Pets Minks are divided into two types: Anglo and Marcel, both belonging to carnivore and weasel family, with slender bodies, similar in size to domestic cats, male minks are about 40 cm long , weighs 0.8-2 kg, the female mink is 35 cm long and weighs 0.5-1.5 kg. The lifespan is between 8 and 12 years. It belongs to a polar animal and is relatively cold-resistant, but has no sweat glands and has poor heat resistance.

Ferrets

About pets Mink

The real mink is a key protected animal, and private breeding is strictly prohibited. Pet mink is actually a ferret. Its name is mink but it does not belong to the class of mink. It has nothing to do with mink at all, so it can be kept.

The ferret is slightly elongated and streamlined, with a rounded body without any sharp corners or flats, and a soft, shiny coat. There are more than forty colors of pet mink, which are much more complex and beautiful than the colors of cats and dogs. Breeding ferrets in Europe and Japan has formed a fashionable trend. The population of ferrets in the United States is as high as more than 8 million, and ferrets not only have their own clubs, but also regularly hold Olympic Games for pet ferrets.

Pet mink species

Sable (Cyber) has a white, yellow or other undercoat throughout and a brown, black or other color at the tip of the coat , the face allows brown, black and white. The main feature of this color is the gradation of coat color.

Pastel's main features are bright white to pale white on the trunk, and brown or dark brown on the legs and tail. The main feature of this color is the clear dividing line between the trunk and the limbs.

Pure (pure) undercoat and coat are similar in color. The entire body is a single color, allowing a small amount of miscellaneous hair to exist.

Albino has all-white hair and red pupils. Miscellaneous hair is not allowed.

Blackself (Blackself) is dark black and oily throughout, with white and well-defined borders around the mouth. Miscellaneous hair is not allowed.

Ermine White (Amy) is white except for the tail tip which is black (dark).

Badger (flame) has three distinct white markings on his eyes and forehead, and his body is grey and black.

Panda's eyes are black, the brown legs are brown, black, and the rest are white.

Leopardspottet (leopard spots) are all light (white, yellow) in color with some makeup markings.

Zebra has zebra-like stripes all over its body.

At present, the common pet mink in China are mainly the Angora pet mink introduced from Denmark, and the Marcel pet mink from the United States, but due to the small number, the market share is quite low. Below is a brief introduction to Anglo Marten.