To the person who was thinking of making an outside enclosure for their ferrets: Although I don't have any personal experience with outside ferret housing, I have heard that some people do with success. I think I would worry about moving inside ferrets to an outside situation though. I have personally had a lot of bad experiences with stressing ferrets unduly and I think that moving them outside would defiantly have an adverse affect. I have seen all sorts of medical problems arise from a change in environment and/or temperature. If they have been living inside for as little as a year, I think that living outside would just be too much of a psychological and physiological change. Please keep in mind that I am not a vet or any other type of health care professional. I do think that living with ferrets for 7 years tends to give me a good understanding of how they work. Maybe you can find a good way to keep them outside, but the thought just scares me a bit. Good luck! Britta [Posted in FML issue 2575]