login   home : 1. the basics : glossary glossary A group of ferrets is known as a business A male ferret is called a hob A female is called a jill A baby ferret of either sex is a kit Lesser used terms include: gibs (neutered male) and sprites (neutered female) In English it is Ferret, Swedish: Tam-iller, Dutch: Fret, German: Frettchen, French: Furet, Italian: Furetto, Spanish: Hurón   Ferret Society of Canberra  www.ferretclub.org.au  For more information or to make comments please email mail@ferretclub.org.au