>From:    Todd Leuthold <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Lost ferret lifespan
>
>Bob Church said:
>>I haven't found a single reference that states that lost ferrets will
>>died in three days...[paraphrased]
>
>In a recent trip to Pets.Com, I read an article in the "ferrets" section
>that specifically stated that ferrets that escape outdoors would survive
>only a few days.
 
Todd,
 
I hate to tell you that the article you read is wrong.  Earlier this year
Moose got out a basement window.  He was gone for ten days and wasn't
found until the 9th day.  So they can and do survive longer than a couple
of days.
 
Ron
[Posted in FML issue 3042]