What are the characteristics of ferrets?

Ferrets are the only domesticated animals in the family Mustelidae, and the number of ferrets as pets is increasing. On the surface, this is surprising. Their Latin scientific name is Mustela putorius furo, which can be translated as "thieves with musky smell", although their bad reputation is mostly inherited. Ferrets are domesticated by European chickens and ferrets. Ferret is an animal despised by farmers and gamekeepers. Due to a large number of hunting, catching and gas attacks, most parts of Britain were on the verge of extinction in the19th century. Chicken mink, also known as "chicken mink" or "smelly mink", is an animal that brings disaster to chicken coops, but it can also help humans control the number of rabbits and mice. As early as 2000 years ago, after domestication, its natural ability has been developed and utilized.

Chicken ferrets and ferrets can easily continue to cross. Ironically, it is the stripes on the wild ferrets that make them excellent pets. Unlike dull, herbivorous social rodents (such as hamsters and guinea pigs), domestic minks become solitary carnivores, just as domestic cats are pure carnivores. But ferrets are not as cold as cats. They are as curious and bold as puppies, and they are sensitive to their owners' commands. You can train him to walk to his name, or let him lead the way when you take him for a walk. When they search in the backyard, their curious habits make them show great interest in launching deadly attacks in rabbit caves. One of its stunts is dancing "war dance", including jumping backwards, sideways and squeaking with excitement. For single professionals, their special value as pets is that they sleep 18 hours every day and hardly make any noise, but they are always ready to give you an exciting and passionate performance when you go home.

They also have disadvantages. Although they clean their homes, they still give off an unpleasant smell, and even well-cared ferrets are a little too wild indoors. Moreover, they are naturally interested in all kinds of things, and it is difficult to keep them calm. In the house, they often disappear into holes in the wall, behind doors and cabinets, and jump behind sofas and dishwashers, where they are easily crushed. If they escape, they have no instinct to return to the nest. During the mating season, if the female ferrets can't mate, they will get sick. One of the easiest ways is to provide services for male infertile cubs: a free male ferret can look after 15 cubs a year. But beware: Ferrets' sexual intercourse is dirty, rude and lasts for a long time. Male ferrets are much bigger than female ferrets, and their penises are shaped like hockey sticks. When it is addicted to biting the female ferret's neck and biting violently, it can lock the penis in the female ferret's vagina for hours. Like female cats, female ferrets seem to need some unpleasant foreplay before laying eggs.

Ferrets also get some serious diseases like humans. Lymphoma and pancreatic cancer are common diseases, and they are also prone to stress-related diseases, often depressed, especially when separated from their peers. They often refused to eat and were depressed for weeks. This makes them more compassionate than other animals (such as gerbils), which also enables them to successfully carry out "pet treatment". Spending an hour with ferrets seems to be equivalent to giving a beneficial tonic to the elderly, depressed patients or children recovering from a serious illness.