However, their average lifespan is approximately 6 years. Find ferrets available for rehoming on our find a pet page. Owning and caring for a ferret can be great fun and very rewarding, but it can also be quite challenging and is a big responsibility and long-term commitment.
Ferrets are domesticated animals. Their most likely wild ancestors are the European polecat and the Steppe polecat. Since no wild counterpart exists, we are still learning about the ferret's natural needs, habitat and behaviours. There is no one 'perfect' way to care for ferrets because every ferret and every situation is different. It is up to you how you look after your ferret, but you must take reasonable steps to ensure that you meet all of their needs.
Read our expert reviewed pet care information to find out more about the needs of ferrets: Environment , Diet , Behaviour , Company and Health and welfare. In honor of the holiday, brush up on your knowledge about everyone's favorite and longest polecat-like pet. It is unclear exactly when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a long and storied history. Some lore asserts that ancient Egyptians even kept them as pets, but the absence of ferret bones in explored tombs casts doubt on that claim.
Remains have been found in a medieval castle in Belgium, but there is no mention of the pets in any contemporary writings. It's also possible that the ferret was exclusively a lower-class pet, which would explain the lack of documentation. In the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci painted Cecilia Gallerani holding a weasel-like creature. Although the animal has been dubbed an ermine , many scholars believe the animal is actually a ferret. Ferrets are the domesticated subspecies of European polecats.
They can easily interbreed to produce offspring that are very similar to domestic ferrets. In the wild, ferrets and stoats perform a hypnotic dance that sends their prey into a trance. Domestic ferrets also perform this dance, but they use it for play instead of hunting.
Baby ferrets less than 1 year are kits. A group of ferrets is a business or fesnyng fez-ning. All kits are born with white fur and get their approximate adult color at 3 weeks of age. Ferrets can get heartworms from the bite of an infected mosquito. However, it only brings the best out in others. We are so proud of our community of clients who donated to our Angel Fund and helped this deserving family. Penny will continue to enjoy her long and happy life thanks to the good people of the world like all of you and most of all a family who loves her very, very much!
Ferrets are mustelids. Ferrets need cool temperatures! Ferrets have a special ferrety smell. Ferrets are carnivores! Ferrets should not have sugar — ever! Ferrets LOVE to dance! Ferrets can get heartworm disease. Ferrets are fearless.
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