http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4688144a6568.html Kiwi population problems WITHOUT impact from 3 types of imported mustelids includes: >The island's healthy kiwi population was largely because of the island >being free of kiwi-killing stoats, weasels and ferrets. However, cats, >rats and dogs were a different story. They were established on the >island and had a negative impact on kiwi survival rates. 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 6090]