Your Ferret has a Strict Diet Like cats, ferrets are obligate carnivores, which means they cannot survive without meat in their diet. But contrary to popular belief, this does not mean that ferrets can only eat meat. In fact, ferrets diets are quite complex. Look at it this way. Ferrets have short intestinal tracts, therefore food moves through quickly without much time to by digested. This limits the amount...

The wild black footed ferret is not the same as a domestic ferret that are kept as pets. So what are the differences? Domestic Ferrets (Mustela furo) were once bred to hunt rabbits and rats and are related to the European polecat. A domestic male can be 25 inches long or smaller. They are usually cream in color, with dark tips, feet and tail and a mask around the eyes. Generally breeders will remove their scent...