Totem of the day is Ferret! Opportunities may become available to you soon so be sure to pay attention and don't let them slip by. Pay additional attention to your instincts for these will help you know what decisions to make. Aid this by relaxing in quiet stillness simply observing and learning about what may not be readily apparent around or within yourself. Build up your supplies so you have enough for the future but also remember to fill your life and attitude with laughter and fun. In the Renaissance, Ferrets were seen as a symbol of purity and used as symbols, on royal clothing, and in important portraits. The ferret totem is known for it's connection to survival, curiousity, and attentiveness towards nature. When ferret shows, it can sometimes mean to be careful about your aggression or to make sure not to be speaking about others behind their backs. It can also mean learning the truth behind a hidden secret as well as a reminder to instill laughter, joy, and light-heartedness into your attitude and lifestyle. People who connect with Ferret are agile and athletic with highly intuitive senses to both what is revealed and what is hidden. These sensitive individuals often need to create a safe, secure place for themselves in their home to relax in. These happy individuals are playful and curious with an ability to be prepared for almost anything.

Ferrets, Mustela Putorius Furo, are carnivorous mammals that can live up to 10 years and belong to the Mustela genus along with minks, ermines, weasels, and wolverines. These small, long creatures are extremely flexible with a pointed nose, short legs, and long claws. Most ferrets are kept as domesticated pets, theorized to be bred from either European Polecats or Steppe Polecats over 2,000 years ago. They are believed to be native to Europe, however, due to domestication as farmers aids to hunt rabbits or as pets, they have spread all over the globe. In some places, restrictions have been placed in order to keep them from becoming what is known as a pest species, causing harm in places they are not native to. Ferrets, on average, grow to 21 inches long, weigh around 4 lbs, and can run an impressible 15 mphs. One species, the Black-footed Ferret featured in this illustration, is the only wild species of ferret. This animals are North America's rarest mammal and are considered endangered. In the 1970's, they were thought to be extinct until a small portion were found in Wyoming in the 1980's. Domestic ferrets can come in a range of colors from silver and sable to chocolate, black, and cinnamon. Black-footed ferrets are pale colors with white foreheads, muzzles, and throats with black feet and a dark band across their large eyes. Black-footed ferrets prefer to reuse other animal's burrows such as old prairie dog tunnels and each ferret will hold a territory of around 100 acres. Being solitary and nocturnal, black-footed ferrets will begin hunting at dusk using their sensitive senses of sight, smell, and hearing. Preferring warmer weather, they are known to spend up to a week underground during winter. When threatened, tjhey will make chattering and hissing noises to warn away others. When excited or wishing to play, ferrets will exhibit a behavior called the "Weasel War Dance" which includes a range of highly energetic jumping, hopping, and leaping. The diet of a ferret consists of small mammals such as rabbits or possums as well as birds, eggs, reptiles, carrion, and amphibians. When breeding season occurs during March and April, these solitary creatures will come together to breed. Male ferrets are often known as hobs while the females are called jills. A female can give birth to between 1 and 6 babies called kits. These kits will remain with their mother for around 40 days until autumn has arrived and they begin to leave their mother.