This is not ferret related, but we have often discussed here how captivity and vet care keep ferrets alive longer than their wild relative would typically survive, and the related health problems encountered. It's on zoos and animals in them who far exceed the wild ages: <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/Z/ZOO_SENIOR_CITIZENS?SITE=NCBER&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT> 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 6009]