>y vet, Dr. Axelson, here in Toronto said >that it's quite rare for ferrets to get ticks unless they pick it up from >another animal I disagree with your vet. During the 'Great Escape' escapade (Ferrets + Cat Door = Peter & Karen searching the back 40) we had to deal with a year ago, Bandit and Coco picked up numerous ticks. I was picking ticks off them for more than two weeks. The ticks were very small, and we didn't find most of them until they started to swell. -Peter- [Posted in FML issue 1187]