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12/16-23/07 - Ferrets actually have no inborn fear of humans.
From: Ferret Fun Facts


07/13-23/07 - Ferrets can sleep so soundly that they cannot be woken up even when picked up and jostled.
From: Ferret Fun Facts

04/21-30/07 - A newborn ferret is so tiny, that it can fit in a teaspoon.
From: Ferret Fun Facts

04/12-21/07 - A female ferret will die if it goes into the heat and does not find a mate.
From: Some Strange Facts at yazeez  

03/12-19/07 - Adult male ferrets are called hobs.
From: http://courses.ttu.edu

03/03-12/07 - Studies have shown that ferrets are incredibly intelligent animals, and some have been found to be comparable to cats and dogs.
From: Extreme Weezils.

02/17-25/07 - Ferrets were domesticated before the cat was domesticated. Egyptians were probably the first people to domesticate the ferret.
From: http://courses.ttu.edu

01/22/07-02/01/07 - The Ferret is not very closely relate to rodents such as mice and rats. They are actually more closely related to minks, weasels, otters, and badgers.
From: http://courses.ttu.edu

01/ 14-21/07- Ferrets can catch the human flu and show symptoms such as wheezing and sneezing.
From: http://www.extremeweezils.com

01/01-07/07: Currently, in America, Ferrets are the third most popular pet, and there are estimated to be eight to ten million ferrets being kept as pets in the U.S.
From: http://dragonsinger.com/rhadluck/

12/10-17/06: The name ferret comes from the latin word, furonem, which means "theif" in english.
From: Ferrets 101 By:Lianne McLeod