Can a ferret get heat stroke at 75 degrees when their regular temp is around 101? If he was uncomfortable surely he would have come out of the barrel, don't you think? His death could have been from a blockage, a bad heart, untreated adrenal or insulinoma, lymphoma. How old was this ferret and did he have any health issues? Sorry - but I just don't think this plastic barrel had anything to do with his death. Ferrets aren't stupid. If they're hot, they move elsewhere. We ve had a heat wave here in the Seattle area and my house has been around 75 to 80 degrees since I don't have A/C. My ferrets have still been sometimes sleeping in the barrel bed but with their heads out at times. [P.S.] Just noticed you said "to take his meds". For what? [Posted in FML 7517]