John Weindl found Jasmine, his pet ferret at Petco a little over a year ago (she is now 1 1/2 years old) and the two of them are fast friends. "One of her favorite things is to have a towel thrown over her," John offered, "And she's fine most places but she loves the forest and I have to have a leash on her." If you are wondering about a ferret as a pet, John explained, "Ferrets were domesticated before cats by the Egyptians." Ferrets eat a high protein diet, which might be the reason, "Ferrets literally bounce when they run around," John said.

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