Do away with the gloves mate, Col got 2 ferrets last week that had never been handled, I had them like putty in my hands within 15 minutes, keep lifting them in and out of the cage, also my old trick is to force my finger into it's mouth and keep it there for a few seconds while wiggling it around, sounds daft but it work, ask Col! Just got to be brave and don't show them you are scared, don't make any sudden movements and let them see your hand going to pick them up, once you have them in your hands slowly stroke them from the head down to the tail and hold them against your body to relaxe th