What is a Ferret and is it the right Pet for me?
This sight will show you how to care for a ferret, but also information on what a ferret is.
A ferret is a small, warm blooded mammal in the weasel family (mustelidae). Ferrets are long in body with short legs.
History of ferrets
First domesticated ferrets probably originated from captive breeding of wild polecats which is a mammals from Europe and Asia and likely descends from a North African lineage of the species. A ferret is a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae. Ferrets were probably used by the Romans for hunting. The main use of ferrets for several years was for hunting, or ferreting. With their long, lean build, and inquisitive nature, ferrets are very well equipped for getting down holes and chasing rodents, rabbits and moles out of their burrows. European colonists came to America on ships that used ferrets as hunting companions. The practice is illegal in several countries where it is feared that ferrets could unbalance the ecology. Today ferrets are still illegal or have strict restrictions on ferret owning in many parts of the world such as Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil, and states in the US, such as California, and Hawaii and cities like Washington, DC, and New York City.
A ferret is a small, warm blooded mammal in the weasel family (mustelidae). Ferrets are long in body with short legs.
History of ferrets
First domesticated ferrets probably originated from captive breeding of wild polecats which is a mammals from Europe and Asia and likely descends from a North African lineage of the species. A ferret is a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae. Ferrets were probably used by the Romans for hunting. The main use of ferrets for several years was for hunting, or ferreting. With their long, lean build, and inquisitive nature, ferrets are very well equipped for getting down holes and chasing rodents, rabbits and moles out of their burrows. European colonists came to America on ships that used ferrets as hunting companions. The practice is illegal in several countries where it is feared that ferrets could unbalance the ecology. Today ferrets are still illegal or have strict restrictions on ferret owning in many parts of the world such as Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil, and states in the US, such as California, and Hawaii and cities like Washington, DC, and New York City.
