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Post by yukkabelle on Feb 9, 2010 0:15:48 GMT -5
Somebody from Caribbean asked if ferrets can live there ...
I asked about his weather :
It is a tropical climate, with temperatures average going from ~18°C min (at dawn) with ~34°C max (in day).
He lives in height and close to a forest, which maintains the temperature lower (- 2/-4°) than in the cities. The temperature is around 28°C in shade.
Any clue ?
64.4 degree Fahrenheit at dawn
93.2 degree Fahrenheit in day
82.4 degree Fahrenheit in shade (shadow)
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Post by huronna on Feb 9, 2010 10:06:30 GMT -5
I lived in Puerto Rico from 1983 until 2000 when we moved to Florida. The first ferret I had was in 1984. And when I moved to Florida in 2000 I brought my two ferrets, Rocki and Silveretta, with me in the plane.
We did not have air conditioning and we lived about 4 blocks from the water. The temperature in our house year round was about 85 degrees C. We had overhead fans in every room and a couple of them on the floors to keep the air circulating for our Sheltie (looks like a mini-collie) and the ferrets. Our floors were made of terrazo, so it was always cool on your feet and since the ferrets were very close to the ground, it was coolor for them.
We would take them for short walks in the early morning. We went to the local coffee shoppe and met many friends that way.
Many islands in the Carribbean do not permit ferrets. When we first bought Slinky, they were sold in the pet stores. A few years later it was illegal to sell ferrets, but you could still bring them in as pets. Then again they changes the rules and didn't permit them to be imported at all. Some were even confiscated like they do in California. My husband and I wanted to move back to the USA but we would not give up the ferrets. We had decided that we would let them live their life and then we would move. But in 1999 the department of natural resourses decided to grant amnesty to all the exotic animals on the island. We applied and then I got export papers and we were able to move.
SO they need to check the legality first. Also veterinary care in the islands for ferrets is almost non-existent. The heat is the least of the problems
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Post by greta on Feb 9, 2010 13:30:29 GMT -5
Thank you Heidi, for providing this informative experiene for Marie-Agnes. If anyone on this board knows about living in the Carribean with ferrets, it isyou. It is touching that you and your husband decided to remain in Puerto Rico for your babies' sakes. Even when you would have liked to have returned to the US, you stayed until your fur kids could legally come back with you. Hugs, Greta
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Post by yukkabelle on Feb 9, 2010 21:37:11 GMT -5
Thank you Huronna  |
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Post by yukkabelle on Feb 9, 2010 21:38:07 GMT -5
No problem with you if I copy past your answer to the person ?  |
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Post by huronna on Feb 11, 2010 0:08:12 GMT -5
no problem at all...you can also give them my e-mail addy if you like, just tell them to put ferret question in the subject line so I don't think it's junk mail
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Post by yukkabelle on Feb 11, 2010 15:04:39 GMT -5
Thank you Huronna |
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Post by yukkabelle on Feb 12, 2010 15:23:58 GMT -5
If I understand well, the person is leaving in the Martinique, he said there is plenty vets there. And certainly the law are French laws Caribbean are made with plenty of Islands, I was a little lost ... but today he wrote me saying in Martinique there is vets, so I understand better, he wrote to me in French too. So this explains why ... Story to follow  |
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Post by huronna on Feb 13, 2010 0:19:30 GMT -5
That is true, many islands, Some French, some Dutch and some American. All with different laws and vets. I'll be interested in the story
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