Standard and angora ferrets
Angora ferrets are the result a genetic mutation discovered by a Swedish ferret breeder, whose ferrets produced longer hair on their rumps. He sold the stock to a fur farm, which continued breeding the ferrets to create what we now know as the angora.
Angoras have an extra fold in their nose, usually with a tuft of fur outside, inside, or covering the nose. The undercoat of an angora ferret is the same length as their overcoat, which is longer than a standard ferret’s, 2-8 inches (5-12.7 centimeters) long.
In standard ferrets, the undercoat is much shorter than the overcoat. Standard ferrets can vary wildly in size and body shape, from a whippet body type (long, thin, and slinky) to a bulldog body type (shorter and block-shaped). Breeders usually prefer the bulldog shape, so you rarely see whippet angoras.
Angoras that have been cross-bred with standard ferrets will usually have longer overcoats than standard ferrets, but will not have the extra fold in their nose or the long undercoat.
Because the angora was originally created by a fur farm, they were likely not too interested in creating genetically healthy ferrets. As a result, angora ferrets may have some undesirable traits and come from a very small gene pool. Angora breeders try to fix these issues by cross-breeding angoras with standard ferrets to expand the gene pool and select for positive traits.
Hybrid ferrets
A hybrid ferret is a cross between a European polecat (Mustela putorius, one of the ferret’s ancestors) and a domesticated ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Some breeders produce hybrids and partial hybrids because they believe that doing so will help strengthen the ferret gene pool.
Domesticated ferrets have been selected for positive traits, but European polecats have not. This means that hybrids sometimes lose those traits that make ferrets good pets. Hybrids may dislike humans, not tolerate handling, and react poorly to being caged. They tend to be less comfortable with new environments and people and need more enrichment to avoid becoming bored. In short, hybrid ferrets may be more difficult to keep as pets than fully domesticated ferrets.
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