I have always wanted to get a ferret for a pet They are the domesticated form of the European polecat.
They are pretty popular as pets, so they must adapt fairly well to humans and domestication
Yes, they usually have brown, black, white, and mixed fur. I would probably want a white one.
Some parts of the world have restrictions on keeping them, especially New Zealand. They have some feral ones there.
Wow, I didn't know that. They normally live between 7 and 10 years. Males are larger than the females.
And they are small too. I think they go about one and a half up to four pounds .
parts of the world have imposed restrictions on the keeping of ferrets.
Several other mustelids also have the word "ferret" in their common names, including the black-footed ferret, an endangered species.
Etymology.
The name "ferret" is derived from the Latin "furittus", meaning "little thief", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items. The Greek word "ictis" occurs in a play written by Aristophanes, "The Acharnians", in 425 BC
Ferret
The ferret ("Mustela putorius furo") is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, "Mustela", in the family Mustelidae. Their fur is typically brown, black, white, or mixed. They have an average length of , including a tail, weigh about , and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators, with males being substantially larger than females.
The history of the ferret's