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Old 02-03-2008, 12:38 PM
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Default Ferrets missing fur?

Around the neck at least one of our hobs look like their fur is missing abit or parting maybe.
They have started to lighten up now in the way that they are not really dark ginger anymore, so maybe their skin is showing through parted between their lighter fur?
Their faces are nearly white, so I think they will turn out albino, but why would they lose their gigner now if they havnt been done or bathed yet?
They are eating, playing and being naughty as usual and nothing in their fur.
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Old 02-03-2008, 07:27 PM
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Got a pic? Perhaps just from a playful bite?
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Old 02-03-2008, 07:29 PM
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at college, they told us that the males play fight and rag each other about....resulting in fur loss....or parasites
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Old 02-03-2008, 08:08 PM
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Firstly they are looking cleaner as it sounds like they have rubbed off some of the dirt on their new bedding or maybe even your carpets LOL
As for any sort of bite, if they haven't been done yet you are gonna need to seperate them SOON males in season will and can fight to the death, if you are lucky enough not to loose one then you will have two badly injured ferrets on your hands.
Missing fur could also be they they are moulting ready for the summer, if they were outdoor ferrets and now you have them indoors this is more than likely the cause
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Old 08-03-2008, 04:39 PM
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are they kept out side?
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Old 09-03-2008, 12:20 PM
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no they are kept inside
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