i have a 3 month old ferret and he has wiskers my other fettet dose not have wiskers . and the other ferrets at my work dont have wiskers either. is that a traight or what . can some one please give me answers or a place that i can go and find out why he has them and my other ferret dosent? thanks
2007-06-13 07:51:47 · 2 answers · asked by yarrowfh 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
All ferrets have whiskers, 8 parallel rows. They are used to detect an object's presence from a distance, much like a cat uses it's whiskers. The only thing, that I can think of, that would cause a ferret to be without whiskers is hair loss from adrenal disease. If your other ferret and the ferrets at your work are missing hair in other areas as well chances are they are suffering from adrenal disease.
2007-06-13 11:16:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the breed standard on www.ferret.org (the American Ferret Association), ferrets do have whiskers.
2007-06-13 15:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋