- The word ferret comes from Latin and means “thief"
- Ferrets have weak vision, but their senses of smell and hearing are strong
- Old paintings and tapestries reveal to us that ferrets have been domesticated for thousands of years
- The third most popular pet in the US is the ferret
- There are 8-10 million pet ferrets in the US
- An unspayed female ferret is called a jill while a spayed female is a sprite. An intact male is a hob and a neutered male is called a gib. Baby ferrets are called kits.
- After kithood (6-8 weeks of age) ferrets make very few sounds.
How do these fun facts stack up against Clooney? Well:
- He is a thief - steals all kinds of stuff
- He is rather "Mr. Magoo - ish" and does not see well
- 8 - 10 million ferrets in the US but none as cute as my guy
- Clooney would be a gib - he was neutered and descented at the ferret farm where he was born
- Ah - noise - I would in general agree with this - although.....when playing with Oliver or sometimes while making the bed (his favorite chore) he does make a sound. It's called dooking. We call it the happy noise. It's hard to describe - kind of a throaty clucking noise - I am attaching a link so you can hear - this is not Clooney but he sounds very similar..... Ferret Happy Noise
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| Bags - LOVES bags - playing in them and taking stuff out of them! |
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