Oh boy a potty ferret issue, this is an ongoing problem & I probably won't even cover it all here but here it goes:

ferrets digestive systems are very short (about every 2 hours they eat, therefore it ussually comes out about every 2 hours).

The easiest way is to litter train them is when they wake up, hold them for about 2-5 minutes then they will ussually have to go by then, so place her in the box (again & again as sometimes they climb right back out). as soon as she goes tell her in a happy voice shes a good girl & give her a treat. Do this as often as possible.

If you are allowing her to run through your house, you may want to limit it to one room at first, so you can litter train her easier. They *ussually* prefer corners so put the boxes in corners. Once she get the hang of that room, add another room to her access, eventually the whole house if you prefer. But you will need lots of litter boxes, in almost every corner.

Some ferrets may be picky on what litter & litter box they use (maybe call the guy you got her from to see what he used). And they also like the bigger litter boxes (not the small corner boxes) but you want the the box low enough (or at least the opening to it) so she can easily get in & out, if they have to crawl up into the box it requires too much time for a fuzzie so they will just go on the floor then.

EVERTIME you see her use her box give her a favorite treat.

BUT keep in mind ferrets are not like cats, they will not use their box 100% of the time (unless you have one super great ferret so far unheard of LOL). Although when they are in their cage they ussually use their box all the time.

If she is going to the bathroom in her cage not in the box then you can try to add another litter box. Or you can put toys, beds, blankets, food etc.. in the spots she prefers to use. They *ussually* wont go where there is bedding or food or toys etc..

When they do use an area they are not supposed to you want to clean it good w/ a product just for that purpose.



Because I have a large house & a lot of boxes & litter costs a lot of $, I use just folded newspaper in some spots in my house & I have some litter boxes too but here is what my house & my ferret potty areas consist of:
I have 3 ferrets & I have 4 litter boxes in their cage.
My house consists of a:
kitchen which I have 2 newspaper potty areas in my only 2 open corners
livingroom has 1 litter box (although maniac prefers going in the middle of the floor everytime)
their bedroom has the 4 boxes in their cage & one out of the cage
computer room has one litter box
bathroom has a newspaper potty area
my bedroom has 1 litter box & 2 newspaper potty areas

I used to have more but as they got older & more potty trained I took away some, I also re-arranged my house so not too many corners were left open, i placed furniture & stuff in most corners.