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The ferret is a carnivorous (meat eating) mammal of genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family including the domestic ferret and an endangered species, the Black-footed Ferret. For hundreds of years, the main use of domestic ferrets was for hunting called "ferreting". Ferrets have a long, lean body, with an inquisitive nature, that makes them very well equipped for getting down holes and chasing rodents and rabbits out of their burrows and nests.
For centuries ferrets have been used for rodent, mice and rat extermination and control. Ferrets have a natural instinct to hunt and kill rodents. One time I had a baby rat trapped and showed to my ferret, she immediately grabbed by the back of the neck and killed it in one bite.
- Just read an account in Farm Show mag where someone as a kid on a farm kept ferrets for rats and rabbits. The description was that his father showed them the animal holes at about 5 mo of age, and most took right to it. He said gentle seeming ferrets would change when going to hunt, that they were sent in pairs, and he kept them in practice out of rabbit season with rats and mice. The rabbits they would flush out and shoot, they seemed to do that with rats outdoors as well, but they seemed able to kill rats, and chase them into holes, especially the smaller females.
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What is the strongest house hold pet rodent?
ferret
Which animal is related to a ferret - mongoose or rodent?
The mongoose is in the sub-order of cats, the ferret is in the sub-order of dogs, under the carnivore family. Rodents are in the rodent family. The ferret is not related to either the mongoose or rodent
Would a ferret kill?
A ferret might kill any rodent, birds, small snake or reptiles, maybe bugs.
What does a ferret chase out of its house?
A ferrets will chase any rodent (mice, rats, rabbits)
Do pet squirrels attract mice?
A ferret is of the family Mustela, or weasel. The scientific name for the ferret is Mustela putorius furo, or weasel-like stinky thief. Weasels and their cousins prey on small rodents so the likelyhood of a ferret attracting a mouse of any other rodent is nil. In fact having a ferret in your residence would deter any rodent from entering.
Who first brought the ferret to North America?
Ferrets were introduce to North America by the Spanish and arrived in 1875, when America was being colonized. Ships sailing to America used ferrets as a means of rodent control,
What rodent starts with a F?
The frosted hairy dwarf porcupine is a porcupine species in Colombia and Venezuela. Finlayson's squirrel is a species of rodent in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The fraternal squirrel is a species of rodent in Indonesia.
What animal is related to the mink and is used for hunting rabbits and rats?
The Domestic Ferret has been used for centuries for hunting rabbits (ferreting - still practiced in Europe) and rodent control (until chemical poisoning), and is related to the Mink
What rodent has furry tail?
Squirrel, raccoon, ferret, those big fluffy things.. uh i dunno what those are called though
My cat is very big not fat just big and he kills rabbits and mice all the time Would he get along with a ferret?
More than likely, your cat will not get along with a ferret. Ferrets are a type of rodent which is like prey to a cat.
Can you train your ferret like a puppy?
Ferrets can be trained, but not like a dog or cat.
What does a black footed ferret eat list?
Mainly prairie dogs, but will take any small rodent, birds eggs and nestlings, scorpions and spiders.
