<input type&equals;"hidden" value&equals;"" data-essbisPostContainer&equals;"" data-essbisPostUrl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;yodoozy&period;com&sol;these-animals-will-actually-die-if-they-dont-mate&sol;" data-essbisPostTitle&equals;"These Animals Will Actually Die If They Don&&num;8217&semi;t Mate" data-essbisHoverContainer&equals;""><div class&equals;"fr-view"><p>Did you know a female ferret could die if they don’t mate&quest; As simple and adorable these creatures may look their lives are really complicated&period; Here are some really bizarre female ferret facts that you probably didn’t know&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"fr-fic fr-dib wp-image-4618" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;yodoozy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;04&sol;ferret-break-1387045&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;1160&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-id&equals;"4618" data-essbisindex&equals;"2" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ferrets are not rodents and very different from rats and rabbits&comma; they actually resemble weasels&period; In fact&comma; their scientific name&comma; Mustella putorius furo means &OpenCurlyQuote;stinky weasel thief&period;’ While they look ridiculously cute and can pass through even 1 inch spaces&comma; they need to be adopted with caution as they can spread some really contagious diseases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"fr-fic fr-dib wp-image-4619" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;yodoozy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;04&sol;beauty-1355710-1919x1275&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;1160&percnt;2C771&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-id&equals;"4619" data-essbisindex&equals;"4" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Not just spread they can die of overheating&period; Ferrets mating is an important stage for the female to stay alive&period; The male and female ferret behavior varies&period; The male ferret can get extremely aggressive during the mating season&period; But for the female it is a life and death situation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"fr-fic fr-dib wp-image-4620" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;yodoozy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;04&sol;fret-1547295-1279x958&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;1160&percnt;2C869&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-id&equals;"4620" data-essbisindex&equals;"6" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A female ferret becomes sexually mature in just 4 to 6 months&period; On reaching sexual maturity the ferret is in heat&period; And they stay in heat until they mate&period; This increases the estrogen in the body&period; These high estrogen levels cause aplastic anaemia in female ferrets which can lead to their death&period; Luckily now veterinarians can treat this and bring a ferret out of heat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You don’t have to be worried if you are thinking of adopting a ferret&period; Most ferrets are neutered beforehand so that these situations don’t arise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"zfWrap">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>