The Polk County Sheriff's Office, also known as PCSO, is a full-service law enforcement agency. It is governed by Polk County in Florida. The offic...
Domestic ferrets have an average length of approximately 20 inches (51 cm) including a 5 inch (13 cm) tail, weigh about 2-4 pounds (1 kg). Male Ferret: average 3 - 5 lbs, 17 - 24 length (1.35 - 2.25 kg and 43 - 61 cm). Female Ferret: average 1 - 3 lbs, 12 - 16 length (0.45 - 1.35 kg and 30 - 40 cm). Domestic ferrets reach their adult size at one year old. A typical female domestic ferret weighs from 0.3 to 1.1 kg. Male domestic ferrets can weigh from 0.9 to 2.7 kg, neutered males often weigh less than unaltered males. Domestic ferrets have a long and slender body. Females are typically 33 to 35.5 cm long and males are 38 to 40.6 cm long.
Male ferrets are called hobs; female ferrets are jills. A spayed female is a sprite, a neutered male is a gib, and a vasectomised male is known as a hoblet. Ferrets under one year old are known as kits. A group of ferrets is known as a business, or historically as a busyness.he name ferret is derived from the Latin furittus, meaning little thief, a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items. The Greek word ictis occurs in a play written by Aristophanes, The Acharnians, in 425 BC.