fcuktheban 140 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I've seen a few times now people that say albinos are not as healthy as other ferrets or they are not good to breed from. Is there anything wrong with albinos? There are plenty albino mice and they are bred with albinos and I've never seen a problem (bred them for snake food). Quote Link to post
rob190364 2,594 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I've seen a few times now people that say albinos are not as healthy as other ferrets or they are not good to breed from. Is there anything wrong with albinos? There are plenty albino mice and they are bred with albinos and I've never seen a problem (bred them for snake food). Never heard that one. Quote Link to post
CarraghsGem 92 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Quote Link to post
fcuktheban 140 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Thanks for the link, after reading that I looked up information on albino ferrets and found this..." Albino ferrets often suffer from being cross-eyed, thus reducing their ability to see well. Additionally, albino ferrets suffer from an abnormality that sends scrambled signals from the eye to the brain, thus disrupting binocular vision and the ability to process visual stimuli correctly. Even colored ferrets can have this albino vision abnormality, because many colored ferrets (especially cinnamons, dark-eyed whites, and pandas) have albino genes." Quote Link to post
romany52 313 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Thanks for the link, after reading that I looked up information on albino ferrets and found this..." Albino ferrets often suffer from being cross-eyed, thus reducing their ability to see well. Additionally, albino ferrets suffer from an abnormality that sends scrambled signals from the eye to the brain, thus disrupting binocular vision and the ability to process visual stimuli correctly. Even colored ferrets can have this albino vision abnormality, because many colored ferrets (especially cinnamons, dark-eyed whites, and pandas) have albino genes." That's precisely why I use eu polecat crosses, mine will watch birds flying over, I've never seen ferrets do that. I've kept and worked ferrets for 51 yrs and while I've had some very good ferrets, these crosses are equal if not better than the best of them. 1 Quote Link to post
Parabuteos lad 878 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 i currently have an albino hob that is sadly blind, but have heard of the above problems but never witnessed them Quote Link to post
The one 8,474 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Heard albinism in dogs and cats ect can cause deafness never thought about it in ferrets Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,935 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Never really kept albino`s much so cant comment,, but if wiki talks aboot panda ferrets,,yeh can disregard that shite!!! Quote Link to post
Col_c88 41 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Never really kept albino`s much so cant comment,, but if wiki talks aboot panda ferrets,,yeh can disregard that shite!!! Ha when i read that bit I thought "well, panda ferret.. thats a new one to me".... surely ferrets dont need there eyesight too much.. i actually thought ferrets eyesight was bad to begin with... or was that depth perception? Quote Link to post
Parabuteos lad 878 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Panda ferrets - the new micros, greyhounds and eu crosses the problem with wikipedia is anyone can change it, i could go on it now and messi's current club to tranmere rovers Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 What use is vision underground??? I got a jill that can hardly see the end of her nose but is one of the best grafters i have seen, works almost everyday in the season. Albino ferrets have been around a long time, they were mentioned in literature 800 years ago, and if they were that f****d up and you were breeding them together for 800 years we should have some really messed up ferrets. Also you get plenty poleys with albino blood in them. Although i admit their eye sight is worse. Quote Link to post
romany52 313 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 What use is vision underground??? I got a jill that can hardly see the end of her nose but is one of the best grafters i have seen, works almost everyday in the season. Albino ferrets have been around a long time, they were mentioned in literature 800 years ago, and if they were that f****d up and you were breeding them together for 800 years we should have some really messed up ferrets. Also you get plenty poleys with albino blood in them. Although i admit their eye sight is worse. Vision is no use underground , and you do get messed up ferrets mate. I've seen them with swaying heads and also waltzing ferrets, where they go round in circles, something genetically wrong with the inner ear I think, only seen these problems in albinos. I just get no pleasure in breeding defective animals. Quote Link to post
fcuktheban 140 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 What use is vision underground??? I got a jill that can hardly see the end of her nose but is one of the best grafters i have seen, works almost everyday in the season. Albino ferrets have been around a long time, they were mentioned in literature 800 years ago, and if they were that f****d up and you were breeding them together for 800 years we should have some really messed up ferrets. Also you get plenty poleys with albino blood in them. Although i admit their eye sight is worse. Vision is no use underground , and you do get messed up ferrets mate. I've seen them with swaying heads and also waltzing ferrets, where they go round in circles, something genetically wrong with the inner ear I think, only seen these problems in albinos. I just get no pleasure in breeding defective animals. I'll be keeping my albino but won't be breeding it Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism I didn't know you get birds flying about in rabbit warens ? Thanks for the link, after reading that I looked up information on albino ferrets and found this..." Albino ferrets often suffer from being cross-eyed, thus reducing their ability to see well. Additionally, albino ferrets suffer from an abnormality that sends scrambled signals from the eye to the brain, thus disrupting binocular vision and the ability to process visual stimuli correctly. Even colored ferrets can have this albino vision abnormality, because many colored ferrets (especially cinnamons, dark-eyed whites, and pandas) have albino genes." That's precisely why I use eu polecat crosses, mine will watch birds flying over, I've never seen ferrets do that. I've kept and worked ferrets for 51 yrs and while I've had some very good ferrets, these crosses are equal if not better than the best of them. Edited July 15, 2011 by Jamie m Quote Link to post
philkemp 50 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kept albino ferrets for years up until this year when sadly my old jill died and now ive just got 1 of her daughters left and 2 new kits i bought in this year and to be truthful that albino was the best ferret ive ever owned she worked brilliantly and was the tamest ive ever had, bck to the point neva owned an albino we any of the problems above and ive owned a good few 1 Quote Link to post
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