Your thumb and your other fingers will hold your ferret's torso. Once you get the hang of this control hold, you'll find that your ferret can squirm all he likes, but it will be impossible for him to bite you. She grabs them by the scruff of their necks. She's grabbing the loose skin at the back of baby ferret's neck, and that's what you're going to do, too. To scruff your ferret, grab onto that extra skin at the back of his head and neck, and lift him up.
Some ferrets go completely limp when scruffed.
Other ferrets yawn, while still other ferrets may squirm. You'll hold him there for ten seconds or so, explaining that he is not to bite people. Then you'll put him down and gently release him. The training procedure Part one - ferret has fun Plan to spend a lot of time playing with your ferret and interacting with him. He needs your company, and he needs lots of time spent with you to learn how to act around humans.