Black Footed Ferret is a part of the weasel family. The color of the Black Footed Ferret is a buff or tan color. The average weight is 1 pound. The height is normally 1.1 or 1.9
Life Cycle
The female Ferret litter is 3-5 kits. The kits open their eyes around a month later. The Ferrets mate around March or April.
Reproduction
The Black Footed Ferret's kits are born blind. They can't go above ground until their are at least 2 months old. They become independent around October.
Behavior Ferrets spent most of their time underground. Underground is where they sleep, eat, and raise their young in prairie dog burrows.
Diet
The Black Footed Ferrets are Carnivores. They hunt for Prairie dogs. The Black footed ferrets also eat squirrels, mice, and other rodents.