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Date: | Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:40:17 -0800 |
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Dick - just my .02, ferrets bad idea, I'd go for a dog; terrier type or
a cat. To many chemicals (fertilizers, bug killers, weed killers) in a
greenhouse for a ferret is one. You can't leave them unattended - to many
places for them to get out - greenhouses are not ferret proofed by far. If
he thinks he can just let them out - no way. I've never heard of a farm
mouser ferret that just hangs around the barn (or greenhouse) like a barn
cat - not even in the U.K. If you hear different I'd say its they're an
exception and not a likely indication of success. Last but least, you'd
probably have to go through any number of ferrets to find one with suitable
hunting skill - these farmer types aren't usually too kind to animals that
don't live up to expectations - what happens to the first couple that don't
hunt? I've seen a lot of greenhouses with cats actually - though they may
poop in the all the abundant dirt I think if they had access to the outside
at all times they'd probably choose the outdoors.
Mary
"Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other
nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time,"
Henry Beston
[Posted in FML issue 3357]
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