Post by joclyn on Jun 23, 2011 18:57:00 GMT -5
yes, the webcam will give a bit of insight into personality - in a general way.
some ferrets are more focused on interactions with other ferrets and some are more focused on humans...some like to play hard and some are more laid back/lap kids and some like some bit of connection/interaction with you while they 'do their thing' - in that case it's more of a passing interplay while they're going about the days business
the breeder will certainly be able to provide this level of detail as the ferrets grow up a bit - it's hard to tell what they're going to be like when they're just wee things only a few weeks old...
you can get a general idea of what those in the litter will be like from asking about what the parents are like. traits will follow with some bit of intermingling and some bit of dominant/recessive bits coming/going over the generations. sometimes everyone in the whole litter will have the same personality and sometimes one or two will be more like the mother or the father and then you can also get throwbacks to what one of the grandparents were like. this actually also applies to bone structure and general muscle tone, as well.
yeah, it's the same genes combining...they don't always combine in exactly the same way, though!
the breeder will also be able to identify which one will do well in the show ring...you can get a general idea of what is possible with these litters by looking at the show history of the parents and somewhat from the history of the grandparents.
if you definitely plan on showing, then you do need to let the breeder know that so that they can focus on choosing one that will do as well as possible in the rings. even though they are private-breeder ferrets, they may not necessarily do well - my oberon does not usually do well and other times i'm surprised with just how well he does.
with him, it's mostly due to him being a 'throwback' to the longer length (which has been worked out of the standard over the years), so, it's hard to keep his muscle tone up to what it needs to be to compensate for the extra length he has - and his scores show that
i still love my handsome fella and i actually am very pleased with the longer length (and higher weight that results) because, that's what they're supposed to be like. and, when you pick him up, you're picking up a 'FERRET', not picking up a 'ferret' like it is with the pet store kids...i love them, too, get me right!! it's just, with obi, he's so solid and so very 'there' when you hold him and i absolutely adore that!!
i'm actually not happy with what the standard is because it's not what they're actually supposed to be and what they have been for hundreds/thousands of years...yeah, they're still gorgeous creatures...i just don't like the 'bunched up' look that some have...
some ferrets are more focused on interactions with other ferrets and some are more focused on humans...some like to play hard and some are more laid back/lap kids and some like some bit of connection/interaction with you while they 'do their thing' - in that case it's more of a passing interplay while they're going about the days business
the breeder will certainly be able to provide this level of detail as the ferrets grow up a bit - it's hard to tell what they're going to be like when they're just wee things only a few weeks old...
you can get a general idea of what those in the litter will be like from asking about what the parents are like. traits will follow with some bit of intermingling and some bit of dominant/recessive bits coming/going over the generations. sometimes everyone in the whole litter will have the same personality and sometimes one or two will be more like the mother or the father and then you can also get throwbacks to what one of the grandparents were like. this actually also applies to bone structure and general muscle tone, as well.
yeah, it's the same genes combining...they don't always combine in exactly the same way, though!
the breeder will also be able to identify which one will do well in the show ring...you can get a general idea of what is possible with these litters by looking at the show history of the parents and somewhat from the history of the grandparents.
if you definitely plan on showing, then you do need to let the breeder know that so that they can focus on choosing one that will do as well as possible in the rings. even though they are private-breeder ferrets, they may not necessarily do well - my oberon does not usually do well and other times i'm surprised with just how well he does.
with him, it's mostly due to him being a 'throwback' to the longer length (which has been worked out of the standard over the years), so, it's hard to keep his muscle tone up to what it needs to be to compensate for the extra length he has - and his scores show that
i still love my handsome fella and i actually am very pleased with the longer length (and higher weight that results) because, that's what they're supposed to be like. and, when you pick him up, you're picking up a 'FERRET', not picking up a 'ferret' like it is with the pet store kids...i love them, too, get me right!! it's just, with obi, he's so solid and so very 'there' when you hold him and i absolutely adore that!!
i'm actually not happy with what the standard is because it's not what they're actually supposed to be and what they have been for hundreds/thousands of years...yeah, they're still gorgeous creatures...i just don't like the 'bunched up' look that some have...