For older ferrets, a bath or even a good scolding could prompt trembling. Most often, yes. Ferrets sleep quite a bit, even adults. Ferrets sometimes appear to be sleeping with their eyes partly open, and they sleep very heavily, often not waking even when picked up. Ferrets will readily adapt to your schedule, however, and if you let them out to play at certain times everyday, they will adjust so their playtime matches yours.
Ferrets are very sociable animals.
They will become attached to you, and will suffer if not handled and played with on a daily basis. Ferrets are not like a hamster or gerbil. They need plenty of room to run around in, if only for a few hours each day. Ferrets can also catch human colds and the flu, so if you are sick, try not to hand your ferret much, because once they catch it, it can often progress to pneumonia and death if not treated with antibiotics. Most of the information in this brochure was reprinted with permission form the Ferret FAQ 1994-1996 by Pamela Geene on the Internet.