You really don't have to train your ferrets to hunt house mice, it should be a natural instinct for them to kill the mice. Also, just the smell of ferrets should keep mice away.
Mice form part of the wild polecat's diet, meaning that while eating them will present a slightly increased chance of your ferret contracting disease from the mice (they may also get fleas), it will be safe enough to not worry about. I suspect that, if you keep ferrets and have mice in your home, it'll be almost impossible to stop the ferrets eating them!
Ferrets fur is different from a mouse. Ferrets are in the weasel family same as minks and ermines. Mice are in the rodent family and not related to ferrets
Ferrets are susceptible to a lot of various diseases. The most common is canine distemper. Ferrets are susceptible to feline distemper as well. Ferrets rarely get rabies but precautions should still be taken. There are many other common diseases that ferrets are susceptible to also. Fleas, mites, and physical injuries are not diseases but are quite common.
No, Ferrets do not carry any diseases, but they are subject to be infected with various illnesses from humans, cats, and dogs.
Black-footed ferrets are highly susceptible to canine distemper and sylvatic plague.
Dogs, cats, rats, mice, ferrets
No, rodents (mice, rats, ferrets, etc) do not lay eggs.
A ferrets will chase any rodent (mice, rats, rabbits)
No. Ferrets are natural predators of rodents like rats and mice.
Black footed ferrets eat prairie dogs. Domestic ferrets might eat rodents, such as rabbits, mice, rats, etc.
cats, dogs, birds, rats, ferrets, mice and snakes