Have A Demon Ferret?

Actually, there *are* rather inexpensive and very effective cures for everything you are having problems with.  The trick is, you have to really want to keep the ferret *and* be willing to put some effort into it.

I'd almost be willing to bet that the reason your ferret is acting the way he is, is because he was abused, neglected, or otherwise lived a bad life, before you got him.  Animals aren't born evil...people make them that way.

BITING
I've have what appeared to be "evil" ferrets when I first got them.  Chewy, for instance, got his name because he literally tore up my left hand.  Blood all over the place, the fingers were numb, gashes all up and down the palm and wrist.  This all happened while we were still at the home where I was rescuing him from!

I still took him home with my anyway.  I stopped at a pharmacy and bought bandages and antiseptic and fixed myself up well enough to make the drive home.  When I got to the house, I had to carry his cage by the sides, because it was too big to carry from the bottom.  Got my fingers torn up for all my trouble.  Again, bandages and antiseptic.

However, I didn't hit him, or yell at him, or even punish him.  What I *did* do, was put Ferretone (an oil supplement for ferrets, that they also like as a treat) all over my hands and fingers.  I then stuck my hand inside his cage.  No one was able to do that before, without getting their hand gnawed off.  He ran for me, but stopped cold and sniffed the Ferretone.  He then licked it...and licked it...and licked it. He spent more than 15 minutes getting every last molecule off my hand.  Not once during this time, did he bite.

Four days after rescuing this ferret, he no longer bit me.  He also let me put my hands in his cage, he let me hold him and he even let me take him on short walks on a leash.  Only four days.  Ferrets can change, if you have the time and are willing to do the work.

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(Results not typical.  Your mileage may vary.  Consult owner's manual for details on how long to wait between oil changes.  Because ferrets vary, your time-to-peace my take more or less time than mine did.  One other note.  I have never been afraid of my ferrets.  It might be because of this that its easier for me to get my ferrets interested in a new behavior.  A frightened person is easy to detect by an animal.  Some animals can use this against you.  Remember, your ferret can be kind and can behave.  Don't be afraid of them.  They don't *want* to hurt you.)
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CARPET DIGGING
Almost all of my ferrets (I have 11 of them) had done the carpet digging from time to time.  I found that putting pepper on the carpet where they like to dig, tends to teach them not to dig there for very long. After a time, they give up and find something else to do.  Pepper is easy to vacuum up later, too.

CABINETS
If the ferrets get into cabinets, simple hook-locks can keep them out of your cabinets.  I know...two of my three cabinets are locked in this manner.  Kinder locks also work well (provided none of your ferrets are skinny!), as do simple Velcro strips. 

UNDER THE BED
For the bed, simply buy an additional box spring and remove the frame you've been using, replacing it with the extra box spring.  The bed stays about the same height and ferrets can't get under it--either to stash rottweilers, or to rip out the lining.

CONSTANTLY ESCAPING THE CAGE 
As to the cage problem, get a better cage.  You might have to save up some money for this, but it can be worth the time.  The best type would be a cage with a door that slides up and down. 

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