to rebecca stout:
>i also agree with you concerning DFS and deafness in ferrets.  i think
>they are related.  i have 2 ferts, and only the one who is deaf does the
>"i am dead" trick.  i guess its because they can't be woken up with noise,
>but i would have thought that they would react to other stimuli (me
>licking heir nose and usually they hate that)
 
I have to disagree with this correlation between the two.  I have a deaf
ferret and she will sleep for long periods at a time but if I want to wake
her up all I have to do is put my hand on her and she is wide
awake.............on the other hand I have 2 hearing ferrets that will
sometimes sleep so deep that nothing wakes them up short of persistance
from me.  I think it just depends on the ferret whether hearing or deaf.
 
Diane,wiggles,cocoa, cleo and daddy too!!!
[Posted in FML issue 3080]