>I'm about to get a ferret, but I've got a question about litter training.  I
>work all day - is is possible to successfully train a kit to use a litter
>box if I'm not home to reward/scold them all day?  I'm planning on keeping
>the ferret in a cage during the day...
 
Evry one that I know uses the : take a little smear of poop and put it in
the litter pan (the triangular corner one works great) and praise and reward
each time they use it.  It worked for Hendrix and the new baby took right to
it.  In fact the new baby is making Hendrix have fewer misses.
 
Tom
 
Nolo Illegitimus Carborundi!
 
"The average American has the attention span of a ferret after a double
cappuccino."
- Dennis Miller
 
'We've lost sight of what made America so innovative --
we were daring, original and not afraid of offending the old guard.  We have
lost our inventiveness for the sake of appearances.' anon.
[Posted in FML issue 1759]