ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊd tə wˈɛɹ ˌʌndɚwˈɛɹ bᵻnˌiːθ ðɛɹ tɹˈaʊsɚz, wˌɪtʃ mˈʌst ɐlˈaʊ ðə fˈɛɹɪts fɹˈiː ˈæksɛs fɹʌm wˈʌn lˈɛɡ tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, ænd ðə fˈɛɹɪts mˈʌstɐv ɐ fˈʊl sˈɛt ʌv tˈiːθ ðæt mˈʌst nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn fˈaɪld ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz blˈʌntᵻd.
In addition, competitors are not allowed to wear underwear beneath their trousers, which must allow the ferrets free access from one leg to the other, and the ferrets must have a full set of teeth that must not have been filed or otherwise blunted.