That's a really good ferret. You did the anatomy very well.

I didn't really think so, but I'll take your word for it. Since, you know, you have first hand experience and all.

I love ferrets. They are like animated socks.

Well, the front of the head is actually more slanted than that, which would cause the right eye (Left from my point of view) to be less visible. It's been a while since I've seen Noah and Nila, as I unfortunately had to give them to a friend of the family, but their heads are not like dogs or cats and have more resemblance to mice and rats. While there are strong differences, most people have never seen a weasel and will think that they are rodents.

What impressed me was the body structure in general, such as the noticeable hump in the back and the design of the tail. They do have amusingly long necks, and they walk funny. The ears are also correct for a ferret. If you want to get really technical, the claws should be thicker and longer, giving the feet a clawed appearance rather than the look of a typical paw. This is because ferrets are burrowing animals, and do ridiculous amounts of digging and scratching in a short period of time. They are not razor sharp like a cat's, but they do hurt if the ferret decides to burrow into your skin, which strangely enough they will do if they crawl up your pant leg and forget that, that is indeed your leg they're destroying.

Aw, that sucks about Noah and Nila. But at least they're in good hands, I assume.

I'll keep that stuff in mind next time I'm drawing something ferrety. :o I kind of intentionally did the head unrealistically, which I know is totally weird for me. x3 I was totally unsure about the long neck, it's so weird after drawing mostly canines and felines. I'm still not totally sure about the legs? I noticed that mustilds tend to 'hunker down' in a default position, but.. gosh I don't know.

I couldn't perfectly describe anything to you unless I still had my ferrets, but I can tell you some things I remember. They walk with a hump, they stand with a hump, but they can lay very flat. Often, Noah and Nila would flatten out on the ground, laying their long bodies over the carpet like fuzzy snakes. They do this when they're bored or tired. When they run, they make a hopping motion, but when they walk fast, they scurry like a rat. Walking slower can take the rat-look out of their movements. They usually only run if they're excited, say if they're playing with a person or another ferret. Otherwise, they walk or dig at doors for no reason. If a ferret is in motion, it moves on its toes, because like dogs and cats, ferrets are digigrade. Sometimes a ferret will flatten its back while still keeping its front legs in a standing position.

They have some of the weirdest movement patterns I've seen in an animal. When they're in a playful mood, they like to roll around and duck in and out of tight areas, such as underneath armchairs and cabinets. If the ferret is small enough, which Nila was, they can become so flat that they can crawl underneath a door with a little too much space. Like cockroaches, they can fit underneath anything the size of their head, as their spines can bend in odd ways. Ferrets like to sleep in hammocks, and their flexible bodies will hang over the side, sometimes with their heads laying flat on the ground.

Hope that helps with any anatomy and behavior questions. If you ever want to know more, just ask.

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