Jim2 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi people I got a ferrett (albeano) she 8wks old and I think she could be blind is that a possibility or is it just her age? if she is blind could i still work her?? Any advice would be great. Quote Link to post
happyferret123 13 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi people I got a ferrett (albeano) she 8wks old and I think she could be blind is that a possibility or is it just her age? if she is blind could i still work her?? Any advice would be great. I thought one of my ferrets was blind for ages as never looked around her, nose to the ground all the time, and shy when working to get her back out of the burrow, very jumpy to noise, but not so sure now. As long as you use the same noise when going out to her/feeding her I think she would be fine to work as they usually go by smell/sound underground anyway. Only prob you may have is getting her out after. Practice in the garden with plastic tubing and using a sound getting out and keep at it. Don't suddenly grab her as she comes out otherwise she may stay down. Could be just age. Good luck! Quote Link to post
fcuktheban 140 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hi people I got a ferrett (albeano) she 8wks old and I think she could be blind is that a possibility or is it just her age? if she is blind could i still work her?? Any advice would be great. There is a thred on albino problems on here "albino fear". A few people have posted about their blind ferrets so I'm sure they could give you a bit of advice. Good luck mate Quote Link to post
sheri 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have an albino Jill and although she isn't blind, she doesn't have the best sight (as far as I can tell!) I held her and waved a finger in front of her eye to see if she blinked, so you could try that. Quote Link to post
nivek65 4 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 i had a blind pole cat jill many years agao, and she was one of my best workers, being blind wont stop here after all it is pitch black down the hole anyway, Quote Link to post
The one 8,461 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hard to tell at that age as she will react to anything near her face touching her whiskers as well ,and if you try moving food about her sense of smell will tell her .Just go with the flow for a bit till your sure Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Ferrets don't have the best of eyesight anyway: they rely more on smell and sound than their eyes. I'll never forget years ago I had a cracking little poley jill who used to run around loose in my shed. Had a hare hanging up about 3 foot off the ground one day, she could smell it, and climbed up some coats hanging on the peg about 2 foot away from the hare: when I found her she was clinging to the coats, and air scenting for the hare in front of her, but couldn't actually see it. I'll never forget that: weird, but she wasn't blind. One thing I have noticed with the proper EU polecat crosses: their eyesight seems a lot sharper than strains of purely domesticated ferrets. Quote Link to post
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