Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Your Ferret

Prepare for ferret fun facts.The history of ferrets like most animals is full of funny facts and interesting tales

. Hopefully you found them as interesting as I do.

Check them out for your own interest to to use as a quiz for your friends. Let's dive right in

- A male ferret is called a Hob where as a female ferret is called a Jill. Baby ferrets are known as Kits (or kittens).

- It's very possible to train a ferret. Ferrets have been used to hunt, carry wires, and raced for years. So litter training and good manners should be pretty easy. You can learn more about ferret training by checking out... Train a Ferret

- Ferrets have an average length of roughly 20 inches. However Hobs (Males) can be twice as big as Jills (Females).

- Unlike Rabbits Ferrets are pure carnivores. Ferrets eat 95% protein and shouldn't be fed much fibre!

- Warning! Do do not try this at home: Ferret Legging was a distant Pub game played in England. The man holds his trousers to his anxles with string, has a ferret down each trouser leg, and fastens his belt at the top. We can be sure the men would be bitten a lot. The last man standing was declared the winner!

- Ferrets don't have great vision, but they can hear and smell you a mile off.

- Ferrets are called Mustela Putorius Furo in Latin. I wonder if you'll remember that one in a weeks time!

- Ferret litters will typically produce around seven babies, although can rise to twelve on occasion! That's a fair few kits!

- They can enjoy lives of up to 8 years or more! So you should enjoy a good number of years with your ferrets!

- The ferret has been domesticated since around 2000 years ago and came from North Africa!

- During the 13th century the Royal Court in England always included a Ferreter. It soon transpired to be seen as refined to own a ferret if in a high powered position within the church!

- Like dogs ferrets can do all sorts of tricks! You can train a ferret to go fetch small things for you, do a roll over, or work it's way through a tunnel maze. You can find out how to do this by clicking here: Easy Ferret Training

- Bathing a ferret too much actually makes them smell worse! It's also been known to cause skin problems and deplete their fur of essential oils!

I hope you enjoyed learning about some fun new ferret facts.You'll find ferret facts everywhere! Perhaps you didn't know for example that ferrets and skunks are closely related? This is what the stench can be, lol.

To find out more regarding ferrets and good ferret care click here:... Ferret Guide

Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Your Ferret

By: Rob Stevens

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