The Polk County Sheriff's Office, also known as PCSO, is a full-service law enforcement agency. It is governed by Polk County in Florida. The offic...
Domestic ferrets have an average length of approximately 20 inches (51 cm) including a 5 inch (13 cm) tail, weigh about 2-4 pounds (1 kg). Male Ferret: average 3 - 5 lbs, 17 - 24 length (1.35 - 2.25 kg and 43 - 61 cm). Female Ferret: average 1 - 3 lbs, 12 - 16 length (0.45 - 1.35 kg and 30 - 40 cm). Domestic ferrets reach their adult size at one year old. A typical female domestic ferret weighs from 0.3 to 1.1 kg. Male domestic ferrets can weigh from 0.9 to 2.7 kg, neutered males often weigh less than unaltered males. Domestic ferrets have a long and slender body. Females are typically 33 to 35.5 cm long and males are 38 to 40.6 cm long.
Ferrets are nocturnal, sleeping up to 21 hours per day and hunting prairie dogs primarily during the night. Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive stick-em up mask that adorns its face.The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip.hough black-footed ferrets sometimes eat squirrels, mice, and other rodents, prairie dogs are essential to their survival, making up the majority of the ferret diet. These voracious predators hunt them in their own burrows, and take shelter in abandoned prairie dog dwellings.