Funfacts w/ Lil Lizard:Ferrets
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Snickers-The-Fox[OP]
22.09.2020 13:49
LinkFerrets are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae) along with minks, otters, badgers, polecats, and sables
They are also related to the skunk family and can give off an odorous smell when excited or afraid
Ferret is from the Latin word fur meaning ‘little thief’ they love to steal and hide things
Historically, ferrets were used to hunt rabbits and other rodents
From 1860 to the start of World War II, ferrets were widely used in the American West to protect grain stores from rodents
A ferrets normal heart beat is 200 to 250 beats per minute
The average lifespan of the domesticated ferret is 8 yrs
There most active when the sun is rising and setting
An intact female ferret is a jill, and a spayed female is a sprite, An intact male is a hob, and a neutered male is a gib
Baby ferrets are kits and are born with white fur and get there color by 3 weeks
A group of ferrets is a business or fesnyng (fez-ning)
Ferrets can get heartworm from mosquito bites
Snickers-The-Fox[OP]
22.09.2020 13:50
LinkA thought to be extinct species of ferret was rediscovered in america
Ferrets can poop in a box but he will put up more fight than your cat did
It is illegal to own a ferret in California, Hawaii, New York City, and Washington D.C. as well as in some communities in other U.S states
Female ferrets are half the size of males
“Ferret legging” is a contest in which participants drop 2 live ferrets into their pants (without underwear) that are tied off at the waist and the ankles. The animals then claw and bite to try to get free. The winner of the contest is the participant who can keep the ferret in his pants the longest. While most people can only last a few minutes, in 2010 two men kept the ferrets in their pants for over 5 hours
New Zealand released a bunch of ferrets into the wild to control rabbit populations but then they started eating the native birds
Snickers-The-Fox[OP]
22.09.2020 13:50
LinkWhen ferrets are excited, they perform what is called a “weasel war dance,” which is a series of leaps, sideways hops, and bumping into nearby objects. Such a display is not a sign of aggression but rather an invitation to play
Queen elizabeth owned an albino ferret
Ferrets are basically dead when they sleep
Ferrets sometimes wag their tails like dogs
Ferrets have flexible ribs which allows them to twist and squish into tight spaces
People's greed for fancy designs in there ferrets has lead them to be deaf with certain patterns like ‘badger’
Ferrets are murders and will kill your children- a pair of ferrets nearly killed a ten year old girl but her dog saved her and some ferrets have been known to kill human babies
In 2011, a 4-month-old boy who had been left in a rocker was attacked by a pet ferret. It chewed all the boy’s fingers off except for his thumbs and a little bit of a pinkie finger
In Hillsboro, Oregon, a ferret killed a 10-week-old baby in 1991
Snickers-The-Fox[OP]
22.09.2020 13:50
LinkIn Argentina, someone drugged ferrets with growth hormones and sold them as poodles at swap meets
https://www.factretriever.com/ferret-facts