ferret's tail going bald

[sniffer 167]

Ive got a hob ferret and i noticed yesterday whilst cleaning him out his tail is starting to go bald, has anyone seen this before if so could you tell me th probable cauce and a way to treat him please .... THANKS ....

[Kay 3,709]

Hormonal hair loss nowt to worry about

[sue 1]

its just a hormone thing it will grow back when he moults

[scothunter 12,609]

Mines went a bit bald i see its starting to grow back in now. (ferret im talking about btw lol)

[sniffer 167]

Well that was a quick reply thanks for your reply's ,i did wonder why only the hob's tail was going bald .thanks for the reply's

[bez 0]

one of my jills tummy going bald also her nipples are blue coloured how long does the moulting last

[fergie 0]

its just a hormone thing it will grow back when he moults

Wow one of mine suffers from it but he never looses that much hair off it

[The one 8,493]

Rat tail he will be back to normal soon once his hormones settle down

[Ginette 0]

Hate to burst bubbles, but how valuable is the ferret?

It could just be hormones but other disorders have same symptom, parvo being the worst!

Might be worth seperating if you're worried, and if he's worth it maybe a trip to the vets.

yeh, yeh I know, bunnyhugger all the way, but I lost three ferts to parvo last year, caught it off a new hob I introduced. He was a skinny bugger but put it down to neglect as his previous owner had 'accidentally' broken his eye teeth and fed him sops.

Two weeks later his hair started falling, his hind legs started going and then his digestion and kidneys.

I'd seperate and see how things go.