Punta Gorda, a small historic town nestled on the shores of pristine Charlotte Harbor, a large estuary off the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the oldest incorporated cities in Florida.
Before you adopt a ferret, you should ask yourself âHow long do ferrets liveâ. Actually, you should ask yourself how long any pet you intend on caring for will live. The average ferret life span is 7 years. Thankfully, as vets and ferret owners learn more and more about fuzzies, the ferret life expectancy seems to be increasing. 9 to 10 year old fuzzies are no longer exceptions.
Let's have a look at the other pet species. The oldest rabbit on record was a wild rabbit named Flopsy, who was caught on August 6, 1964, and died 18 years and 10 months later in Tasmania, Australia. The oldest ferret on record was about 15 years old. Some people say it was 14 years old. Today, some ferret owners claim their pet is 14 years old. This means that, even though a ferret's average longevity is 7 to 9 years, longer life spans are not so rare.