our swampcooler went out . he had been playing the day before we didnt know about the cooler until mid-day he was in the patio room in his cage. he was only 2 years old and will be missed by all.
2006-07-26 13:47:57 · 11 answers · asked by bettyvbell 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
for your info our ferret was in a cage in an enclosed patio room with a swampcooler the pump went out so the cooler was blowing hot air. the rest of the house has a/c so the slider was closed but we could see the curtains blowing so assumed the cooler was working properly. i am 81 years old so i know about heat. iassure you it was an accident.
2006-07-28 05:32:52 · update #1
Yes rodents and other small creatures can overhead easily due to their size. I had the same problem once with some mice I owned. Our A/C crapped out and I forgot about the little critters.
Sorry about your ferrett. They are fun pets.
2006-07-26 13:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by xoil1321321432423 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Temperatures over 80 degrees are too hot for your ferret! If you get another in the future, prepare yourself for something like this by freezing two liter bottles with cold water and keeping them in the freezer in case of an emergency. The ferret can lay next to them in a cage and keep cool in the event of that happening. Or you can turn your a/c on in your car and keep him there for a bit if possible, though that wouldn't work long term.
I'm sorry for your loss.
2006-07-26 19:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by Eshe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to clear something up from one of the replies: Ferrets are NOT rodents. They are carnivores just like a dog or a cat!
And yes, once temps start getting over 88 ferrets are very prone to heatstroke and such. Ferrets can tolerate cooler temperatures much better than hotter ones. I'm sorry for your loss!
2006-07-26 18:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Em 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am so sorry for your loss. i understand how the sudden death of a pet can make you feel .
temperatures that high can kill anything, humans, pets and even plants.
you can't be sure that's what caused him to die unless you pay for an autopsy from a vet.
even if it was the heat, he didn't suffer. he got very tired and drowsy and didn't know what happened. he really just went to sleep.
take a day off work if you can so that you have time to moarn in private. god bless you.
2006-07-26 13:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The temp. in that room probably was a whole lot hotter than you can imagine. I would say his little heart couldn't take the heat.
I can only imagine how you feel, and I'm sorry for your loss.
2006-07-26 13:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by jmiller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, especially if they're baked in the sun with no way to escape the rays and not provided with clean cool water to hydrate themselves.
2006-07-26 13:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Syrann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temperatures over 100 can kill any animal...
2006-07-26 13:51:17 · answer #7 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg I can't believe you let it stay outside in 100 degree weather.
sheesh.
get a gerbil next time.
2006-07-27 07:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by MissT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.Extreme heat or cold can kill any animal.
2006-07-26 13:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! You cooked the urine outta him! one dead smelly ferret.
2006-07-26 13:52:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋