After 3 weeks of the Big Ferret Fact Finder has reached 233 ferrets
from 5 countries and is still growing!

*Countries: *

Australia 1
Canada 6
Lithuania 1
United Kingdom 10
United States 215

*Canadian Provinces: *
British Columbia 2
Nova Scotia 1
Ontario 2
Quebec 1

*31 **US** States: *

AK  4
AZ  1
CO  1
CT  3
FL 25
ID  8
IL  8
IN  1
KY  8
LA  4
LT  1
MA 43
MI  8
MN  2
MO 16
NC  1
NH  5
NJ  3
NM  2
NS  1
NV  1
NY 34
OK  3
OR  2
PA  5
RI  2
TN  3
TX  6
VA  5
WI  6
WV  8

To see the world wide map of BF3 ferrets click on or cut and paste the
following URL:

<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=102591201999215464121.00045b3d7e55c171c55cd&mid=1227560757>

I would love to add your ferrets' pictures to the BF3 blog and map. If
you would like your ferret pictures displayed in the slideshow or added
to the map e-mail them to [log in to unmask] Be sure to
include your last name, zip code and ferret's name with the picture. As
always your personal information is protected and only your ferret's
name and picture will be displayed if submitted.

A special thanks to ferret related websites whose webmasters are adding
links to this survey! Thanks also to Google for providing the online
tools for this project.

The third week of survey saw nearly a 300% increase in respondents
which necessitated a step back to start building some analysis tools
using Excel and Access in addition to the tools provided by Google.
Some of the results include greater detail for the "other" results
where respondents left their own comments.

Follow the link below to view some of the results gathered from the
first three weeks of ferreting out facts. These are the cumulative raw
results of individual survey questions, including answers given early
when the survey had less questions as well as including a few more
results from questions added later.

<http://ferretfactfinder.blogspot.com/2008/11/after-3-weeks-of-big-ferret-fact-finder.html>

Once the database reaches 500 North American ferrets surveyed I will
begin to run cross section analyses using US and Canadian data. Those
of you who have responded from down under and across the pond, because
you have markedly different approaches to ferret husbandry than we
Yanks, such as a higher dependence on raw diets and outdoor ferret
atriums, I would like to have at least an international match to the
North American data pool. So spread the word in your countries, we all
look forward to hearing the insights from Europe and and the south
Pacific!

Remember that it will help for participants to periodically supply
updated data, especially when a ferret has a change in environment,
develops a disease, or crosses over the bridge.

-- 
Kenny Mayne
http://ferretfactfinder.blogspot.com/

[Posted in FML 6165]