i will one day own a ferret.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The ferret (\"Mustela putorius furo\") is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur. They have an average length of including a tail, weigh about , and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10\u00a0years. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators with males being substantially larger than females. Several other Mustelids also have the word \"ferret\" in their common names, including an endangered species, the black-footed ferret. The history of the ferret's domestication is uncertain, like that of most other domestic animals, but it is likely that ferrets have been domesticated for at least 2,500\u00a0years. They are still used for hunting rabbits in some parts of the world, but increasingly, they are kept only as pets. Being so closely related to polecats, ferrets easily hybridize with them, and this has occasionally resulted in feral colonies of polecat-ferret hybrids that have caused damage to native fauna, especially in New Zealand. As a result, some parts of the world have imposed restrictions on the keeping of ferrets. The name \"ferret\" is derived from the Latin \"furittus\", meaning \"little thief\", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I owned a ferret until last year, then I had to move to an apartment that doesn't allow pets.  So disappointed :(  Little domesticated polecats are so cute!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Do you know a lot about ferrets?  I know my uncle used to have one but that was a long time ago."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I do know a lot.  They are my favorite animals.  They were actually domesticated to help people with rabbiting or rabbit hunting, but they are so sweet."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think my uncles was pretty nice!  I know they can smell a little bit though.  Do you know any way to reduce the smell if I were to get one as a pet?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "gave it regular baths and you kind of get used to the smell, but I'm sure over the 2500 years that they have been domesticted someone has figured out a way to I didn't actually look into that much when I had mine.  I keep the smell down."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What else can you tell me about them?  What do they typically like to eat? Do you need to feed them a lot like a dog or not as often like a snake?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sorry about that last chat, the sentence got flipped somehow.  Their name means little thief which I think makes them all the more adorable.  I think anyone who has an interest should get one as a pet.  They wouldn't be disappointed."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'll have to run in a second but before I go what is your favorite fact about them?"}]