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is it normal for ferrets to live past 10 yrs old
Submitted: 413 days and 17 hours ago.
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Age: 11; Male; Breed: ferrets
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good food lots of love
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Hi Karen,
Thanks for your question. In my opinion, a 10-11 year old ferret is old. I often tell people now that a ferret over 5-6 years of age is 'senior". We used to see ferrets live over 10, but that is rare now. They do develop many forms of cancer nowadays, so many are not living as long as they used to. If your friend has not seen a vet recently, I would recommend a vet visit every 6 months or so. If definitely sounds like he has has lots of love in his life.
I hope I have helped you today. If you have any more questions, please let me know. Thanks,
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10/6/2008
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