| Term |
Meaning |
Albino |
Solid white ferret with
red eyes |
Alpha Ferret |
The dominant ferret of
the house, leader of the pack |
Ankle/leg Biter |
Wanting attention, a
treat or to be picked up |
Belly Button |
Well not quite, let's
just say you have a male ferret |
Bib |
White fur on chin and
throat |
Blaze |
White stripe between
the ears going down to the nose. These ferrets can
be deaf. |
Blown/blowing coat |
Another way of saying
shedding, but happens rather quickly in large amounts
(normal) |
Bottle Brush |
Their tail puffs out
from excitement, anger or fear..almost like static
cling |
Business |
Group of multi ferrets |
Butt Wipe |
Ferret type of toilet
paper. After going to the bathroom, they drag their
rear on the floor |
Chomp |
Checking out teeth strength..the
acting of biting. Usual course is lick-lick-CHOMP |
Carpet Shark |
laying very close to
the floor stretched out, usually just observing.
Can also crawl from this position. AKA flat ferret |
DEW |
White ferret with dark
(black or deep red) eyes- Dark White Ferret |
Dooking |
Chuckling sounds made
when excited, exploring, playing or war dancing.
Resembles a rooster sound |
Duck Soup |
Liquefied high-protein
food usually given to ill ferrets |
FFZ |
Ferret Free Zone - Ferrets
are illegal, Also known as NFFZ - Non-Ferret Friendly
Zone |
Ferreting |
Better known as working
ferrets. Trained ferrets used for hunting, usually
rabbits. Illegal in the US |
Ferret Math |
The art of going from
one ferret to two, to three to four to..... |
Ferret Proofing |
Keeping the house as
safe as possible for ferrets. Restricting access
to areas that can cause them harm |
Hob |
Whole male ferret able
to breed. V-Hob - Hob able to breed but fully sterile.
Gib - neutered male unable to breed |
Jill |
Whole female ferret able
to go into heat and produce kits. Sprite is a spayed
female, unable to go into heat or get pregnant |
Kit |
Baby ferret |
Mitts |
White feet or toes |
Nip
& Run |
Easier than the chomp
action..Invitation to play |
Panda |
Ferret with a predominantly
white face, overgrown blaze. These ferrets carry
a very high incidence of deafness |
Poof |
Non-descented ferret
secretes their anal sacks usually in fear releasing
a strong pungent odor that last a few minutes. Best
used to clear a house of all unwanted guests in a
matter of seconds |
Rainbow Bridge |
A place where your fully
healed ferret plays around waiting for you to cross
over the bridge together for eternity |
Scruffing |
Pinching by the nape
of the neck, just like a mother would do, relaxing
and calming the ferret. This will usually result
in the ferret yawning away |
Shiver |
Seen when a ferret first
wakes up. Way of regulating and increasing their
body temperature which drops during sleep time |
Snorkeling |
Immersing entire head
in water, often blowing bubbles. Often they forget
their scuba gear |
Stash |
Hiding place ferrets
store all their treasures usually out of human reach.
Missing keys, remote controls, etc can usually be
found there. Who needs kids?? |
Thief |
Their wonderful gift
of stealing whatever they believe is theirs, without
being noticed, to add to their stash |
War Dance |
An excited ferret bouncing
and thrashing themselves around with stiff legs,
arched back, open mouth, swinging head, often flinging
into walls and furniture. Usually dooking and bottle
brush tail go on at the same time. Ferret on speed |
Rat Tail |
Appearance of blackheads
on tail with hair loss and is usually an end result.
Usually excess hormone secretion around coat change. |
Waardenburg's Syndrome |
Genetic defect found
in white ferrets, blazes and pandas resulting in
deafness |
Zipper |
Not yours, theirs. The
dark line that runs down their stomach in the middle. |
