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No. Ferrets are not related at all to rats. Rats are rodents, ferrets are related to skunks, polecats, otters, and weasels. Ferrets are more like the responsibility of a cat or dog, as they are very very social and need attention at all times. Please if you are getting a ferret, DO NOT put wood shavings or newspaper as their bedding. They need soft blankets, hammocks, and even old t-shirts would work. The shavings cause problems with their lungs, and is really bad for them!!
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What are ferrets cousins?
The following animals are all members of the Mustelidae family and are closely related to each other: Ferrets, Otters, Martens, Badgers, Weasels, Wolverines, Stoats and Polecats
Are ferrets related to rabbits?
No, Ferrets are carnivores and rabbits are rodents. Ferret have been used for centuries to hunt rabbits, and is still used in parts of Europe. It is illegal in the U S to use ferrets for hunting rabbits
Are wolverines canines?
A wolverine is a member of the weasel family, which is called Mustelidae.Mustelidae is also the family of otters, badgers, and ferrets. The name wolf may be derived from the wolverine but they are not related. (The scientific name of a wolverines is gulo gulo.
Are ferrets or weasels found in Michigan?
Sure, Mink, Martens, wolverines. and otters
What is a cousin of weasel?
Otters minks ferrets stouts wolverines etc.
What are some other relatives of the otter?
Otters are mustelids, and thus are related to other mustelids: weasels, stoats, ferrets, wolverines, fishers, mink, mongooses, martens, polecats, badgers, honey badgers, sables, tayras, and grisons.
Are bangers and wolverines the related?
yes
What are ferrets related to?
A ferret is a weasel like mammal (Mustela putorius furo) related to the European polecat ferret and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits. Ferrets are related to weasels in the family Mustelidae of the orderCarnivora.The weasel family includes - Ferret, stoat, polecat, mink, ermine, black-footed ferret, long tailed weasel, least weasel. Other relatives of the weasels are martens, otters, badgers, and wolverines. The terms stoat and ermine are terms for the long tailed and short tailed weasels in their winter coats.. Ferrets are not related to skunks or rodentsPolecats, weasels, stoats, pine martens, badgers, skunks, wolverines, otters, grisons and tayras - the Mustelidae.Yes, they are all in the Mustelidae family and very similar in body shape and size
What are mustelids?
They are another name for weasels. The members are skunks,wolverines,weasels,ferrets,polecats,baders,minks,ermines,otters,and zorrilias.
Is a ferrets fur the same as a mouse?
Ferrets fur is different from a mouse. Ferrets are in the weasel family same as minks and ermines. Mice are in the rodent family and not related to ferrets
Is a Mink related to a wolverine?
Minks are related to, Weasels, Skunks, Otters and Wolverines
Are Badger mean?
They're very defensive (They are related to the Wolverines.) .
