{"topic_id":"exotic_husbandry_ferret","category":"exotic-pet-husbandry","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_husbandry_ferret\ncategory: exotic-pet-husbandry\ntitle: \"Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 67\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/ferrets/management-of-ferrets\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Ferret housing\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).\n\n> Ferrets can be housed either inside or outside.\n> Ferrets are highly susceptible to heatstroke because they cannot sweat, so housing should never be placed in direct sunlight.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt` (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Ferrets can be housed either inside or outside.`\n- `Ferrets are highly susceptible to heatstroke because they cannot sweat, so housing should never be placed in direct sunlight.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-husbandry — Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-husbandry","title":"Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/ferrets/management-of-ferrets","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt","tokens_estimated":67,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}