There are some things you can do to try and prevent your ferret from ever going missing. The main one is to ferret proof your home and all areas your ferret plays in, this includes when you take them outside. Here’s the link to my Ferret Proofing Video if you want to know more about ferret proofing: ua-cam.com/video/6lsys6GhmOs/v-deo.html
My little lavender escaped outside a few years ago, she was missing for 3 days (over the weekend). It was October She is microchipped but I wasn’t confident that she would be found. I searched and searched but no luck. I left her travel cage with blanket and food but no food got eaten (surprised as it’s raw thought some animal might try!) I also left my back door open (the one she escaped from) then late on the Sunday evening she came through the door while I was having coffee and crawled on my lap! 😀😀 she has never tried to leave the house again !
So pleased for you, I am in the same situation now, its sunday I would love it if she did come home I have had my door open for hours even though its cold outside.
@@audreycarlson4011 yes thankfully- she came back after 3 days. I kept the back door open just in case and walked in and went straight to her fav spot and slept!
Mine have jist escaped. I'm fucking falling apart. Jist spent all night searching the back field by my home. I hate my self right now. One is chipped so I've let the local vets know I've lost 2
I have a squeaky toy app on my phone. Don't matter where they are in the house. They will come running. In the beginning they were fast to run out of there room and my younger siblings would forget to close the door. I suggest finding an app just incase, could save your little ones
Some ferrets get really upset because of the noise because it mimicks the sounds of a kit. So I wouldn’t use the sound while playing but if you need them to come to you I’d use it.
This video was very helpful and worth the watch, but I have one suggestion since my ferret, Fiona, went missing last night and got outside through a cracked door. Post to social media right away in the city or town you are from and then go out looking. We did it the opposite and went looking first for hours and hours but found nothing, no sign of sweet Fiona. Eventually we decided to talk to all of the neighbors, post fliers, and post online. We posted online and no joke, within a minute someone tagged us in a post of someone else in the area who had made a post about finding a ferret. The odds were too great for it to not be ours in this small town. Not only that, but we had ran into the couple who found Fiona days prior while walking the dog as our dog was really pulling to meet their two Huskys. The people that found Fiona were incredibly nice and took great care of her and remembered that while we were talking days prior that we mentioned our dog got along with all the cats and the ferret. They gave Fiona a bath and bought her treats and made her at home until we were eventually reconnected. We were completely torn up all day expectingng her to show up any moment back in the yard but it was never going to happen because this amazing couple had Fiona in their possession within an hour of the time she had escaped the night prior.
Just wanted to reach out and thank you. My ferret got out last night I looked up online how to find your ferret and found your video. The one thing I hadn’t tried so far was stick her cage outside… she showed back up on the doorstep within a few hours! Thank you❤️ I subscribed 🤗
@@FerretTails YES! it had almost been a full 24 hours that she had been missing, and it was raining the entire day so I basically had given up thinking I was going to find her.
Right now i tried all these (the house ones) and still no luck im actually getting really worried about my little one and im praying to god that he's not somehow outside or he got lost
I had one that would dissappear in the back yard. Fully lined with a rock wall. He still disappeared regularly. He would go down the tortoise hole and go to sleep. After a while I realized that I just had to be patient and wait. He would come out for food and water every 2 or 3 hours.
My gf ferret escaped out her room and thru the doggy door outside 3 days ago and we've done everything, door to door the Next Door app constant walking and Lost Ferret posters throughout the neighborhood. Even drove around windows down and blared dog squeak sounds on Bluetooth. We miss him so much and our hearts are broken
I am so sorry to hear about your GF ferret. Can I ask how you know he went out the dog door? I guess I am hoping he is inside still. I really hope you guys find him and that he’s ok. 😢
Thank you. My boyfriends ferret disappeared and I found this video and I hope the smell of food brings them back. He just got him yesterday and was so happy but now he's disappeared.
Do you think he’s in the house. They love hiding dark small spaces. In dresser drawers, closets, bags, under the couch and they can basically slide under very small spaces, especially if you have a baby. I hope you find him 💜
My cinnamon ferret got out for almost a week and I searched everyday until one day, my mom was walking outside of our patio and almost stepped in his head. He is lucky he didn’t get smooshed and we’re lucky he came back. If we didn’t find him that day, we would have to give away my other one.
I lost mine 36 hours ago, I am devasted, I have searched for hours and hours, I took treats and a rattle toy she loves and her blanket, but too no avail, I have posted on sites, but no luck, I cannot contact vets as its the weekend they are closed, I will try the local pet stores today thank you.
I recently lost two of my ferrets because they had ripped a hole in the dryer vent and were climbing out through it. I got both of them back, I found Riza in the sewer gate thing. And I got Monk back cause my cousin made a post on the Next Door app and someone sent her a post from Reddit of the ferret being found that day. Monk was behind a Meijer and I don't know how he got there but I do know he is crazy. Also, my mom used to have ferrets and she told me one of hers went missing. She said it jumped off the balcony when she was playing with it. But I think it was gone for a week before it showed up at her neighbor's house and they gave it back to her but she said it was covered in bugs and stuff.
i lost my ferret but found her. she slipped out the door and I didn't notice until 4 hours later that I had left the door open. I checked in the house and then decided to accept that she was actually outside. I went around in the neighbourhood in the rain and dark with her favourite toy and shook it and after a few minutes she came running and dooking. I honestly thought I'd never see her again
I’m so happy you were able to find her. It’s so scary to think of them going missing. I get nervous just taking them in walks, I always worry they will slip out of the harness
@@FerretTails now I understand why they initially bred albino and lighter ferrets because they are easier to find when they are in the grass. I just saw a little white fuzzy thing running in the pitch black😂
OMG thankyou so much i was freaking out because i had to leave my house in 10 and i could not find my ferret in my room but 1:57 in the video helped sooooooo much thankyou
I always have a lot of kids in and out- but the moment my ferret is out of her cage, doors get locked. No more in and out. It’s either youre in or you’re going home. All of the kids love and respect this rule, even helping to lock the door and remind people to keep bedroom, bathroom, etc. shut. They love watching my ferret and ofc they’re always supervised when around her, just in case, but I don’t have a problem with her trying to run away because of it. She also likes to chase me around so I’m sure that I’d find her fairly easily because when I walk around my room she “ambushes” me (attacking my feet)
I lost my ferret yesterday, I forgot to put him in the cage for that night. when we woke up he was not in there anymore. I didn't find him yet.. I'm scared to lose my best friend.... I've done everything to find him, we looked everywhere, in every place he could go.. but nothing, we have a giant yard and I have no idea if he is indoors or outdoors. We've been looking for him all day since yesterday morning..
I’m so sorry. I’m would be freaking out too. If you think he got outside, leave something that smells like him, like some if his litter or beds by the door outside, he may have gotten out from. He may smell it and come back. And just keep looking. Does he come if you shake a treat bag or sqeak a toy? My ferrets are so nosy, they come anytime I do either one if those things. I hope you find him.!
I lost both of my ferrets about two years ago. One survived the whole night in the woods and managed to find her way back home and the other one ran to where she was born. We woke up that morning to absolute carnage, they had killed 4 of our chickens (two of which were roosters). Our neighbors have lost some of their ferrets quite a few times and out of about 5 ferrets running away only one of them wasn't found so the chances of you finding your ferret isn't impossible. Actually, the reason we own ferrets is because my dad found one and its owners just so happened to have a pregnant ferret so we had a couple of babies.
@@applepenhehe525 If you have a female dog that hasn't been neutered maybe she won't harm your ferret. My dog never saw ferrets until we got her and she's great with them
I lost my furet outside and some neighbours said that they saw my furet but when they comeback home she wasn’t there so now my family and I are trying to find her.
My oldest ferret got out a couple days ago :( and I've left food water and a cat bed he used sleep in out, we've went out calling for him and he didn't come out but yesterday we found poop near out back door :)
That’s a good sign. Have you tried taking a squeaky toy or something like his favorite toy that makes noise outside or even a bag of treats. I know some ferrets are scared of squeaky toys, mine absolutely love them and anytime they hear them or any toy that makes noise they come running I don’t know if that any of that will help or not, but I really hope you find him. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you I would be freaking out and scared to death
@@FerretTails I've went outside whenever i remember to with their bag of food since they come when we shake it, and a cat toy that has a bell inside that he loved playing with but he hasnt shown up yet. i've found new holes in our flower beds so i have not lost hope yet :) that little dude was so smart so i know he'll find his way home eventually.
My ferrets been lost for 144hrs now and I’ve destroyed the house looking for her so turns out she slipped though the open door while I wasn’t looking I put her down for a second to pick something up and she vanished.
My ferret has been missing in my house. He escaped his cage and roamed around the house over night. It's been 3 days and I'm scared! I cant sleep. I need to find him. The food hasn't been eating. I checked outside.
I sorta trained my little girl since she was a Kit how to get back to the front & side door of our home. Now when I take her outside if i say bring me home she’ll bring me to the door. And same when she’s done & wants to go in. It’s not foolproof but at least she knows how to get home from all around our yard & neighbors homes.
That’s awesome! Ferrets are super smart and they can absolutely be trained. Have you checked out the UA-cam channel The Trained Ferret? It’s such a great channel and Courtney is does such a great job with training her ferret Simone. I started watching her channel when I first got ferrets, back when her channel was called Joey the Trained Ferret. She shows just how smart ferrets are. And I think it’s great your baby knows how to get in and out of your house. It’s also great that she listen to your commands. My ferrets will come to me when I call them 95% of the time, which is great. Teaching a basic recall can be a life saver for any pets, but especially for ferrets.
@@FerretTails yes! I love the trained ferret! My little girl will come to me when I call her name even when sleeping. Only rarely does it not wake her, the literal two times she didn’t come I got so concerned, but eventually found her because she heard me crying & came to check on me. She’s the best! She actually taught herself to come when I called her name. I never even had to train that. I do want to work on a better recall during high distraction / outdoor situations in case of emergencies, but she is pretty good about listening. Ferrets are so intelligent, it’s incredible honestly. I bring her everywhere with me and people are always so impressed at how sociable and trained she is. She gets compliments everywhere we go. 💕
What would you suggest doing if the ferret doesn’t like treats or squeaky toys? It’s been about 5 hours now. My brother took them out for me and had convinced me she was just sleeping somewhere and I believed him till 2 hours passed and she didn’t come out. I’ve searched the house up and down and am now convinced she must be outside. It’s currently about 100 degrees. I have water, food and her hammock out there. I’m so desperate right now
I’m so sorry, I know your probably freaking out. Did you lose her inside or outside? Either way, don’t give up yet, if she’s outside, put something that smells like her (blanket,litter box ect) near the door she got out of and if she’s inside and she knows the sound of her food or treat bags, shake them and she may come out, if she has a favorite squeaky toy walk around squeaking it and see if she will come. They will hide in anywhere they can fit, the closet, dresser drawers, dryer vents ect. There are definitely people who have found their ferrets days after they went missing. I really hope you find her
@@FerretTails idk where he could be I always let him out and roam around but today I couldn’t find him after a while I’m really attacked to him and it sucks is there anything I can do to find him ? :/
@@FerretTails right! i was so scared and then i heard a plop behind me and i looked behind it and he was sliding out from the opening of it. 😅 and he loves going into my closet and burying himself in my clothes 🤦🏻
My ferret has being lost for 10 days, I don’t know what to do😢😢 flyers, her bed outside, food ( frogs ate them ) cameras 😭😭😭 I’m sooooo sad, I can’t stop to cry for her
So I'm freaking out. My ferret is lost in the house and I've been looking for like 2 hours and I can't find her, there's no way she's outside there's no holes in the wall, will she just wander out at some point? I've looked everywhere
Hopefully she is asleep and just ignoring you. I would keep looking. They wake up every few hours to use the bathroom. If she has a favorite toy that makes noise or if she comes to the sound of you getting her food, try to make those noises all over the house. I am keeping my fingers crossed you find her soon!
@@FerretTails funny enough about an hour ago she came and scratched on my front door, I still have absolutely no idea how she got out as all the doors were locked and the dryer vent is 3 feet off the ground
I’m so sorry, that has to be terrifying. I would put something that smells like him outside your doors or anywhere you think he may go. And look under and inside anywhere he could fit. I would think he would try and hide, especially if he was scared. If he comes when you call him it if he comes to squeak toys or when you open food or treat bags, take them outside and shake them and call him. I also recommend putting a missing ferret post up on any of the local social media pages. And check in with any vets, animal control or rescues in the area to see if someone found him. I live in the middle of know where surrounded by forest and we have ferret Facebook groups and community pages and I have seen people post their missing ferrets and find them that way. I’m so sorry, I hope you find your little guy soon. 🤞 💜
@@FerretTails we found him!--- I mean, he found us. he wasn't hungry when he came scratching on our back door but he was thirsty, she he must've hunted. now he's taken a drink and stuff and he's completely whiped out to how tired he is lol
@@FerretTails thanks! he has a few injuries though, he got in a fight or something bc his tooth is chipped and he's limping but we're gonna take him to the vet
I would try calling all of the local animal shelters, vet offices and ferret rescues in your area and I would also post on Facebook Twitter, Tiktoc, Instagram, next-door and anywhere else like that. You would be surprised how many people find them and turn them in or take them to a rescue or a shelter. I really hope you find your baby. I’m so sorry that he’s missing. Also I don’t know if you’ve tried putting a litter box or some of his/her bedding outside your house, but if he’s still near by it may help being him home.
I’m so sorry. Try squeaking a squeak toy or something that crinkles. Some ferrets love that stuff and will come out just to see what it is. How long has he been missing.
My little Goji got out a few days ago, and he was missing for almost 2 days. My dad rung up a bunch of vets and luckily someone handed him in so we got him. But suprise suprise he got out again today through a fly screen, ferrets really do get through everything haha, hoping we’ll find him :) Update: We got him back that time but he got out again (I know, I know) and he’s been gone for more than 2 months ago and don’t think we’re getting him back :/
I got ALL of my ferrets microchipped for free at my local shelter. There are a lot of discounted/free options at shelters and humane societies. :) check them out!! ❤
went left our ferret to run free in our room like always she can’t get out bc of the gate we’ve left for 3 days before and she was fine we left her in there at 9 pm and the next day when we came home she was no where to be found and wasn’t in our room we can’t find her anywhere and i’m not sure if she’s inside or out bc the gate was loose but ik my ferret couldn’t loosen it
There are some things you can do to try and prevent your ferret from ever going missing. The main one is to ferret proof your home and all areas your ferret plays in, this includes when you take them outside. Here’s the link to my Ferret Proofing Video if you want to know more about ferret proofing: ua-cam.com/video/6lsys6GhmOs/v-deo.html
My little lavender escaped outside a few years ago, she was missing for 3 days (over the weekend). It was October She is microchipped but I wasn’t confident that she would be found. I searched and searched but no luck. I left her travel cage with blanket and food but no food got eaten (surprised as it’s raw thought some animal might try!) I also left my back door open (the one she escaped from) then late on the Sunday evening she came through the door while I was having coffee and crawled on my lap! 😀😀 she has never tried to leave the house again !
I’m so glad she came home! I would have been freaking out the entire time she was gone.
So pleased for you, I am in the same situation now, its sunday I would love it if she did come home I have had my door open for hours even though its cold outside.
Did you find your baby yet?
@@audreycarlson4011 yes thankfully- she came back after 3 days. I kept the back door open just in case and walked in and went straight to her fav spot and slept!
Mine have jist escaped. I'm fucking falling apart. Jist spent all night searching the back field by my home. I hate my self right now. One is chipped so I've let the local vets know I've lost 2
I really like your videos ! You have beautiful and cute ferrets!
Thank you!
I have a squeaky toy app on my phone. Don't matter where they are in the house. They will come running. In the beginning they were fast to run out of there room and my younger siblings would forget to close the door. I suggest finding an app just incase, could save your little ones
Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing that! I had no idea there was a squeaky toy app!!!
Some ferrets get really upset because of the noise because it mimicks the sounds of a kit. So I wouldn’t use the sound while playing but if you need them to come to you I’d use it.
Personally mine love crinkling noises so I use that to draw them out of hiding lol
It works with my ferret sometimes, but once she’s outside she doesn’t care anyomote about the squeaky toy
This video was very helpful and worth the watch, but I have one suggestion since my ferret, Fiona, went missing last night and got outside through a cracked door. Post to social media right away in the city or town you are from and then go out looking. We did it the opposite and went looking first for hours and hours but found nothing, no sign of sweet Fiona.
Eventually we decided to talk to all of the neighbors, post fliers, and post online. We posted online and no joke, within a minute someone tagged us in a post of someone else in the area who had made a post about finding a ferret. The odds were too great for it to not be ours in this small town. Not only that, but we had ran into the couple who found Fiona days prior while walking the dog as our dog was really pulling to meet their two Huskys. The people that found Fiona were incredibly nice and took great care of her and remembered that while we were talking days prior that we mentioned our dog got along with all the cats and the ferret. They gave Fiona a bath and bought her treats and made her at home until we were eventually reconnected.
We were completely torn up all day expectingng her to show up any moment back in the yard but it was never going to happen because this amazing couple had Fiona in their possession within an hour of the time she had escaped the night prior.
Just wanted to reach out and thank you. My ferret got out last night I looked up online how to find your ferret and found your video. The one thing I hadn’t tried so far was stick her cage outside… she showed back up on the doorstep within a few hours! Thank you❤️ I subscribed 🤗
I’m so happy she came back! You must
have been worried sick. I’m really glad my video helped. 😊
@@FerretTails YES! it had almost been a full 24 hours that she had been missing, and it was raining the entire day so I basically had given up thinking I was going to find her.
Right now i tried all these (the house ones) and still no luck im actually getting really worried about my little one and im praying to god that he's not somehow outside or he got lost
I had one that would dissappear in the back yard. Fully lined with a rock wall. He still disappeared regularly. He would go down the tortoise hole and go to sleep. After a while I realized that I just had to be patient and wait. He would come out for food and water every 2 or 3 hours.
I would have been so scared 😂. But I bet he had so much fun out there!
Lost my ferret but after an hour of looking throughout my whole house we saw him walk out of my closet door 😅
They are so curious and they have no fear. He was probably in there listening to you call his name for an hour 😂. I’m so glad you found him.
My gf ferret escaped out her room and thru the doggy door outside 3 days ago and we've done everything, door to door the Next Door app constant walking and Lost Ferret posters throughout the neighborhood. Even drove around windows down and blared dog squeak sounds on Bluetooth. We miss him so much and our hearts are broken
I am so sorry to hear about your GF ferret. Can I ask how you know he went out the dog door? I guess I am hoping he is inside still. I really hope you guys find him and that he’s ok. 😢
Did you ever find him? Mine ran away last night im so sad
Thank you. My boyfriends ferret disappeared and I found this video and I hope the smell of food brings them back. He just got him yesterday and was so happy but now he's disappeared.
Do you think he’s in the house. They love hiding dark small spaces. In dresser drawers, closets, bags, under the couch and they can basically slide under very small spaces, especially if you have a baby. I hope you find him 💜
My cinnamon ferret got out for almost a week and I searched everyday until one day, my mom was walking outside of our patio and almost stepped in his head. He is lucky he didn’t get smooshed and we’re lucky he came back. If we didn’t find him that day, we would have to give away my other one.
I’m so happy to hear you found him and that he didn’t get squished by accident. 🥰
I lost mine 36 hours ago, I am devasted, I have searched for hours and hours, I took treats and a rattle toy she loves and her blanket, but too no avail, I have posted on sites, but no luck, I cannot contact vets as its the weekend they are closed, I will try the local pet stores today thank you.
I recently lost two of my ferrets because they had ripped a hole in the dryer vent and were climbing out through it. I got both of them back, I found Riza in the sewer gate thing. And I got Monk back cause my cousin made a post on the Next Door app and someone sent her a post from Reddit of the ferret being found that day. Monk was behind a Meijer and I don't know how he got there but I do know he is crazy.
Also, my mom used to have ferrets and she told me one of hers went missing. She said it jumped off the balcony when she was playing with it. But I think it was gone for a week before it showed up at her neighbor's house and they gave it back to her but she said it was covered in bugs and stuff.
I'm house sitting and the ferret was way to quiet. Found out he crawled into the back of a drawer! Thank you!
i lost my ferret but found her. she slipped out the door and I didn't notice until 4 hours later that I had left the door open. I checked in the house and then decided to accept that she was actually outside. I went around in the neighbourhood in the rain and dark with her favourite toy and shook it and after a few minutes she came running and dooking. I honestly thought I'd never see her again
I’m so happy you were able to find her. It’s so scary to think of them going missing. I get nervous just taking them in walks, I always worry they will slip out of the harness
@@FerretTails now I understand why they initially bred albino and lighter ferrets because they are easier to find when they are in the grass. I just saw a little white fuzzy thing running in the pitch black😂
She was probably so happy to see you!
@@FerretTails I'm from the uk so it is night here and it happened today and your video helped me have a lil bit of hope whilst I looked for her💖
Im glad it was helpful and I’m really glad you found her. I can imagine you were very upset while you were looking. I would have been freaking out.
OMG thankyou so much i was freaking out because i had to leave my house in 10 and i could not find my ferret in my room but 1:57 in the video helped sooooooo much thankyou
I always have a lot of kids in and out- but the moment my ferret is out of her cage, doors get locked. No more in and out. It’s either youre in or you’re going home. All of the kids love and respect this rule, even helping to lock the door and remind people to keep bedroom, bathroom, etc. shut. They love watching my ferret and ofc they’re always supervised when around her, just in case, but I don’t have a problem with her trying to run away because of it. She also likes to chase me around so I’m sure that I’d find her fairly easily because when I walk around my room she “ambushes” me (attacking my feet)
I lost my ferret yesterday, I forgot to put him in the cage for that night. when we woke up he was not in there anymore. I didn't find him yet.. I'm scared to lose my best friend.... I've done everything to find him, we looked everywhere, in every place he could go.. but nothing, we have a giant yard and I have no idea if he is indoors or outdoors. We've been looking for him all day since yesterday morning..
I’m so sorry. I’m would be freaking out too. If you think he got outside, leave something that smells like him, like some if his litter or beds by the door outside, he may have gotten out from. He may smell it and come back. And just keep looking. Does he come if you shake a treat bag or sqeak a toy? My ferrets are so nosy, they come anytime I do either one if those things.
I hope you find him.!
@@FerretTails the problem is that I have dogs outside my house, and they could easily destroy the cothign and eat the food I leave for him.
did you find him?
I lost both of my ferrets about two years ago. One survived the whole night in the woods and managed to find her way back home and the other one ran to where she was born. We woke up that morning to absolute carnage, they had killed 4 of our chickens (two of which were roosters). Our neighbors have lost some of their ferrets quite a few times and out of about 5 ferrets running away only one of them wasn't found so the chances of you finding your ferret isn't impossible. Actually, the reason we own ferrets is because my dad found one and its owners just so happened to have a pregnant ferret so we had a couple of babies.
@@applepenhehe525 If you have a female dog that hasn't been neutered maybe she won't harm your ferret. My dog never saw ferrets until we got her and she's great with them
I lost my furet outside and some neighbours said that they saw my furet but when they comeback home she wasn’t there so now my family and I are trying to find her.
I lost one of my ferrets yesterday 😭 please pray for me!!
My oldest ferret got out a couple days ago :( and I've left food water and a cat bed he used sleep in out, we've went out calling for him and he didn't come out but yesterday we found poop near out back door :)
That’s a good sign. Have you tried taking a squeaky toy or something like his favorite toy that makes noise outside or even a bag of treats. I know some ferrets are scared of squeaky toys, mine absolutely love them and anytime they hear them or any toy that makes noise they come running I don’t know if that any of that will help or not, but I really hope you find him. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you I would be freaking out and scared to death
@@FerretTails I've went outside whenever i remember to with their bag of food since they come when we shake it, and a cat toy that has a bell inside that he loved playing with but he hasnt shown up yet. i've found new holes in our flower beds so i have not lost hope yet :) that little dude was so smart so i know he'll find his way home eventually.
I have hope too! It sounds like he’s near by for sure!!
My ferrets been lost for 144hrs now and I’ve destroyed the house looking for her so turns out she slipped though the open door while I wasn’t looking I put her down for a second to pick something up and she vanished.
My ferret has been missing in my house. He escaped his cage and roamed around the house over night. It's been 3 days and I'm scared! I cant sleep. I need to find him. The food hasn't been eating. I checked outside.
I’m so sorry. I really hope you find him, I can’t imagine how scared you are, I would be freakin out too.
I sorta trained my little girl since she was a Kit how to get back to the front & side door of our home. Now when I take her outside if i say bring me home she’ll bring me to the door. And same when she’s done & wants to go in. It’s not foolproof but at least she knows how to get home from all around our yard & neighbors homes.
That’s awesome! Ferrets are super smart and they can absolutely be trained. Have you checked out the UA-cam channel The Trained Ferret? It’s such a great channel and Courtney is does such a great job with training her ferret Simone. I started watching her channel when I first got ferrets, back when her channel was called Joey the Trained Ferret. She shows just how smart ferrets are. And I think it’s great your baby knows how to get in and out of your house. It’s also great that she listen to your commands. My ferrets will come to me when I call them 95% of the time, which is great. Teaching a basic recall can be a life saver for any pets, but especially for ferrets.
@@FerretTails yes! I love the trained ferret! My little girl will come to me when I call her name even when sleeping. Only rarely does it not wake her, the literal two times she didn’t come I got so concerned, but eventually found her because she heard me crying & came to check on me. She’s the best! She actually taught herself to come when I called her name. I never even had to train that. I do want to work on a better recall during high distraction / outdoor situations in case of emergencies, but she is pretty good about listening. Ferrets are so intelligent, it’s incredible honestly. I bring her everywhere with me and people are always so impressed at how sociable and trained she is. She gets compliments everywhere we go. 💕
What would you suggest doing if the ferret doesn’t like treats or squeaky toys? It’s been about 5 hours now. My brother took them out for me and had convinced me she was just sleeping somewhere and I believed him till 2 hours passed and she didn’t come out. I’ve searched the house up and down and am now convinced she must be outside. It’s currently about 100 degrees. I have water, food and her hammock out there. I’m so desperate right now
I lost My ferret last night I tried looking for her all mourning and still looking but we can't find her I miss her so much had her since 3month...
I’m so sorry, I know your probably freaking out.
Did you lose her inside or outside? Either way, don’t give up yet, if she’s outside, put something that smells like her (blanket,litter box ect) near the door she got out of and if she’s inside and she knows the sound of her food or treat bags, shake them and she may come out, if she has a favorite squeaky toy walk around squeaking it and see if she will come. They will hide in anywhere they can fit, the closet, dresser drawers, dryer vents ect. There are definitely people who have found their ferrets days after they went missing.
I really hope you find her
When I lost my Ferret we took a car and started to drive around looking for him and we found him he was chasing our car the whole tire time
Just lost my ferret I miss him so much😞
I’m so sorry 😞.
@@FerretTails idk where he could be I always let him out and roam around but today I couldn’t find him after a while I’m really attacked to him and it sucks is there anything I can do to find him ? :/
my ferret is deaf and i’ve been looking for him for about an hour and i’m very scared lol
I’m so sorry, I hope you found him!
@@FerretTails i did! i found him about 30 minutes after i wrote that comment! he was stuck in my futon 🥲
Im so happy you found him! Poor little guy. They get into EVERYTHING 😂., their so inquisitive
@@FerretTails right! i was so scared and then i heard a plop behind me and i looked behind it and he was sliding out from the opening of it. 😅 and he loves going into my closet and burying himself in my clothes 🤦🏻
My ferret has being lost for 10 days, I don’t know what to do😢😢 flyers, her bed outside, food ( frogs ate them ) cameras 😭😭😭 I’m sooooo sad, I can’t stop to cry for her
So I'm freaking out. My ferret is lost in the house and I've been looking for like 2 hours and I can't find her, there's no way she's outside there's no holes in the wall, will she just wander out at some point? I've looked everywhere
Hopefully she is asleep and just ignoring you. I would keep looking. They wake up every few hours to use the bathroom. If she has a favorite toy that makes noise or if she comes to the sound of you getting her food, try to make those noises all over the house. I am keeping my fingers crossed you find her soon!
@@FerretTails funny enough about an hour ago she came and scratched on my front door, I still have absolutely no idea how she got out as all the doors were locked and the dryer vent is 3 feet off the ground
I’m so glad you found her. I would have been freaking out too!
Do you let them around your cat?
what if he goes missing at night? we have a forest area near us and he ran outside 😔
I’m so sorry, that has to be terrifying. I would put something that smells like him outside your doors or anywhere you think he may go. And look under and inside anywhere he could fit. I would think he would try and hide, especially if he was scared. If he comes when you call him it if he comes to squeak toys or when you open food or treat bags, take them outside and shake them and call him. I also recommend putting a missing ferret post up on any of the local social media pages. And check in with any vets, animal control or rescues in the area to see if someone found him. I live in the middle of know where surrounded by forest and we have ferret Facebook groups and community pages and I have seen people post their missing ferrets and find them that way.
I’m so sorry, I hope you find your little guy soon. 🤞 💜
@@FerretTails thanks and I'll do that!
@@FerretTails we found him!--- I mean, he found us. he wasn't hungry when he came scratching on our back door but he was thirsty, she he must've hunted. now he's taken a drink and stuff and he's completely whiped out to how tired he is lol
That is the best news! I’m so happy she came back. Thank you for letting me know!
@@FerretTails thanks! he has a few injuries though, he got in a fight or something bc his tooth is chipped and he's limping but we're gonna take him to the vet
my male Ferret went from in the bathroom and he hasn't been seen since
Could you make a ferret costume pattern sewing tutorial?
My ferret is now lost for 2 weeks and I seriously have no idea what to do anymore 😪
I would try calling all of the local animal shelters, vet offices and ferret rescues in your area and I would also post on Facebook Twitter, Tiktoc, Instagram, next-door and anywhere else like that. You would be surprised how many people find them and turn them in or take them to a rescue or a shelter.
I really hope you find your baby. I’m so sorry that he’s missing. Also I don’t know if you’ve tried putting a litter box or some of his/her bedding outside your house, but if he’s still near by it may help being him home.
I know this is old but you can put a fitted sheet on the bottom of the box spring
That’s a great idea!!! I definitely didn’t think about that!
@@FerretTails :-)
my ferret got lost so i dnt know what to do he is lost in the house he has not came out
I’m so sorry. Try squeaking a squeak toy or something that crinkles. Some ferrets love that stuff and will come out just to see what it is. How long has he been missing.
yes my ferrets sleep in my boxspring hahaha
Mines is lost now I left in the cage open and she climbed through the pipe in the kitchen
O no. I really hope you can coax her back out. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
I'm missing my ferret gizmo he got out and has been missing for 3 days I'm scared he's gone
I’m so sorry 😢.
Bro thx I thout he got out side and died but he went in a door thats blocked with the cats liter box and other stuff
I’m so glad you found him! They are great at hiding in the craziest spots.
POV I’m watching this bc I lost my ferret in my 4 story house🥺
I have one like ruby such is lost now 😢
I’m so sorry to hear that.
I just lost my ferret today 😓
I’m so sorry 😢.
me too I know how you feel I've been looking for hour's.
@@FerretTails it’s okay I’ve found him! A neighbor found him a block away from my house 😳
@@marthagarcia-kf9cr oh , I hope you find yours🫶🏻
same i’ve been crying all night and day i need my baby back
Our boy dude has been m.i.a and I’m worried sick
I’m so sorry to hear that. I would be freaking out. I really hope you find him.
@@FerretTails I appreciate it but it doesn’t look very good to be honest
My little Goji got out a few days ago, and he was missing for almost 2 days. My dad rung up a bunch of vets and luckily someone handed him in so we got him. But suprise suprise he got out again today through a fly screen, ferrets really do get through everything haha, hoping we’ll find him :)
Update: We got him back that time but he got out again (I know, I know) and he’s been gone for more than 2 months ago and don’t think we’re getting him back :/
you are a terrible pet owner please never get another one
Oh ok
I lost mine AND he’s deaf 😫
O no. Did you find him yet?
@@FerretTails yes I did 😅 it turned out he was in my moms room, he’s not allowed in there anymore
I’m so glad you found him!! I would have been freakin out 😂.
I got ALL of my ferrets microchipped for free at my local shelter. There are a lot of discounted/free options at shelters and humane societies. :) check them out!! ❤
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went left our ferret to run free in our room like always she can’t get out bc of the gate we’ve left for 3 days before and she was fine we left her in there at 9 pm and the next day when we came home she was no where to be found and wasn’t in our room we can’t find her anywhere and i’m not sure if she’s inside or out bc the gate was loose but ik my ferret couldn’t loosen it