When it comes to litter training, some ferrets will be easier to train than others. The litter box should be placed in an easy to reach spot, and close to where the ferret plays and lives. Once a ...

DEAR HELOISE: I just bought my first two ferrets, and while they are adorable little scamps, I don't know how to potty train them. The lady at the pet store said they can easily be litter-trained. My ...

Dear Heloise: I just bought my first two ferrets, and while they are adorable little scamps, I don’t know how to potty train them. The lady at the pet store said they can easily be litter-trained. My ...

In an outdoor enclosure, two juvenile black-footed ferrets pounce and somersault, tumbling over each other in a playful fight. The loser breaks free and rushes into a tunnel lined with a plastic tube.

House-training a ferret requires patience, but it certainly can be done. If your ferret is moving the box to a certain location in the cage each night, you should follow his lead and put the litter ...

Upon hearing the blare of a siren, you would quickly home in on the source and direction of the sound and take the necessary action, or precaution, such as pulling your car over or foregoing crossing ...

Researchers have trained male ferrets to detect a specific odor signature in feces from ducks infected with low pathogenic avian influenza A virus (LPAI). The study was published in PLoS ONE. The ...

Editor’s note: As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, scientists are analyzing new ways to track it. One promising approach is training dogs to detect people who are infected by smelling samples ...

When we talk about training your pet ferret, we’re not talking about training it to do acrobatic or magic tricks, and it is doubtful that they will ever replace dogs on sleds or surfboards. But ...