To Diane and Alex: >Am I right in assuming it was the heat? And did I handle it ok? Is >there anything I should watch for?? Thanks for your help! I t sounds like you handled it pretty well. I have seen ferrets get overheated from less than that - and they tend to have more heat problems as they get older. One time, one of my old ferrets got overheated just from sleeping in a blanket on my wife's stomach for 45 minutes. Luckily, they tend to have little residual effects in most cases. If they are up within 15 minutes, I have never seen long term problems. Things to watch for in serious cases of heat exhaustion - tarry stools (evidence of shock), and vomiting several hours past the apparent recovery. Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP [log in to unmask] OR Chief Pathologist, AccuPath [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1292]