>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]