They're a little stinky but can be your best friend. Here a few things about ferrets to inform you that they are amazing little pets. Ferrets are the third most popular pet according to the American Ferret Association. These furry little pets are like dogs and cats in love with socializing and can even be taught to walk on a leash. European ferrets or the pet ferrets you could adopt are different than the Black-footed ferrets of North America which are an endangered species. Read more about the Black-footed ferrets at the end of this article.

Their mischievous and cooky, their all together funny

They will steal and hide random objects!

Sometimes ferrets will take socks, while others like plastic water bottles.

They will jump and run around.

They can be kept in a cage but need to be released around the house for a couple hours a day. I like to let my ferrets out at least twice a day to run and have fun.

They Giggle! It's the cutest thing.

When ferrets become excited, most will giggle and jump around the area. They will chase and jump while they let out an adorable little giggle noise.

Ferrets LOVE new toys.

They do not have to have super expensive items, they just love it when a room is rearranged or there is something new to discover.

Ferrets can actually run just as fast forwards as they can backward.

And ferrets LOVE tunnels.

Some ferrets enjoy climbing while others enjoy digging.

Pet ferrets are different than North American ferrets.

A quick lesson on ferrets!

The ferrets that you can keep pets are European ferrets that vary in color from albino to a raccoon-type coloring. The European ferrets are also more plump than the endangered Black-Footed Ferrets of North America which used to run free across the country.

The Black-Footed Ferrets are North America's rarest animal.

Around the 1970s, black-footed ferrets were considered extinct, but 120 were found in Wyoming in the mid-1980s. Unfortunately, two disease outbreaks wiped out most of the remaining population, so the last 18 were captured for a breeding program.

In 2006, the offspring of those 18 were released in eight reintroduction sites in the United States and Mexico, where, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, they are growing in population.

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To Learn more about Ferrets, visit the American Ferret Association for more details. https://www.ferret.org

To learn more about the Black-footed Ferrets of North America visit https://defenders.org/black-footed-ferret/what-you...