Anonymous wrote: >Is a latex squeaky toy safe for ferrets to have? I thought that latex >was a no no for ferrets as it can easily be ripped into and ingested >thus causing a blockage? Am I wrong or is latex safe? Thanks. You are RIGHT. Latex is a common cause of death from blockages in ferrets. I think those people actually mean that THEY THEMSELVES love certain toys and the ferrets love the sound of them. If the people are just using the squeak to get ferrets out then that is fine, BUT if the people are letting the ferrets have the latex toys themselves or are letting the ferrets bite them then that invites early -- and totally preventable -- deaths. 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/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6868]
