hightly recommended breeder is Vicky McKimmie in Maryland, her website
is http://www.mindspring.com/~jbferret/. Currently she has some kits
and some adults available.
larry
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:13:44 -0400, Bill Wheatley
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> got any good contacts ona good farm to get some ferrets from?
>
> William Wheatley
> Coldfusion Guru
>
> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Larry C. Lyons
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: More sad news
>
> Thanks Bill.
>
> We knew his time was short - Augustus had been
>
> With these guys they're fairly short lived - 6 to 10 years, more
> closer to 6 though. Part of the problem is with Marshal Farms - the
> largest commercial breeder around. They have a very limited genetic
> stock and push a lot of ferrets out there. That's why you see a lot of
> ferrets having problems like insulinoma or adrenal sarcoma. Private or
> hobby breeders on the other hand almost never see this. Ferrets from
> small breeders frequently live much longer than 6 or 7 years.
>
> Thanks on the sugar glider offer. I think it may be a bit too much. We
> have two young ferrets right now that seem to be airborne enough as it
> is. I caught one of them last night on the top shelf of my desk trying
> to steal my gel wrist rest and pad. She also leaps about 2 feet off
> the ground and at least 3 feet horizontally. She is so active, she
> puts the energizer bunny to shame.
>
> larry
>
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:28:21 -0400, Bill Wheatley
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > sorry to hear that larry. I was thinking about getting ferrets but after thinking of you i decided not to. I get sugar gliders instead they live to be 15 if they are taken care of and maybe i'll send you one for xmas..
> >
> > Sorry about your loss
> >
> > William Wheatley
> > Coldfusion Guru
> >
> > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> > for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Larry C. Lyons
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:04 PM
> > Subject: More sad news
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Today we lost another of our ferrets. Augustus was the oldest since
> > Possum died, we figured he was at least 6 probably older. He had been
> > ailing for a while, with end stage adrenal cancer and insulinoma
> > (cancerous nodules on the pancreas produce too much insulin - sort of
> > like the opposite of diabetes.), and had recently lost he use of his
> > rear legs. This morning when we got up we found him in the middle of a
> > seizure. We took him to the emergency clinic. There was not much they
> > could do, except get him stable enough to take him to his regular vet.
> > We decided that he was suffering too much and gave him release. I just
> > got back home a short time ago. We had him for 5 years. There are days
> > that are never good. I noticed on the calendar that it was just over a
> > year since my first ferret died. 4 in one year is far too many.
> >
> > larry
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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