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Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight

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Ferret housing

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).

> Ferrets can be housed either inside or outside. > Ferrets are highly susceptible to heatstroke because they cannot sweat, so housing should never be placed in direct sunlight.

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • Ferrets can be housed either inside or outside.
  • Ferrets are highly susceptible to heatstroke because they cannot sweat, so housing should never be placed in direct sunlight.

Sources

Ferret housing — indoor/outdoor housing; heatstroke risk means no direct sunlight
Source document: Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)
Merck Veterinary Manualretrieved 2026-07-28

Verification file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_ferret_mgmt_2026.txt