Thanks everyone who gave me feedback on the inadvisability of breeding DEWs to DEWs. I guess we'll have to find a different colour stud for our DEW girl. There are always questions popping up on the list about how long ferrets live, so I thought I'd quote part of a letter WAFFS club president Dianne Rohowicz wrote for the club magazine: "Ferrets in WA have a lifespan of 7 - 15 years, accidents and unforseen ilnesses precluded. Four known to have been raised from kits have died or been put to sleep at ages 13 and 15 years. Seveal owned by committee members have also died peacefull in their sleep aged in the vicinity of 9 - 11 years. Many more aged 7 years and upward are still alive and well." Byeeee, Kylie Kylie Preisig, Perth, Western Austraila [log in to unmask] The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer. [Posted in FML issue 1893]