>From: Todd Leuthold <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Lost ferret lifespan > >Bob Church said: >>I haven't found a single reference that states that lost ferrets will >>died in three days...[paraphrased] > >In a recent trip to Pets.Com, I read an article in the "ferrets" section >that specifically stated that ferrets that escape outdoors would survive >only a few days. Todd, I hate to tell you that the article you read is wrong. Earlier this year Moose got out a basement window. He was gone for ten days and wasn't found until the 9th day. So they can and do survive longer than a couple of days. Ron [Posted in FML issue 3042]