set your ferret free?

[Brandon16166]

http://www.petguidelines.com/small-furry/do-ferrets-make-good-pets/

in the link above it says that the cage can be 18x18x30 and to set them free if you donnt want them???

ive researched ferrets and im sure this isnt true. why would a ferret guide say that

[julztoni97]

It sounds to me like they mean not to set it free because a domestic ferret could not fend for itself in the wild.  I don't read it as saying to set it free.

[Brandon16166]

oh  well i guess i dindnt think of it that way.

[~*ChaoticSerenity*~]

"You have to be one hundred percent sure you are ready to take on the responsibility because most shelters are not willing to take it back and this creature will have a hard time adjusting to the wild if you choose to set it free."

meaning to make sure you are ready to have one because a lot of shelters dont have the facilities to take on a ferret and if you set it free it will have a hard time adjusting..

i dont see where it says you can set it free..to me it seems they are saying dont because they will have a hard time living

[Eileen]

Wording it that way leads you to believe that while they will have a hard time, it is possible for them to survive. People looking to dump their pet will absolutely read this that the ferret might do ok in the wild.

They have to be very clear, letting people know that setting their pet free is cruel.
If you don't have native ferrets running around your area, they are not meant to be there. It needs to be clear; people will take the "out" when they can, and this is a big out.

[NutKitty]

Ferrets are clever enough, but they're also agonizingly...  not smart in some areas.

I could totally see a ferret running right up to a massive dog wanting to play with it. 

Ferret outside usually = dead ferret.