Kathy wrote: >she said that ferrets live about 5 years!! [...] Please someone respond >and tell me otherwise?? Typical lifespan, barring accidents, is 6 to 10 years, with 6 more common than 10. A 5-year-old is getting on in years, but probably has at least a year or two left, possibly much longer. The oldest ferret I've heard of is 14. -- - Pam Greene Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> or ftp://ftp.optics.rochester.edu/pub/pgreene/ or send INDEX FERRET in email to <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 2158]