Ferrets are smart. Maybe not smart enough to type, but they are certainly good at problem solving and planning out complicated schemes to steal things or go places where they are not allowed to go. Alot of people teach their ferret to associate certain noises with rewards. They will ring a bell for instance, and then give their ferret a treat. It is easy to train a ferret like this, but be careful, once your ferret realizes the bell is his key to getting treats sooner or later he will try to get hold of it and start ringing it himself. Then he may start training you! Ferrets are good mousers and in fact mice are so terrified of ferrets that the scent of one is enough to drive mice and … [Read more...]