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[57] [58] It was once illegal to own ferrets in Dallas, Texas, [59] but the current Dallas City Code for Animals includes regulations for the vaccination of ferrets. [60] Pet ferrets are legal in Wisconsin, however legality varies by municipality.
The bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in experiments designed to mimic the disease in humans, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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A subspecies with the name Putorius was first described by Georges Cuvier in his 1817 work Le Règne Animal (The Animal Kingdom). Steppe polecats and black-footed ferrets had not yet been described until 1827 and 1851 respectively.
Like many other pocket pets, ferrets are social animals and thrive in groups of two or three. A ferret kept on its own will require a lot more attention from its owner than a ferret who has the constant company of his own species. [25] Female ferrets reach sexual maturity at around 8 –12 months of age.
"Ferrets are definitely not wild animals," Landes told USA TODAY. "They've been around a while, people don't understand that."Landes, who owns three ferrets, said they're mischievous and silly ...
As of 1985, 40 to 60 black-footed ferrets occupied a total of 6,178 to 7,413 acres (2,500 to 3,000 ha) of white-tailed prairie dog habitat. [6] From 1982 to 1984, the average year-round movement of 15 black-footed ferrets between white-tailed prairie dog colonies was 1.6 miles/night (2.5 km) (with a spread of 1.1 miles or 1.7 km).
A Florida man faces charges after he allegedly touched young girls he lured to his home with the promise of letting them pet his ferrets.. Robert Alan Rouse, 36, of Clearwater, is charged with two ...