Fair enough, I just thought the thing about showing him what he missed out on was quite funny....reminded me a bit of supernanny!!
They need to get used to their owner, it's as simply as that. Flicking noses, shouting etc. is just going to scare the ferret.
Forgot to mention in my last post, I don't agree with wearing gloves to handle them either....if you're too scared to hold them with your bare hands you shouldn't own a ferret, and when wearing gloves they're not going to get used to your scent. The only situation I can think of where it might be necessary is when you have a hu