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": "A ferret is a domesticated form of a polecat, do you own ferrets?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "No but I've held a ferret before.  do you have a ferret?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't but I know they typically have brown, black or white fur. What color was the one you held?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "The ferret I held was brown and white.  It was so nice too and very curious."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That is so cool, ferrets typically live 7 to 10 years as well."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Really.  I had no clue they lived that long.  I'm wondering what they eat"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure exactly what they eat but I know that in some areas Ferrets are used for rabbit hunting. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I had no clue they hunt rabbits.  I think they have to be trained for that function though.  I'm wondering how hard they can be to train?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Since they are domesticated they can't be that difficult. Ferrets have been outlawed in some parts of the world though due to how quickly they become Feral. For example hybrid, ferret polecats have been outlawed in New Zealand."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What?  No way.  They are so awesome though.  They should export them to other countries and make money off selling them if their are so many.  "}]