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Male intact ferrets are called hobs; female intact ferrets are jills. A spayed female is a sprite, a neutered male is a gib, and a vasectomised male is known as a hoblet. Ferrets under one year old are known as kits. A group of ferrets is known as abusiness. Male Ferret
* Gib - a neutered male ferret. * Hob - a male ferret that is unneutered (another term - Dog)
* Hoblet - A vasectomized ferret * Hobble - a castrated male ferret Female Ferret
* Jill - a female ferret that is unspayed
* Dam - mother of a litter
* Sprite - a spayed female Baby Ferret (under the age of 1) - Kit (in Germany - pups) Carpet shark - slang term for ferret Translations
* Fret - Dutch for ferret * Frettchen - German for ferret * Fretti - Finnish for ferret * Furet - French for ferret * Furetti or Furetto - Italian for ferret * Hurón - Spanish for ferret * Xopek or Domashni Horek- Russian for ferret
* フェレット - Japanese In translation to that, it is hueretsuto.
* Tam-iller - Swedish for ferret
* Fretek - Czech for ferret
Scientific name for the domestic ferret is Mustela putorius furo. Scientific name for black-footed ferrets is Mustela nigripes
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What is the best bread of ferret to have for a pet?
There is only one breed of domestic ferret.
Is there a white footed ferret?
No, there is not a white footed ferret, but there are domestic ferrets with white paws
How many crhomosomes does a ferret have?
The black-footed ferret has 38 chromosomes
Is ferret a common noun?
Ferret is a common noun. It is also a verb.
How many chromosomes does a ferret have?
Domestic Ferrets have 40 chromosomes
Are ferrets legal to have in Chicago?
Domestic ferrets are legal to own in Chicago
What animal is also called a European polecat?
European polecat ferret (mustela putorius) in which the domestic ferret (mustela putorius furo) was domesticated from. Domestic ferrets can successfully breed with European polecat ferrets.
What animal names begin with fe?
ferret
How does a ferret find food in the wild?
A domestic ferret does not have instincts to find food in the wild, they would starve to death. There are two other ferrets - European polecat ferret and black footed ferret. rephrase your question if your asking about one of them
At which level does the ferret diverge from the domestic cat?
The blue whale and the ferret diverge from both being mammals
Can ferrets live in the wild in Wales UK?
In Wales the polecat ferret is well-established and widespread. In the UK, there is a European ferret polecat that lives in the wild. Domestic ferrets have long ago lost all natural instincts and cannot survive on their own in the wild, they totally rely on humans. Hybrids between European ferret polecats and domestic ferret could survive on their own. Studies on ferrets in the UK was determined that domestic ferrets and European polecat ferret are so closely related, they are regarded as the same species.
What two animals made a ferret?
Most scientists believe that the ferret descended from the European polecat ferret (Mustela putorius) and the Steppe polecat ferret (Mustela eversmanni). It is more true to say that the ferret was domesticated from the European polecat ferret. Domestic ferrets can breed with European polecat ferrets and produce fertile offspring
