Ferret x Stoat

[Sirius 1,391]

Right, I have heard a few whispers of people trying to sell ferrets which supposedly have stoat in their breeding, personally I think its a sales ploy and mostly bollocks :yes:

 

I have always believed that although they are both Mustelids, they are differnt enough not to be able to produce young and IF they did it would be a 'Mule' infertile the same as if a ferret bred with a american Mink?

 

I am pretty sure I am correct on this? Or does anyone know different?

Edited August 28, 2012 by Sirius

[Guest Leveller]

Well if Saluki's come from foxes then anything's possible

[Malt 379]

Ferrets can't be crossed with American mink, it's the european mink that they can be crossed with..

 

Stoat x Ferret? Load of old bollocks IMO..

[BEARINATOR 2,916]

True Malt, can't and will never happen

[Sirius 1,391]

Stoat x Ferret? Load of old bollocks IMO..

 

Yep thats what I thought...

 

I believed a european mink could breed with a ferret, but if a american mink did (a very slim chance) the produce if nay would be infertile. Everydays a school day.

Edited August 28, 2012 by Sirius

[Malt 379]

It's daft mate. People assume that all mustelids can interbreed because they are simalar shape, but some of the crosses that people say they have are like a dog/fox hybrid - they can't happen. The mustelids are the most diverse group of the caniforma subgroup and while some of the most closely related among them can crossbreed, the majority can't. People may as well claim they have got an otter cross badger..

[The one 8,583]

Ask that wee fruit cake from alva he posted loads on it no long ago :laugh:

[B.P.R 2,798]

Ask Kyle middlemass. The fanny fae Alva.

Biggest bullshitter out there.

[kinderbeano 13]

sure theyll be trying to cross ferrets and pine martins next,send them up after squirrels. ..a ferrets good enough at its job as it is,leave them be.

[northern lad 2,292]

Load of bollocks mate stoats/ferrets have a different chromosone count

[stroller 341]

They are "Stoatally" different, any claims of this crossbreeding taking place can be refuted "Weasily", and dont let anyone "Badger" you into believing otherwise. This thing gets me annoyed and "Otter" under the collar.

 

(I have 3 x ferret kits going free to a good home absolutely stoat free lineage but their grandfather was a wolverine pm me if you want one )

[blaireaut 1]

They might just as well say that it's crossed with a badger. Both Biologically members of the marten-family, but both genetically not able to breed together with a ferret or polecat.