Where can I find information on how to feed and care for ferrets?
Ferret Facts What You Need to Know About Ferrets by Lianne McLeod, DVM for About.com Introduction * Live 6-8 years on average (sometimes up to 11 or 12) * Females are called jills, and males are hobs. Baby ferrets are called kits. In North America, spayed females are sometimes called sprites and neutered males called gibs. A group of ferrets is a “business of ferrets.” * Males tend to be larger than females in length and weight. Females are 13-14 inches long and weigh anywhere from 0.75 to 2.5 lbs, whereas males are on average 15-16 inches long and weigh 2-3.5 lbs if neutered and are even larger (4 or more lbs) if not neutered. * Most ferrets obtained in North America are spayed or neutered and descented at a very young age before being sold. * Ferrets sleep a large part of the day, commonly around 18 hours. They naturally tend to be active at dawn and dusk, but usually adapt their sleeping and active times to the fit the schedules of their
