ferretts so that method was a nonstarter. When they were young we let them sleep at night in an open travel cage, with a poo box nearby. The interesting thing for us is we used vocals in potty training. Every time I brought the ferret to a poo box I would say "Gå på do" which means go to the bathroom in norwegian. we picked up with the treats for good behaviour as you describe. As they got older, I could look right at my ferret and say gå på do, and it would run to the litterbox. As you say, after a while one gets to know when a ferret has to go so when I wanted him to take a poo break, I would tell him. Sarek was really good with it. Some mistakes we made were poo boxes that had a lip that was too high, but I started to use winter shoe mats. I wonder if others have been able to verbally train their fuzzballs
My daughter's ferrets always go to sleep under the back corner of our massive couch, they can't be retrieved. We have 2 litter box locations & 2 feed stations. One always goes to box but the other one doesn't. Ferrets bring so much joy, I cannot in good conscience keep them in a cage so we set up a pen for them but when they are "trapped" together they fight and hiss at each other, outside the pen they are perfectly friendly & playfully interacting. Thank you for all your great information.
Hi my name is Chris and I used to have 2 female ferrets and in the bottom of the cage I would put down cedar on the metal base. And on the hard wire I would use regular carpet in the cage and walk ways. And my Mom would clip their nails we would use Ferret Tone or the other brown liquid gel. Also on occasion give Banana if I was eating or banana chips
Never feed your ferret bananas
Or brown liquid gel
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@@aaaalyson4078 I think the liquid gel was for their coat to stay nice ,but I don't remember the name of the stuff called. It came in a tube from the pet store.
@@80cheyenneblazer yea those one that are marked towards ferrets arent good sadly!:(
First, I guess I need to thank you for our new addition to our family. My daughter fell in love with your videos and ferrets and been asking me for one for months. I finally got her ferret last week for Xmas. Is just us 2 and I can see already how much happiness her new ferret has brought her. The ferret (Penny) is only 4-month-old and she training to train her but there is something particular with her. She does NOT like to poop on the pads. I don't know why but she will move them before pooping. She will even wait for me to clean the cage, it will hold her poop until I close the cage and she is able to move the pad away and do it in the corner. ☹ the pee goes under the pad, poop between the cage and the floor. is madness! This video was so helpful, Thanks!
My ferrets didn’t get the memo on this. My 5 month old poops everywhere he wants, even a few inches away from his food and water dishes. I think he laughs at me while I clean it all up.
BTW, where did you get that cool food and water dish?
What's funny about cats is once they are weaned, there are pretty rock solid with litter boxes. I'm thinking of getting a ferret soon and so potty training is a big concern. Great video!
Terrific job wonderful video We have a six-year-old white ferret that looks exactly like yours. He’s the love of our lives.
Your channel is a life saver. Google simply does not do ferret training justice and your experienced tips have been a gigantic help for our boys we got!
Oh my gosh thank you!!! Saved MY life I think lol. Been beating my head against a wall over this. Can’t wait for gate link to work. My boy is a phenomenal climber and thinks he’s a flying squirrel ( that really scares me)
Hey Karianne I’m glad this helps!! We are actually scouting for a persistent escape artist to test our DIY gate prototype - can you DM me on Instagram or Facebook? ❤️
I’m planning/hoping to get a couple ferrets by the end of the year, so these vids should hopefully be helpful. I’ve told a few of my relatives of my plan and most of them seem uncomfortable or even grossed out by it, apparently my aunt thinks they’re too vicious; I tried to argue that they’re really just like smaller cats, but they weren’t convinced (but they won’t be living or caring for them so it’s not their business, really.)
i dont have a ferret yet, (my parents used to have two when i was about 2-3) and now they both think they stink too much (i dont really care) hehe but im taking my time to study them so i can get ferrets at atleast one of their houses. your videos are SUPER helpful
my ferret likes to go under the potty pads and like you said to tape it he's smart enough to rip the tape off
You give all of us such good information about ferrets😀 it was so funny when the ferret ran down the tube and you jumped LOL😂😂😂
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Hey, my ferrets are older (3.5 and 2.5 ish) and they both came to me as 8 week olds, and potty trained. And immediately they both stopped using rhe box. They go beside the box, even when i lay towels and blankets down. They'll go anywhere they want in the house, usually the same 2 or 3 corners, but sometimes just in the middle of the floor. Litter boxes always get ignored or played in. My female absolutely DESTROYS pee pads within seconds of placing one down. I've used every cleaner I can find to remove odors and have rearranged as much as possible to encouage them. They will only use a box if I catch them in the act and place them in, and they KNOW they get a treat afterwards. Now for the shocker..... I work at a pet store and we get new ferrets every few months or so and I have ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM training any other ferret I've been in contact with. So I don't think it's me. And i have a feeling if I can get my male to use the box my female will do it automatically (she's already pretty good about running into the cage when she's playing and has to go, but again, she'll go beside or behind the box). And yes, they're fixed, which I've heard un-neutered ferrets can be more stubborn but that's not the case here. This is my absolute last resort SOS before I'm just destined to clean up ferret poop the rest of my life.
Going thru the same thing with my two, this is exactly how my story goes😕
@@comfortablynumb5597 that thumbs down is for the crappy situation we're in, not for the general comment
@@FionaApplewright I gotcha girl no worries👍
my ferret started doing the same , he's 8, i went to the vet and it was all nice, so i don't know... Did you went to de Vet? maybe yours have a veterinary problem and they do it for that, try it... it's better than poop in the middle of all the house. Mine just start pooping but not stop walking, sooo it's totally mess xD but i can manage it :)
@@d.sanchez7687 my duo go to the vet once a year for their shots and checkups they're both perfectly healthy. And their droppings are normal looking (colour texture etc) and they do go intentionally-- they'll usually stop whatever they're doing and run to their favorite corner. Sometimes if they're really excited about something they wait too long and then that's when they go in an odd place because they just can't make it to the corner I think. They just choose not to use the box as far as I can tell.
i love how you section off all your clips and you actually make these videos entreating btw your ferrets are sooo cute
Hey Hayley. I've been enjoying your videos probably the best ferret videos on TH-cam.
Please could you do a instructional on how you made that ferret tunnel in your backdrop?
Finaly a video that makes sense
Thanks
Thank you for the compliment!
I love watching this videos even though I don't have a ferret friend.😂😂
(I'm thinking of getting one someday)
That's wonderful! Thank you for the support :)
Thank you for convincing me there is no reason as to why I should not get ferrets. Your work is great and professional, and I love the research behind all your videos. Have a great day!
My female has finally found the litter pan. Oh what a relief
Definitely need to know where to get the wall tubing please!
This video was perfect! Potty trained within just a few days of bringing our boy home! I thought it was going to be more difficult as he came from a gross pet store where is was living in his filth. Poor baby!
I put the pad down and he acts like it’s his mission to destroy it
Try taping it down or adding litter on top!
I'm going to have a ferret this week and your videos have helped me a lot, it took me 3 weeks to buy everything I need for the arrival of my new family member. I and my two dogs are waiting for her. Greetings from Japan.
I still wanna know how she did the tubes in the background pleas tell me
You’re video is the best potty training tutorial I’ve watched yet ❤
When I got my ferret it was young and had never been potty train and struggle to understand where to do its poop so I would stay with him and when he would start to settle to poop I would gently putting him in the litter in a week he understood it is where you do your poop ,I only had one so he had no sibling to show him it also was a good experience for it as i would praise it the moment he was in the litter he never had an accident wich is also a tecnic to potty train them I would also clean daily to make sure he was comfortable I dont say it work for all ferret I only share how I learn to potty train my ferret so basically is the same except the teaching process
Remember everyone love and patience is the key to healthy bonding and teaching for any pet
My 2 ferrets thought there pee pad was a bed, they slept on it for 2 nights untill I had to show them that it wasn't a bed. 😂
Should I alternate between the salmon oil and other treats as a reward? I’m just curious if the oil should be limited? Thanks.
Potty training a ferret is a hit and miss proposition. Sometimes it works , sometimes it doesn't work.
the problem i have is that i just got my ferret and i was told he was potty trained but he goes everywhere other than his litterbox
Same hear mine even goes in the middle of the room
I'm planning on getting a ferret and your videos help me so much, thank you :')
Where can I find tunnel tubes like the one on your wall?
Great job Haley! Covered all the good tips and tricks. I found it difficult to figure out who's poops were who's when I had three. Tbh, now that I'm down to one (not that I dont miss my older boys every. single. day.) but its been nice on the Poop Manager front!! I like to say to people I'm a ferret owner with a concentration in Poop Management. It gets so crazy!
"Poop Management" hahahaha
I don't even have a ferret
But here I am 😂
Welcome to the world of pole cats.
Ive seen a lot of videos trying to get good info about them but its so hard and one day i start watching this lady with this info and its not that hard i rather watching her videos than other peoples she explain it so well I’ve seen a lot of videos in one day to get up to date and its 3:47am and im still here...
By the way I subscribed...
Thanks for the info
Your videos and tips helps now I can get my ferret
Excellent tips! Egads, I learned the hard way. (RIP, Minnie).
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So I got a new ferret and he is going potty everywhere 😩 he is about 3 months old and ive been doing this method with no luck. 😭
She is helping me to get ready to get a ferret thank you you are so helpful
I want to say thank You for the video’s. You made me so excited to get my first little momma(monster lol). Your tips and tricks made me feel
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If I was a pro!!! I am in love with her, my fur babies who are 8,7,7,5 yrs old (Yorkie) accepted her as if she was here all along! I have my first vet visit on Friday , my concern is she was born first week of June. I’ve never seen such a tiny ferret like she is, I’m praying she is okay! She very happy and sassy in a good way!!! Thank You again!! Onto your next video!!!
Me not havong a Ferret but still watching how to potty traing them maybe all adopt will see Ferret look like great and fun pets
im geting a ferret soon and she is helping me no what it do!
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I want a ferrettttttttt
me too ;n;
Tape does not help with tearing up the potty pads!! They are relentless on destroying them as well as kicking litter out of the box. I’m at a loss
With my ferrets, they will kick out, and/or play with/in the litter if it is 'to clean'. That seems to make them think it is to play with/in, and will even motivate them to poop somewhere else. I find if I keep a small amount of poop in the litter box after I scoop/clean it, it helps them to not do that.
I don't know about the pads . . . maybe get a couple of welcome maps to hold down the front side of the pads too. I can't say I have tried that myself, however it may be worth a shot.
Interested in the tunnels behind you, info ease. Thank you for the video, very helpful
i like the way you got scared it made my night
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I used the cage method for potty training and it works really well.
I have some tips to share! When you get a new animal there is always a trial and error period before figuring out what works. My ferrets have always done great with using the litter box in their cage...but not so much when they are let out. They had three favorite spots to go on my wood floors. I tried putting litter boxes in those spots but they would just push the litter box out of the way (or play in it) and then go on the floor beside it. (I don't know how anyone uses puppy pads...mine just play with those or steal them lol). I didnt think it was a big deal because I would clean it up right away. But recently I noticed the house would start smelling like pee any time i mopped. I took up the floor boards where they had been going...and found that the urine had soaked through even though I had been cleaning it up quickly. (It took a year for it to get that way.) So I replaced the bad boards and the backing underneath and set out to find a fool proof solution...and I found it! I just bought some VERY thick silicone pads from Amazon (Ill leave the link). They are made for putting under a litter box. I worried that the ferrrets would chew them up or move them...but they can't! These pads are so thick that even if they chew on them they can't leave bite marks! And they are too heavy for them to run off with lol. I just place the pads in their favorite potty spots and waah laah! Problem solved! They now potty directly on the pads and my floor is safe. I just clean it up after they go! Here is the Amazon link if anyone is interested www.amazon.com/dp/B019ZSDDOC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share.
I also agree with what she said about having them go in their litter box before being let out to play. That works great for my boy ferret. My girl has a one track mind though and if she knows its play time all she cares about is being let out of the cage. I take her to her potty spot outside of the cage and have her go there before playing and that works for her. They also will not potty on their beds. I have several large beds for when they are outside of the cage. If there is place they try to potty that I dont want them to go on, I just put a bed there and that keeps them from using that spot as a bathroom. Placing a blanket or rug there usually works also. Good luck! :)
Wow that is a really clever solution! I will have to try this myself with moose and see if it works - thanks for sharing your experience, I think the best way to improve everyone's ferret experience is to share tips and tricks that work just like yours ♥
Anyone know where to buy the food/water bowl or the tubes in her background? Thanks in advance!
I'm interested in those tubes, too.
Omg I want to know how you did that awesome wall with tubes
my ferrets keep sleeping in the litterbox I am lost
@Mila 1228 the reason why I wouldn’t do that is because you are trying to get them to potty there, not sleep so if you just “allow” them to sleep there they will think that’s what you’re supposed to do and they will keep pooping everywhere else and sleeping in the litter box
@Mila 1228 oh I’m sorry for your loss but I hope getting a new one helps! Best of wishes ❤️
I still need help 😂 my ferret just came home today
Salmon oil I will have to try! My oldest came home pretty much potty trained. My second would back up so far in the litter box he poops outside of it. It’s funny but annoying.
lol yes you will have to try it!
Haley, how reliable are your ferrets with the potty training? In a month, how many accidents? It seems like many owners in the comments have (lots of) accidents....
Great video as always! I've always been very lucky with potty training my ferrets. They have always gone straight to the litter tray whether they are kits or rescued ferrets.
I couldn't imagine my life without ferrets. Yes, its expensive. Yes, its all time consuming. Yes, it effects my social life. But I wouldn't change a thing!!! ❤❤🐾🐾
Wow that's great! Perhaps you can share more about your experience on here since you have had such good poopers. Do you have a schedule for them? Are you usually around when they poop? Do they all go at the same time? Do you reward them? Thanks for sharing :)
@@TheModernFerret Well they live in the house. I have 2 large cages (4 floors in each) connected with tubes, so they have quite a lot of room when they aren't running around my living room! Lol!
Sometimes they are all up before I wake up and sometimes I have to wake them! Lazy buggers! While I make myself a coffee they wake up and use the litter trays (I have 2 as sometimes they want to go at the same time!) And then I let them out for a run. While they are out playing with all their toys and stealing things that I've forgot to move out their way, I clean the litter trays (its easier while they are distracted! 😂
They can still have accidents but its very rare. If they are out playing and they need to go poop, they just head back into the cage, poop, then come back out to play. After awhile they take themselves off back to bed......all except Ziva, she likes to curl up under the bookcase. But, a sqeaky toy soon brings here out as she knows they get an egg yolk once they are all back in the cage. 😊
Okay so this is so weird
My ferret doesn't have a lot of accidents.. it's going really well! When I'm home, he can free roam as long as he poops/pees when he wakes up. Then I'll open his cage.
BUT!! My ferret is sometimes so impatient to go out of the cage.. He PRETENDS to poop. He does the stance and most of the time I can see when hes faking but then it takes so long for him to actually poop and I want him to play and have fun before I go to work when I'm not working from home. So he wants to go out asap to play but with this behavior it only takes longer and I have to keep an eye on him longer so that I can praise him when he ACTUALLY goes
Did anyone else experience this?
I'm about to get a ferret and all your stuff is really helping me set up and get ready thank you so much😍
Question: what if your still going to school? How do you keep them happy and healthy?
Try to get them a friend. If you can’t then play with them a lot while saving up money for another one.
Where did you get all those tunnels on the wall? And how did you get them on the wall?
I wish she included them in her list video 😢
Thank you so much haley! I just have one problem I'm in elementary and in my opinion I'm taking very good care of my ferret keeping the cage spotless, making sure water and food always full, etc. Well my parents don't help so when you said you want to be there to reward good and correct bad I need some help because I have school... So if you could maybe help or give tips on how to take care of her with school that would be great. She is 9 weeks old if that changes anything!!
Can you do a video on kits and how to properly take care of them and train them?
I watched this video and a couple hours later my ferret used the litter box on his own for the first time!...maybe its good luck lol
😉 He's on his best behavior after overhearing our video.
Very informative video. Wish you would have been around at the start of our Ferret adventure. We use paper bedding in the cage vs. a litterbox. It works also but is more mess and maintenance. Instead of litterboxes and pads outside of the cage we use Bounty Paper Towels in the potty corners. This has worked out well for us and is less expensive than pet pads. Sometimes our girl though just will poop where she wants to. Ferrets are highly independent and somedays our wakes up and just looks at you and you know its gonna be a 'bad ferret' day. She has attitude. It's fleeting though and ordinarily she's very easy to care for and to love.
Omg I love the whole 'bad ferret day' vibe! So true! I agree that paper towels can be much cheaper too. They help us stretch the life of our potty pads. Thanks for commenting!
I am getting a ferret soon and your Channel has helped me a lot so I know everything I need to know. Your Channel is really helpful 💜
My ferret loved ripping up potty pads and trying to get under them. What worked to stop that is cutting them into quarters then they are too small far him to want to get under and he stopped immediately
Can you make a video about how ferrets like to be played with I don’t know how I would “play” with my new ferret. Also her name is Rose. She looks like Moose she is a black and white ferret.
I believe that type of ferret is called a Marshalls ferret
@@lynneachatman8321 my ferret is a black footed ferret I figured it out last week.
@@berklee_taylors-version oh okay. I wasn’t quite sure. Normally when I hear black and white I think Marshall lol. Do you know how much your ferret was? I’ve been trying to find an affordable but generally healthy one for a while now.
@@lynneachatman8321 I didn’t but her she was rescued from a shelter 2 years ago. Ferrets can be expensive but sometimes cheap.
God the fake poop gets me every time 😂 I’ll be like ‘good job budd....oh never mind’
Same! I just told my boyfriend that she called it "phantom poops" and he died laughing and happy to know it's not just our little guy that does it. Sneaky ferrets are sneaky.
L Klaassy nope ours definitely pull the same tricks 😂😂
Phantom Poops! Perfect description! 🤣
Phantom pooper!!
Cats are usally easy. All 3 of mine knew the same day I brought them home. One even was trying to dig its way to China in the box after he finished.
Why does my ferret keep missing? Spite. I had a little female that used to get mad and poo on my pillow whenever I raided her stashes. She was perfectly fine the rest of the time, a model pooper. But if I made her mad...
What type of cage do you have
It’s a ferret nation
Ferret Nation :)
Hello!! Sorry for asking 🙊 but where can I buy a tube system like te one on your wall? 🙏🏻
I made it and am in the process of testing it. As soon as I figure everything out, I'll let you know!
I don’t have a ferret yet so I can do this once I do get one
Instructions unclear. My house is covered in poop
I wish I'd had these tips years ago when I had a few ferrets. Information wasn't as readily available and I basically just accepted that every time I let them out to play, I'd be cleaning up poop multiple times...They were good about going in the right spot in their cage, just not when they were out playing.
It can be a nightmare - I just hope to help as many people as I can to avoid that - one of the biggest reasons people stop liking ferrets!
explain how my ferret missed the litter tray every time and deposited the poop onto the cage bars and outside the cage
The bane of my existence. Happens with every ferret i’ve ever had
you pretty much have to get a high-sided corner litter box, there’s no way around it from what i’ve seen. they like to potty in corners and sometimes they just get way too close to the side.
I’m getting a ferret in 2 months and you’ve educated me and helped me SOOO much. Thank you❤️
Thank you so much for this video! It addressed my 2 problems (playing with pee pads and pooping in front of my main door) though I've tried that with the pee pads and it doesn't really work they just dig at it until the tape comes off or flat out dig a hole in the center of the pad so they can go underneath it. but honestly no other TH-camr has really addressed those specific things as well as you did.
Aww thanks. Yes it can be difficult! Honestly I had to duct tape it down sometimes! Use duct tape or wrap it around the litter box so it is secured!
Thank you I’ve been scratching my head so long wondering how others never address this when advising to use pee pads. I tried everything to secure it but it’s inevitable
That was so funny. I was about 1/2 through the video, and I was thinking, 'Ya know, I have never seen a ferret in those tubes back there . . . '
this was great. I also recomend not feeding your ferret until roaming time is over. A full belly will increase the frequency of accidents.
Where did you get the tubes that are in your background ?! I’ve been looking for some for mine for so long
Those are drainage tubes for outside house gutters I have a couple myself for my fur babies
one of my ferret is a nightmare she play in the litter and ripped the diapers Any other ideas?🙁
I am getting a ferret next Summer