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> Domesticated ferrets are to known to die fairly quickly if they escape to the wild.

Citation needed.

If ecological history has shown anything, it's that things shouldn't be "tried out" to see if they do indeed become an issue.

Almost all pet ferrets are sprayed and neutered. Female ferrets die if they go in heat and don't mate. https://www.westdavisvets.com/veterinary-topics/ferret-healt...

Maybe CA would have a position if they banned ferret breeding farms, but banning pet ferrets is simply dumb.

That's a different scenario though. They were brought in to curb other animals. They weren't domesticated ferrets let loose in the wild.