The word “ferret” is coming from the Latin word "Furonem", which mean “little thief”. It is true that one of the favorite activity of ferret is stealing and hiding things. The scientific name of ferret is Mustella Putorius Furo , which basically translates to "Stinky weasel thief". That tells you about the naughty behavior of this little creature. Ferrets belong to the weasel family. Besides weasels and ferrets, minks, otters, and badgers as well as polecats and sables are also include in this family.
A female ferret is called a ‘jill’ and a de-sexed female is called a ‘sprite’. Female ferret is smaller than male ferret. A jill can have 1 to 15 kits in a litter. A Female ferret reach to sexual maturity at 4-6 months of age. Once they go into heat, they stay that way until they breed. A female ferret can die if they don’t find a mate during the heat. Remaining in heat for a long time they creates estrogen toxicity and the bone marrow stops producing new red blood cells which can be cause of anemia, clotting, and even death.
A female ferret is called a ‘jill’ and a de-sexed female is called a ‘sprite’. Female ferret is smaller than male ferret. A jill can have 1 to 15 kits in a litter. A Female ferret reach to sexual maturity at 4-6 months of age. Once they go into heat, they stay that way until they breed. A female ferret can die if they don’t find a mate during the heat. Remaining in heat for a long time they creates estrogen toxicity and the bone marrow stops producing new red blood cells which can be cause of anemia, clotting, and even death.
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