What is the proper way to hold a ferret?

there is not really a proper way to hold a hamster, if you feel comfortable and your hamster looks fine than that is brilliant! if you don't know how to hold a hamster than a easy way is to gently scoop it up so the hamster is on your hand. Make sure your hands are flat so just in case the hamster does try to bite they don't really have much to nibble on! Now just keep putting one hand in front of the other and edge your hamster to move onto them. They should eventually start walking when you move your hands. you can then just keep them in you hand. But if you are too scared to do that you can get a toilet roll and put it into the hamsters cage, they sooner or later will go into the tube. Then when they are in pick it up and put the tube on the end of your hand so they can climb on.