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Ferrets are domesticated, weasels are wild animals. A ferret is in the weasel family
Black Footed ferrets, weasels, and polecats.
Domestic ferrets do not kill chickens. Any kind of weasels in the wild would prey on chickens. Keep them in a pen.
I don't think so, but ferrets can interbreed with wild polecat ferrets. In Russia, a hybrid was created of a ferret and a European mink, named "Khonorik". Its parents were a hybrid male of a polecat ferret (wild x steppe) and a female of European mink, making it a hybrid of three species. Later on Khonoriks were bred from a thoroughbred wild European polecat ferret and European mink.
ferrets do not live in the wild; they are pets and pets only. although, their cousins (weasels, black-footed ferrets, etc.) can live 4-9 years. usually around 6 or 7
Ferrets have been mated with mink, wild European polecats (ferrets) and ermine, and have been surrogates for black footed ferrets, and are related to otters, but I don't think that mating with an otter would be successful.
In Tennessee, wildlife in the Mustelidae or Mustelids (from Latin mustela, weasel) family, commonly referred to as the weasel family, are Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata), and American Mink (Mustela vison),
Otters, weasels, muskrat, and wild mink are usually left 'fur in' for sale.
No, ferrets are not wild in Michigan.
No, there are no wild ferrets in Louisiana
Yes, ferrets were wild before they were domesticated
actually, ferrets are illegal in Hawaii so there are no wild ferrets in Hawaii in general.