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exercise and Leash Taining

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Question
would like to lern the proper way to exercise the ferrets to build up their strength and keep weightdown on Females and Leash training so as to be able to take them outdoors.

  have three one male two females

Answer
Hello Don and thank you for your questions,

For keeping weight down on females I'd just call the vets and chekc the food package your feeding and ask if the fat levels aren't too high, also stop feeding treats, canned food and any cooked meats you may have been feeding, exercise is also very inportant let them out for three+ hours a day, offer things like paper bags, cardboard boxes, ceral boxes(with holes cut in), 4" pvc pipe, jingle balls for cats and other assorted cat toys, just be sure to suppervise all outings, simply put a kitten or ferret harrness on your ferret, and let him run a round with it on, be sure the watch him when there doing this or they may get caught on something and strangle, after a little while hook on a light weight leash, thats it now just take your ferret and your done, just be sure that your ferret can't get out of its harrness.