Live 6-8 years on average (sometimes up to 11 or 12)
Females
are called jills, and males are hobs. Baby ferrets are called kits. In
North America, spayed females are sometimes called sprites and neutered
males called gibs. A group of ferrets is a "business of ferrets."
Males
tend to be larger than females in length and weight. Females are 13-14
inches long and weigh anywhere from 0.75 to 2.5 lbs, whereas males are
on average 15-16 inches long and weigh 2-3.5 lbs if neutered and are
even larger (4 or more lbs) if not neutered.
