My ferret bites my bare hands. How can I train him to stop?

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My ferret only bites without gloves, when I'm wearing them he's fine. How can I stop this? Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 22 days old | 3 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Every time your ferret nips you snap your middle finger at his nose and say no! The fact that he does not bite when you are wearing gloves, means that he knows that biting then has no effect, so he does not bother. Many ferrets nip because the person the pulls away and that is like a game to them. Another possibility to make it not interesting for him to nip you is to hold completely still, when he bites, and try not to show any reaction. After a little while he will realise "it's not working" and lose interest to do this.

My ferret bites my bare hands. How can I train him to stop?

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