Use a place that has a warming are and use the warming area. Better yet, keep the animals till the places are open and find a knowledgeable place, instead of plain out dumping... http://www.dailypress.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=15169 >Now, for those dropping off pets after hours at the animal shelter, use >a little common sense. Recently, someone dropped off two ferrets. They >didn't use the warming area for after-hours drop offs, so the ferrets >froze to death. If you have to drop animals off during these times, >look for the warming area. Looks to be from Michigan... Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5803]