ARE THERE DIFFERENT BREEDS of FERRET?
No, There is no designer Breed of Ferret here is info on ferret breeds AND COLORING.. There the Domestic Ferret and the Blackfooted ferret which is endangered there you cant own.. The domestic European ferret, mustela furo, is a member of the weasel family. It is closely related to polecats but is very different. Unlike the ploecat, it is calm and stable and enjoys the company of humans and other animals. Ferrets have been around for over 3,000 years in Europe. The First ferrets were brought to america over 300 years ago and were used for rodent control. The Black-Footed Ferret is the only “wild” species of ferret in existance in the United States of America. It is an endangered species and was just recently reintrodced back into the wild. The only problem is that they have no hunting instinct left in them. Ferrets come in a variety of colors with albino being the original ferret color. There are 4 distinctive colors of Ferrets.