Enrique: Joanna's suggestions are probably among the best advice you
can get in this regard.

Beyond what she had to offer, however, I think it's important that you
understand that genets are WILD animals, and will remain so for the
duration of their lives.

"Taming" them, in a general sense of the word, is simply not possible.

That doesn't mean they can't bond with a human owner, and adapt to
living in one's home. They can adapt to it quite well, in fact, and
that's one of the reasons they've become so popular as pets in the
United States and elsewhere.

But any ideas of "disciplining" them or "training" them as one would a
dog, for example, are in most respects totally unrealistic.

Without knowing specifically what sort of troubles you are having, it's
difficult to offer any advice beyond what Joanna contributed. If you
be more specific about the problems you're confronting, perhaps some
more helpful suggestions could be offered.

Best of luck.

Chip




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> This was the way I trained my, mostly grown, wild caught adult and my
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around you, work up to giving him treats from your hand.
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is working on taming down a 3 month old small spotted genet. Any help
would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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