Considering bringing a ferret home and want to know more about these furry little creatures? We looked up a few fun and important facts and put them all in one place. Check them out here, and if you live in New York City or the state of California, pay close attention to number eight.

1. Baby ferrets are called kits.
2. All kits are born with white fur that may eventually change color.
3. Ferrets usually live to be 6 or 7 years old.
4. They are extremely sound sleepers. Sometimes you can't even wake them by picking them up.
5. A group of ferrets is called a business.
6. Ferrets have been domesticated for thousands of years and were often used as hunters. They are able to crawl into very small spaces to get to rodents or rabbits.
7. These little guys love having company! They love spending time with their owners and are very happy when they have a fellow ferret around.
8. Ferrets are banned as pets in New York City and the state of California.
9. In the 1960s, Boeing used ferrets to string wire through some of its planes. Ferrets were also used to run cable at Buckingham Palace in London for Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding. The ferrets were guided through the narrow spaces with meat as bait at the end.