I received a call at 6:30 one evening. A man had found an aquarium in his back yard with 2 ferrets in it... and filled with rain water. The ferrets were climbing on and over each other to get out but there was a screen top on it. He didn't know how they got there or how long they'd been there. He did have a kennel carrier so I asked him to place a towel in it and put the ferrets in the carrier until I got there (20 minute drive from my home) which he agreed to do. When I got there he met me at the curb and said the owner came by and took his ferret mumbling something about a friend was suppose to be watching them.. Notice the singular? One of the ferrets had died and the owner threw it in the trash. With tears in my eyes I retrieved the dead ferret and took her home. She was covered in mush. I gently washed her and then buried her where the others were who had passed on before her. Please don't keep your ferrets in aquariums, they are not suitable housing for ferrets. They are not made for ferrets. They do not allow enough ventilation or temperature control. The glass will allow bacteria to grow and can infect ferrets. They are trapped with the smells from their urine and feces which is unhealthy. The space is entirely too limited. And they can be deadly. Hugs to all. tle [Posted in FML issue 1669]