STRANGE FERRETS

[ferreterno1 0]

i dont know if any one else has had this but one of my ferrets which i bought as a light silver is now nearly a polecat here are two pictures of her

before (both the same)

 

and now

 

 

 

also my mates hob ferret (totally unrelated) was a polecat

 

 

 

and last year molted out silver and white

(not a very good photo)

 

 

his sister also done this.

 

very strange would like to hear if anyone elses have done this

Edited April 14, 2007 by ferreterno1

[mole catcher 1]

those of us that have kept ferrets for yrs will know that each year after a moult a ferrets coat colour will change, each and every year of its life. so sadly sometimes a young silver grey will look like a polecat in colour as it gets older or after a moult. i have a plecat jilll that is starting to look a little like an albino, apart from its eyes of course.

[Kay 3,709]

Yep as MC sayes they change with each moult, some change dramatically & some dont

[gnipper 6,435]

I've seen a few silvers turn into BEW's and sandies change shades but ive never heard of a poley turning albino?

[Guest Bigbob]

Got to agree with Gnipper mine get lighter after a moult ,but never heard of a poley turning albino

[mole catcher 1]

S**T, if it turned into an albino id be worth a fortune

 

I said i have a poly thats starting to look like a albino, apart from its eyes of course. I may be a dumb arse molecatcher but even i know a poly wont turn albino

 

But i do have a goose that lays golden eggs out in my shed :whistle:

[devvo 0]

I said i have a poly thats starting to look like a albino, apart from its eyes of course. I may be a dumb arse molecatcher but even i know a poly wont turn albino

 

But i do have a goose that lays golden eggs out in my shed :whistle:

 

 

:thumbs-up: . ive seen my sandy hobs turn lighter in winter and darker in summer and the poly jills go alil darker this time of year

 

 

cheers devvo

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

:whistle: Edited April 14, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[Guest Frank]

[ginge2k6 0]

:whistle:

for f**k sake man stop deleting your bloody post.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Edited April 15, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[Ossie 11]

my old silver jill gets progressively paler every year. if she lasts out another winter, she'll probably become a BEW. my sandy hobs head & neck go white in winter (if it's cold enough).

i've never heard of a ferret getting darker as it got older though. well, not that much darker ! i've seen polecats get a bit darker as they get older, but i've never heard of a silver turning into a polecat

[ferreterno1 0]

Rare 'Sussex Black Leg'....

 

 

 

never seen that before

[the fezz 44]

thats a multy coloured ferret never seen any like that before

[skycat 6,173]

I bought a really pale silver kit who at nearly 3 years old is now a very pale looking polecat: his silver coloured offspring also darken as they mature.