My Ferret Page
Interesting Facts About Ferrets:
· They weigh one to six pounds.
· Adults are thirteen to sixteen inches long.
· Originally, they were used to eliminate rodents. Now, they make a good pet.
· They usually live six to eight years, but can live longer.
· The European Polecat is thought to be an ancestor of the ferret.
· They sleep up to twenty hours per day.
· Ferrets can fit their body through anything that their head can fit through. This is because they are extremely flexible.
· They are very rare in the wild.