>Now to my questions (mothers seem to think everything they read their baby
>has) Ruffio when he sleeps lays on his back tongue hanging out and looks
>like he is dead.  Twice now I have started CPR yep mouth to snout, rubbing
>his chest and shaking him.  He doesn't come out of it for mins....
>
>Is this normal in some ferrets?  My other 4 purk right up when they hear
>me.  They wake up when I touch them.  Sleep in a fetal position not on
>their backs.
>Sunny
 
Our ferret often sleeps like the dead-looks that way, too-tongue hanging
out, etc.  He doesn't even respond to his favorite treats under his nose AT
ALL-even Ferretone (though a beer bottle worked once-one of those things he
of course absolutely cannot have but desperately wants...).  Noises do not
affect him, no matter how loud, and you can pick him up and do just about
anything with him.  He ends up in really weird, unnatural-looking positions
sometimes.  If there's nothing else wrong with him, I wouldn't worry about
it too much...
 
Hope this helps alleviate some of your fears!
 
-April
[Posted in FML issue 3324]