This video is dedicated entirely to teaching a deaf ferret to come when called. I’ve touched on how to do this some in other videos, but I wanted to go into …
I just got my first ferret, Dani 2 days ago and while I was cleaning the
room she stays in I noticed she didn’t wake up while I vacuumed or cleaned
out the bottom of her cage. So I’m positive she is deaf. Once I found this
out I looked up ways to teacher her things. I found your videos and I was
so relieved to see that you have has successes with training a deaf ferret.
I hope you make more videos for deaf ferrets in the future and I wish the
best for you and Joey. :)
ps. she doesn’t like the boiled chicken we tried and only likes the dark
colored treat in the bag we have which only come with about 20 dark and 300
light brown ones. she’s picky
hey courtney can you post more deaf ferret videos my 3 month old jaxx is
very responsive to the clicker but we recently found out that my 8 month
old jemma is deaf and I’m sort of lost of how to train her.
I got my first ferret Jalapeno few years ago, I didn’t even know he was
deaf until a month or so after I got him, I felt horrible. I had bought
everything from clickers and jingle toys for him. I couldn’t find anything
about deaf ferrets back then so it was a learning experience for both of
us, I taught Jalapeno to come by flickering my hall lights. Every night
when I got home that was how I greeted him. Later on I got Peanut my second
ferret. I have actually found it to be more difficult to train my hearing
ferret Peanut, over my deaf ferret Jalapeno.
Honestly, a ferret may not be the best pet to have since you have the
hamster, rabbit, guinea pig, & chickens. While I don’t agree they’re scary,
they are predators. I wouldn’t want the ferret to harm the other animals
out of instinct. Ferrets are typically better paired with cats and some
dogs(depending on the breed and temperament)
i really want a ferret but my mom doesn’t want one because she thinks
they’re scary and that he will bite our dog and cats (we also have a
hamster, rabit, guinea pig and chickens, do ferrets leave them alone?)
Yeah I’ve seen videos of people feeding them rabbits and stuff. But the
rabbit, guinea pig and chickens are outside. So it’s more a problem for the
hamster. Oh my mom also thinks they bite a lot, and I tell her that you can
train them to not bite, that’s true right?
As with any animal, the smell can often be attributed to how well cared for
the pet is. The pet store probably had several ferrets all together and
most likely hadn’t cleaned their litter recently. With Joey, I am sure to
clean his litter twice/day, I wash his bedding weekly, and he is altered
which helps tremendously. He does have a slight smell to him, but nothing
overwhelming that would knock people out like a urine stench.
Ferrets should always have food available to them because they have such
fast metabolisms. When the seasons change and we start going into the fall,
ferrets will start to eat more for the winter. You might want to consider
switching off of marshalls food slowly. The best resource for types of
kibble is on the “More Dooks Ferret Food Chart” Please google that so you
can learn about the best(&worst) types of kibble out there. If you are
still concerned about his weight please see your vet.
Do you think you could do more deaf ferret videos? I have a deaf ferret but
i’m not sure how to go about training him to do tricks and stuff. If you
could that would be awesome 🙂
weezlemum
I am so glad I found this video. I’ve recently rescued my first deafie.
Now to get started on training her to come when called.
Hailey Wheatcraft
I just got my first ferret, Dani 2 days ago and while I was cleaning the
room she stays in I noticed she didn’t wake up while I vacuumed or cleaned
out the bottom of her cage. So I’m positive she is deaf. Once I found this
out I looked up ways to teacher her things. I found your videos and I was
so relieved to see that you have has successes with training a deaf ferret.
I hope you make more videos for deaf ferrets in the future and I wish the
best for you and Joey. :)
Happyhammy Ferrets
How could I train a deef ferret if I live in a appartment and my nabors
below bang on our floor when we even walk across it
Taye Mcnea
ps. she doesn’t like the boiled chicken we tried and only likes the dark
colored treat in the bag we have which only come with about 20 dark and 300
light brown ones. she’s picky
Taye Mcnea
hey courtney can you post more deaf ferret videos my 3 month old jaxx is
very responsive to the clicker but we recently found out that my 8 month
old jemma is deaf and I’m sort of lost of how to train her.
Callie Jet
I have two ferrets now and my white ferret is deaf. My vet said that
deafness is common in white ferrets with black eyes
Sara Pressler
I got my first ferret Jalapeno few years ago, I didn’t even know he was
deaf until a month or so after I got him, I felt horrible. I had bought
everything from clickers and jingle toys for him. I couldn’t find anything
about deaf ferrets back then so it was a learning experience for both of
us, I taught Jalapeno to come by flickering my hall lights. Every night
when I got home that was how I greeted him. Later on I got Peanut my second
ferret. I have actually found it to be more difficult to train my hearing
ferret Peanut, over my deaf ferret Jalapeno.
finleytheferret
Joey is such a big, healthy looking boy. Do you have any videos discussing
what you feed him? 🙂
Joey TheTrainedFerret
Yes – I do plan to make more videos on training deaf ferrets :O)
evpointfinder
They are so cute…but I went to the store and the smell of urine was so
bad I couldn’t stand it. How can you stand their smell.
Ev S
Congratulations you have 2000 subscribers
Joey TheTrainedFerret
no, but I plan on doing one about it soon!
@ModestEdits (EN Co-Leader)
My Ferret is getting really fat. what is the normal amount of food we
should give to our ferrets? (i feed my ferret marshal ferret food)
MrBooboonator
only one of my ferrets like treats the others not so much, ive tried
chicken ive tried bandit treats and hard treats….. no luck lol
Joey TheTrainedFerret
Yes, that is true. Some take more training than others, but it can be done.
Maybe your mom should watch some Joey videos! :O)
Joey TheTrainedFerret
Honestly, a ferret may not be the best pet to have since you have the
hamster, rabbit, guinea pig, & chickens. While I don’t agree they’re scary,
they are predators. I wouldn’t want the ferret to harm the other animals
out of instinct. Ferrets are typically better paired with cats and some
dogs(depending on the breed and temperament)
Alisha M.
i really want a ferret but my mom doesn’t want one because she thinks
they’re scary and that he will bite our dog and cats (we also have a
hamster, rabit, guinea pig and chickens, do ferrets leave them alone?)
Alisha M.
Yeah I’ve seen videos of people feeding them rabbits and stuff. But the
rabbit, guinea pig and chickens are outside. So it’s more a problem for the
hamster. Oh my mom also thinks they bite a lot, and I tell her that you can
train them to not bite, that’s true right?
Joey TheTrainedFerret
As with any animal, the smell can often be attributed to how well cared for
the pet is. The pet store probably had several ferrets all together and
most likely hadn’t cleaned their litter recently. With Joey, I am sure to
clean his litter twice/day, I wash his bedding weekly, and he is altered
which helps tremendously. He does have a slight smell to him, but nothing
overwhelming that would knock people out like a urine stench.
Joey TheTrainedFerret
Ferrets should always have food available to them because they have such
fast metabolisms. When the seasons change and we start going into the fall,
ferrets will start to eat more for the winter. You might want to consider
switching off of marshalls food slowly. The best resource for types of
kibble is on the “More Dooks Ferret Food Chart” Please google that so you
can learn about the best(&worst) types of kibble out there. If you are
still concerned about his weight please see your vet.
Joey TheTrainedFerret
Have you seen my video on treats?
BlahBlahBlah41074
Do you think you could do more deaf ferret videos? I have a deaf ferret but
i’m not sure how to go about training him to do tricks and stuff. If you
could that would be awesome 🙂