>From:    Rosemary de Trafford <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: question about toys
>I have a question, Do ferrets like to play with squeaky toys or is this
>away to get them to come out of hiding?  If its used to get them out of
>hiding does the toy need to make a certain type of noise?
 
Since most squeaky toys are of a rubbery like material, it would not be a
good idea to allow your ferrets to play with them.  The toy doesn't need to
make a specific type of noise.  Any dog squeaky toy should do the trick.
Hopefully, they have a treat which they would kill to get.  Squeak the toy,
give 'em a treat.  Do that a few times and pretty soon you'll have ferrets
that will come a runnin' when they hear that squeak.  It's really handy to
have them trained to that.  Whenever I can't find mine, I squeak and they
appear.
 
For the ferrets,
Mike
 
* Michael F. Janke, [log in to unmask]
* Secretary, South Florida Ferret Club & Rescue
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[Posted in FML issue 2243]