• Training
Nip Training
All ferrets need to be nip trained. Young ferrets would normally play with their siblings in mock battle as a way to practice hunting. Ferrets have considerably thicker skin than humans, and are of course unaware of this. When they play-bite a human, they do not know that it hurts, because the same amount of pressure wouldn't hurt a thicker-skinned sibling. You need to let the ferret know your limits, and make them aware of how much pressure they are allowed to use before it hurts. A simple way to do this is to ignore the ferret for a minute after a painful nip, or use a training product such as bitter apple. Eventually, with persistence, a ferret will learn how much pressure is acceptable when playing.
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