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Ferret livespan (pgreene reply)
From:
Pamela Greene <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:07:49 -0500
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Kathy wrote:
>she said that ferrets live about 5 years!!  [...] Please someone respond
>and tell me otherwise??
 
Typical lifespan, barring accidents, is 6 to 10 years, with 6 more common
than 10.  A 5-year-old is getting on in years, but probably has at least
a year or two left, possibly much longer.  The oldest ferret I've heard of
is 14.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2158]

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