Halloooo out there . . . Can anybody help?  Need some answers.
 
Need to know the food transit time through the ferret's gut from mouth to
anus.  Anybody out there got some solid data on this?  Also how does the
ferret's food transit time compare to that of its close mustelidaceous
relative the skunk?
 
"Mustelidaceous" - you like that word, yes?  I just now made it up.
 
And a second querry: what is the incidence of gut parasites in the ferret,
both in frequency per, say, 1000 pet ferrets and the incidence of gut
parasites in 1000 pet skunks?
 
Greatly appreciate your help.
 
Edward Lipinski
[Posted in FML issue 2514]