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outside??

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Question
Hello

My question is can you keep ferrets in a hutch outside?
The hutch is very big and will be situated in the shade. The lowest temperature where i live is -1degrees celcius and the highest is roughly 30 to 34 degrees celcius.
If you can how would i go about doing so?


Thankyou

Answer
Ferrets are very susceptible to heat and those temperatures are probably a bit hot.  There are probably others who would disagree, but I worry about heat stroke in high temperatures.    Where do you live?  You may be able to find resources from clubs in your area about keeping them outside part of the year.