very odd kit.

[coursing mad 5]

my polecat jill has not long had kits they are 3 weeks old now and there all a dark polecat couler exept 1 of them it lookes like an albino its very white, but it couldnt be because the hob was a polecat aswel just wondering if this is normal or is it odd i dont know. what ever the case im keeping this 1 for definate lol. tom!!

[-HuntingLass- 0]

If either of them have albino parents is it not possible it skipped a generation?

Our albino jill and polecat hob had silver kits. Our Sandy jill and polecat hob had albino kits.

Im not a hundred percent sure but could be.

Atb

leanne

[toplamper 5]

well obv it can be that (colour) if it is that colour tom lol and have you got binkys or nuttals number bud atb you boyfreind hahahahahaahahahaa joke...............................davey

[coursing mad 5]

the parents to the jill is a european polecat and same for the hob im buggerd trying to think ha but cheers leanne.

[-HuntingLass- 0]

the parents to the jill is a european polecat and same for the hob im buggerd trying to think ha but cheers leanne.

 

No bother, just sorry cant be any help.

Atb

Leanne

[coursing mad 5]

it ok atb tom

[droid 11]

my polecat jill has not long had kits they are 3 weeks old now and there all a dark polecat couler exept 1 of them it lookes like an albino its very white, but it couldnt be because the hob was a polecat aswel just wondering if this is normal or is it odd i dont know. what ever the case im keeping this 1 for definate lol. tom!!

 

Why couldn't it be an albino? They occur in just about every species.

[sue 1]

I bred 2 polecats and ended up with 1 albino and 1 sandy ,the rest were pollys

[Cold Ethyl 63]

you can get throwbacks from all animals from generations spanning decades back.I bred two pure black rabbits for years and 3 litters running got white babies.

[ferreter.al 22]

my polecat jill has not long had kits they are 3 weeks old now and there all a dark polecat couler exept 1 of them it lookes like an albino its very white, but it couldnt be because the hob was a polecat aswel just wondering if this is normal or is it odd i dont know. what ever the case im keeping this 1 for definate lol. tom!!

snap mate!!! i put polecat jill to polecat hob abd one of the kits is white,hasnt opened its eyes yet so dont no if its albeno or what but i dont think its that uncommon,atb

[TIMMAY 6]

Albanism is a recessive gene, being coloured is the dominant gene. So call the gene for Colour C, and the gene for albanism a.

 

A ferret with the genes:

CC will be coloured (polecat)

aa will be albino

Ca will be coloured (polecat) because the C gene is dominant but will carry the recessive gene for albanism a.

 

So if both parents had the genes Ca (polecat in appearance, but carring the gene for albanism), in theory the young should be:

Quarter CC

Half Ca

Quarter aa

 

I think that's how it works, Google 'punnett square' might explain it better with pictures.

 

Don't ask me how sandys come about, it's beyond me!

[coursing mad 5]

you must be a scientist you mate lol. cheers for the replies tho lads. tom!!

[Kay 3,709]

You will know if its an albino now even though the eyes arnt open , if the skin over the closed eyes appears pink then its an albino if its dark its polecat or one of the other colours sandy silver etc

[droid 11]

Don't ask me how sandys come about, it's beyond me!

 

A combination of partial dominance and dilution genes.

 

I'm pretty convinced that albinism in ferrets isn't as simple as the monohybrid crosses you describe, mainly down to how common it is. Far more so than in most animals. I suspect that colour in ferrets is down to several genes.

[longdog8818 49]

my polecats have not had albino for about 5 gen back this year theres 5 albinos and 3 poles